When people talk about the health benefits of blood donation, it is similar to venesection (puncturing of veins) which was called FASD in old times. You can read the article Cauterization.
The difference between Hijama & FASD is the blood itself; FASD (Blood Donation) removes fresh blood from the veins, while Hijama removes the septic blood from underneath the skin.
FASD is helpful for diseases that are cured by extracting out the fresh blood, & those ailments are very few, but septic blood which is the roots cause of many diseases is only drained out by Hijama. Ibn Al Qayyam wrote that”Cupping extracts the septic blood more efficiently than puncturing the veins”. A surprising fact is that the purified hijama blood can’t be donated. Hijama is superior to FASD in many aspects; a comparison of FASD & Hijama by observation is as under.
| Issue | Hijama | Blood donation (FASD) |
| Point of suction | From underneath the skin | Taken out from the veins |
| Smell | Rancid & rotten with a bad smell | Rarely has bad odor |
| Color | Reddishbrown to black | Reddish |
| Vision | Enhance the vision | Negligible on vision |
| Cholestrol | Reduces cholesterol, especially Triglycerides | Negligible effect on Cholestrol |
| Weakness | Induces freshness in the body | Might cause weakness |
| Migraine& headache | Head’s Hijama is best for Migraine & headaches | Negligible effect on Migraine/headache |
| Back pain | Reduces & eliminates the back pain | Can’t reduce your back pain |
| Cervical spondylosis | At posterior jugulars is the cure for Cervical Spondylosis | No effects on cervical problems |
| Sehr, jinn, Evil Eye | Powerful enough to crush spells of Sehr, jinn & Evil Eye | Can’t break the spell of Sehr, jinn or Evil Eye |
Some medical experts recommend donation of blood for good health & Prophet NABI SALLALLAAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM recommended Hijama
