When did fire cupping, one of the traditional Chinese treatments, originate?

People around us always go for fire cupping because they are weak and sleepy, and every time after cupping, they feel better. So where did the fire cupping technique in China originate from? According to historical records, China's fire cupping first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, but only slightly mentioned but not formal. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that fire cupping as a formal therapy was recorded in the Chinese medical textbooks, so the earliest origin of fire cupping technology in China is the working people of our country in the social development of the continuous fight against diseases summarized in the therapy.

One, the operation steps of dialing fire cupping

Before cupping fire cupping to do a good job of back and cupping clean work, to ensure that the cupping is clean and free of material. Then put the alcohol cotton ball ignited into the cupping, after the alcohol cotton ball out, quickly put the fire canister on the back. Then repeat the cupping and suction cupping many times, until the skin surface appears flushed. Cupping generally does not affect the human skin, and will only leave some traces of the can mark. Cupping according to the continuous development of history gradually derived from four kinds of techniques, respectively, flash cans, walking cans, stabbing cupping and stay cans.

The principle of fire cupping

The main tool of fire cupping is a jar and fire. Fire burning in the jar will produce part of the oxygen, combustion of the heat produced by the gas inside the jar will make the rapid expansion of the gas, so that the air pressure inside the canister than the outside of the canister a little bit larger than the air pressure, the formation of negative pressure state. That's why it can be adsorbed on the surface of the human body, causing the local epidermis of the human body to produce bruises, so as to achieve the role of soothing the tendons and activating the collaterals, eliminating edema, getting rid of pain as well as distributing wind and cold. Cupping is a set of therapeutic techniques to promote the health of the human body that have been practiced by our working people throughout history. So ordinary people at home do not easily try, if the location of the acupuncture points did not find a good easily triggered by physical injury.

Three, the medical significance of fire cupping

Fire cupping technology is a major advancement in China's ancient medical science, which combines physical and medical science to promote the flow of blood in the human body. In addition to Chinese people's enthusiasm for fire cupping, western athletes are also particularly fond of fire cupping. As you can see, fire cupping has had a very far-reaching impact around the world.