Bleeding and cupping have been used in medicine since ancient times in the treatment of fevers and local inflammatory disorders. Local bleeding, by 'wet cupping', was effected by a scarificator or by leeches. John Hunter recommended venesection in moderation but preferred leechesfor local bleeding. Bleeding as an accepted therapeutic practice went out of vogue in the middle of the nineteenth ce...

Objective- To evaluate the effects of venesection and vitamin C on systemic renal and hepatic lesions after limb ischemia-reperfusion in rabbit. Design- Experimental study. Animals- 20 male white New Zealand rabbits between 2.5-3 kg, randomly assigned in 5 equal groups. Procedures- After general anesthesia right femoral artery and vein were approached from inguinal region. In treatment and c...

Hypovolaemia alone did not lead to ischaemic colitis but when venesection was induced immediately after the acute ligation of the common colic artery large bowel ischaemia ensued. Similarly, hypovolaemia induced one month after two major blood vessels had been occluded led to ischaemic colitis. These findings suggest that states of low blood flow in the presence of previous arterial constrictio...

The process of iron absorption has been studied in 23 patients with idiopathic haemochromatosis, in eight with iron-deficiency anaemia, and in 20 control subjects. The initial uptake of iron by the intestinal mucosa was estimated by administering (59)Fe-ferric citrate during a standard meal together with a non-absorbable marker, (51)Cr-chromic chloride. Body iron absorption (iron retained at 14...

In Unani System of Medicine, the concept Zightuddam Qawi (Hypertension) is described under heading Imtila (Congestion fluid in body) by many physicians. Hypertension basically a disease blood vessels which have elevated pressure. The possible causes this mentioned system medicine are Sue Mizaj Damvi (abnormal sanguineous temperament), Sauda-e-Muhatriqa (burnt melanin) and Haar Yabis (hot dry te...

Hemodilution by the combination of venesection and dextran 40 administration has previously been reported to enhance neurologic recovery in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. To study this therapeutic principle in its "natural habitat," a stratified and randomized multicenter trial involving 15 large and small hospitals was performed. Patients with acute ischemic stroke of <48 hours' duration ...

INTRODUCTION Given the severity of the current imbalance between blood donor supply and recipient demand, discarded blood drawn from the routine venesections of haemochromatosis (HFE-HH) patients may serve as a valuable alternative source for blood banks and transfusion. We investigated whether functional or biochemical differences existed between HFE-HH and control blood samples, with particul...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In a previous single-center, randomized controlled trial including 102 patients treated in a stroke unit, we showed that rapid, modest hemodilution improved short-term clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients. I now evaluate the long-term outcome and potential risks of this combined venesection/dextran 40 therapy in the same 52 treated and 50 control patients. METHO...