AN HISTORICAL REVIEW ON JALAUKAVACHARNA
Dr. Rishu Sharma*, Nisha Sharma, Vedprakash, Suman and Subhash Updhyay
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is the major systems of indigenous medicines and as all of us know it is a science of life. The ancient sages discovered different kinds of ayurvedic medicines after continues study observation experiments, reflection trials and judgments. Ayurveda gives us this knowledge of health unlike many diseases, which can be attributed to the life style of modern men. In ayurved description about different types of therapeutic modelities such as Shodhana & Shamana chikitsa. Jalukavacharna is one of the important Shodhana therapy for non-communicable diseases. Acharya Sushruta and Vagbhatta had described Jalauka and Jalaukavacharna in different types of disease. The Jalaukavcharna is a type of Raktamokshan. There are two types of Jalauka i.e Savisha and Niravish. Nirvish Jalauka is used for Raktamokshana. This therapy is very useful in non-communicable disease.
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