Cupping in Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture

? Cupping, as an important health preserving measure in the traditional art of Huang Qi, China, has a long history and is deeply loved by people. In ancient times, people used hollowed-out animal horns to remove abscesses, detoxify and relieve pain, so it was called "horn method". This method was recorded in Ge Hong's Elbow Urgent Prescription in the Jin Dynasty more than 0/000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, Wang Dao's "The Secret of Outer Taiwan" also used bamboo tubes and cans to adjust the description of discomfort symptoms. Later, after the development of past dynasties, cupping appliances made of metal, ceramics, bamboo and other materials appeared.

When cupping, the air in the can is burned with fire to generate negative pressure inside it, and then it is adsorbed on the skin surface. By using local thermal stimulation and negative pressure suction, the purpose of expelling cold and dampness, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass, expelling toxin and purging heat, dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain can be achieved, thus playing the role of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors and strengthening the body. By sucking and pulling the skin, pores, meridians and acupoints, we can guide Yingwei Stephy to unfold, inspire the meridians and qi, nourish the viscera and warm the fur; At the same time, it can replenish the viscera function of deficiency; Smooth channels and collaterals, regulate the balance of yin and yang of the body, regulate qi and blood, and then make people physically and mentally healthy and energetic. So what are the taboos of cupping? Today, I will introduce you to the things that need attention:

One: Pull repeatedly in the same position.

Many patients often cupping in the same place after illness, which will cause damage to the skin, such as redness and injury.

Suggestion: When cupping, it can be pulled in multiple parts to increase the therapeutic effect.

Two: Take a bath after cupping.

Many people like to take a bath after cupping, thinking it will be very comfortable. Actually, this is very incorrect. Because bathing after cupping is easy to cause skin ulceration and inflammation. Especially taking a cold bath, at that time, because the pores of the skin are in an open state, it is easy to catch a cold when taking a bath.

Suggestion: The correct bathing time is 1 ~ 2 hours after cupping. Keep warm after cupping, and the bath water temperature should be slightly higher.

Three: The longer, the better.

Many people think that the longer the cupping time, the better the effect will be. They even think that it takes blisters to show the effect of cupping. In fact, this is also wrong. Because cupping takes too long, blisters may appear, which not only hurts the skin, but also may cause skin infection.

Tips: The correct cupping time should be10min ~15min. If the elderly or children are in poor health, the time should be halved.

Fourth, chest out and abdomen in.

Many people cupping wherever they feel uncomfortable. If it's a stomachache or chest discomfort, I can pull my stomach and chest out. In fact, this idea is wrong. Generally, cupping is best not to pull out the chest and stomach, because there is no scientific basis for such pulling.

Suggestion: Our usual cupping positions are waist, back and shoulders.

Seven types of people who are not suitable for cupping

Cupping is one of the traditional Chinese medicine treatments, and many elderly people should be familiar with it. Cupping is welcomed by many people because of its simple operation and obvious effect. Cupping is a kind of therapy with cupping as a tool, which generates negative pressure by burning and pumping air, so that it can be adsorbed on the body surface, causing local blood stasis, thus achieving the functions of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and dispelling cold. Cupping is effective, but not everyone is suitable for cupping.

1, suffering from anemia, heart disease, hypertension and other diseases, it is not appropriate to lose weight by cup.

2, skin allergies, skin diseases, local skin lesions and other patients. It is not advisable to lose weight by cup.

3, female menstrual period, pregnancy is not suitable for cupping to lose weight.

4, high fever, convulsions, spasms and other patients are not suitable for cupping to lose weight.

5. Patients with weak body and inelastic skin should not lose weight by cupping.

6. Patients with poor coagulation mechanism, spontaneous bleeding tendency or bleeding after injury should not lose weight by cup.

7. Those who are drunk, full, hungry, thirsty and tired should not lose weight by cup.

To sum up, although cupping is very helpful to the body, it should be done at the right time. Traditional Chinese medicine culture is extensive and profound, and the correct way of keeping in good health is to make rational use of the culture left by our ancestors. At present, Xerox Tongren Chinese Medicine Clinic specially invites famous Chinese medicine experts and doctors to sit in the clinic. Welcome to visit!