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Raktapitta: Ayurvedic
Bleeding Disorder
Raktapitta arises
when Pitta dosha vitiates Rakta dhatu, leading to blood oozing from
natural openings like nosebleeds (epistaxis), vomiting blood (hematemesis), bloody
urine (hematuria), or rectal bleeding. Classified into Urdhvaga
(upward, e.g., nasal/gastrointestinal bleed from snigdha-ushna foods), Adhoga
(downward, e.g., anal/vaginal from ruksha-ushna intake), and Abhyantara
(internal, with burning and fainting).
Prodromal signs
include food aversion, hot eructations, vomiting, hoarseness, malaise, and
burning sensations; blood color varies by dosha—yellowish for Pitta, frothy
pale for Kapha, blackish rough for Vata. Charaka warns against early styptics
in strong patients, advocating initial Langhana (lightening), then
Pitta-shamaka like Sheeta upachara (cooling therapies), Abhyanga, and
Parisheka.
Prognosis favors
unidirectional, early-stage cases; severe, multidirectional bleeds in
debilitated persons prove fatal (Mahagada). Herbs such as Sariva, Chandana,
and Musta formulations pacify doshas, restoring Rakta equilibrium and
preventing recurrence.