A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.62

v1.c23.62

Bloodletting (raktāvasecana) can be carried out by means of cow’s horns (śṛṅga), 129 leeches (jalaukā) and gourds (alābu) respectively; horns are preferable when the blood is deranged (upaṣṛṣṭa) by vāta, leeches when by pitta, gourds when by kapha (13.4–7). 130 Cupping by means of a horn or gourd is described (13.8). The name of leech (jalāyuka, jalaukas) is explained (13.9).