European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

BLOODLETTING BY PRACCHANA KARMA (SCARIFICATION) IN DERMATITIS: A CASE REPORT

*Dr. Mahesh Kumar

ABSTRACT

There are so many treatment modalities are mentioned in Ayurveda. Among these the some are practicing very effectively, some are very less and few are not yet practicing by clinician. The Pracchana karma is a type of bloodletting procedure mentioned by Sushruta, are not much popular among practitioner. It is a scrapping bloodletting method and is indicated in condition of grathit-rakta (localised, stagnated, impure blood, coagulated blood) and superficial skin diseases. Although the stalwarts of Shalya Tantra now taking slight attention on Pracchana karma and start disseminating among clinician, but the actual work which needed on this procedure is not done till now. The dermatitis is inflammatory condition of skin due to many reasons with varying symptoms of redness, dryness, thickness, itching etc. Here an attempt is taken to focus the result of Pracchana karma in case of dermatitis. On the basis of own experience it can be said that Pracchana karma also giving satisfactory result in many condition where medication not results satisfactorily.

Keywords: Raktamokshana, Pracchana, Scarification, Ayurveda, Dermatitis, case report.