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 Hijamah & FASD is the blood itself, FASD (Blood Donation) removes fresh blood from the veins; while Hijamah 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 root cause of many diseases is only drained out by Hijamah. Ibn Al Qayyam wrote that “Cupping extracts the septic blood more efficiently than puncturing the veins”. A surprising fact is that the putrefied Hijamah blood can’t be donated.
Hijamah is superior to FASD in many aspects, a comparison of FASD & Hijamah by observation is as under.
| Issue | Hijamah | Blood Donation (FASD) |
| Point of suction | From underneath the skin | Taken out from the veins |
| Smell | Rancid & rotten with a bad smell | Rarely has a bad odor |
| Color | Reddish brown to black | Reddish |
| Vision | Enhances the vision | Negligible effect on vision |
| Cholesterol | Reduces cholesterol, especially Triglycerides | Negligible effect on Cholesterol |
| Weakness | Induces freshness in the body | Might cause weakness |
| Migraine & Headache | Head’s Hijamah 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 effect 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 |