This involves massage with or without oil, tapping, pressing, catching, tying, pulling, pushing, pressing or physically applying pressure for therapeutics. It relaxes the body, regulates circulation, and increases vitality in the individual. This therapy has to be administered by experts only. Exposing patients to sunlight is said to be beneficial for vatham complaints. All parts, except the head can be exposed to sunlight.
Some schools observe that the evening rays of the sun are the best for healing.
In the early stages of certain diseases, toxins are removed by the use of purgatives and emetics. In certain advanced conditions, bloodletting is necessary. Bloodletting is done by leech application, venesection, and by drains. Blood letting is useful in cases of psychiatric illnesses, colic pain, elephantiasis, gonococcal arthritis and blood disorders. All rights reserved.