New approaches in jaloukavacharana

While doctor knowlittle was going through one of the old journals of Aryavaidyan(vol18 no2 november 2004-january 2005) an article relating to jalokavacharana was found.(It was written by V.A Prabhakaran, Reasearch Officer (Ay) kottakkal.)The basic concept was to remove blood through Butterfly IV needle from jalouka and the diseased site.According to the study,when leeches are used for jaloukavacharana, we cannot drain the required quantity of blood from the affected portion.So they recommended to try buterfly intravenous needle to be inserted in the lower part of jalouka for getting sufficient quantity of blood from the affected portion.Dr knowlittle recommend this article for all the readers.

Are leeches a potential source of infection?

Leeching is becoming popular again. Many young ayurvedic physicians ,especially Salakya and Salya specialists, are using the technique frequently.But some callenges are still to be solved.One among them is the possibility of leeches as a potential source of infection.Some studies suggests that leeches can cause infection.'Whitlock suggested that medicinal leech was a source of infection when used in plastic and reconstructive surgery because it carries Aeromonas hydrophila within its guts.The leech has no proteolytic gut enzyme andrelies on the bacteria to digest its blood.These infections are generally characterised by the onset of inflammation and supporation over 24 hours accompanied by the moderate fever and leucocytosis.The proteolytic action of bacteria may have its effect on the muscles.'Because a possibility of an infection can never be excluded ,an immediate protocol should be discussed by all the ayurvedic as well as modern doctors practicing leeching