Thanks for the lovely and rare picture tanay On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:21 PM, arvind kadus <[email protected]>wrote:
> In Ayurveda one of the imp *Panchakarma *procedures is *Raktamokshana*. > i.e. Blood letting. *Leeches* are used for this purpose from ancient time. > In Ayurveda it is mentioned that in Pittapradhana, skin disorders leeches > are used for bloodletting. They suck impure blood from the skin and this > helps to cure the disease. We oftenly use the leeches in our daily practice. > Here is a clip fr. our clinic. > Dr. Kadus Arvind,Pune. > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
