The essential function of all those regimens is to remove impure blood or impurities from the body. These therapies include:
1. Dalak (massage). 2. Hammam (bath and sauna). 3. Karat (exercise). 4. Fasd (venesection, or opening a vein to let out blood). 5. Hijama (cupping, a process of drawing blood to the surface of the body by using a glass cup or tube). 6. Amal-e-kai (leeching, or bleeding a person by using leeches).