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Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 4.6.3

English (machine translation) 4.6.3

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4.6.3

In all head diseases, and in the middle fold of the nostril,
the excellent physician should always carefully let blood.

4.6.3.p1

In the middle of the forehead, leaving [a space of] two finger-breadths above the eyebrows, one should open the vein.

4.6.3.p2

Between the elbows of the arms one should bind the vein.

4.6.3.p3

At the wrist-joint, leaving [a space of] four finger-breadths from the base of the thumb, one should bind the vein.

4.6.3.p4

Leaving four finger-breadths [from] the sides of the navel, one should bind the vein.

4.6.3.p5

At the foot, one should bind the vein at the ankle.