Cupping method

Cupping therapy is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy in China. I believe many people, especially middle-aged and elderly people, will not be unfamiliar with it, because it is simple, convenient and easy to operate, and was once regarded as an important family daily treatment method by ordinary people. This therapy is a kind of treatment method to remove the air in the tank by heating, so that it can be sucked on the skin under negative pressure, resulting in blood stasis. This therapy can dispel cold and dampness, dredge channels and collaterals, remove blood stasis, promote circulation of qi and blood circulation, relieve swelling and pain, remove toxin and clear heat, and has the functions of regulating the balance of yin and yang, eliminating fatigue and strengthening the body, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors and treating diseases.

Cupping therapy (commonly known as cupping therapy) is a therapeutic method that uses cupping as a tool, and uses methods such as burning and squeezing to expel the air in cupping to generate negative pressure, so that cupping can be adsorbed on specific cupping parts (affected parts and acupoints) on the body surface, resulting in extensive stimulation and local congestion or congestion, thus achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases and strengthening the body. Cupping, like acupuncture, is also a kind of physical therapy, and cupping is one of the best physical therapies. It is an ancient folk medicine and is also suitable for children. Also called? Cupping? . There are cupping, gas tanks and so on.

Cupping, also called cupping? Cupping gas? Ancient name? Angle method? . This is a kind of therapy with cups and jars as tools, which generates negative pressure by heating the air discharged from them, so that it can be sucked on the skin and cause blood stagnation. Ancient doctors used it to suck blood and expel pus when treating sores and abscesses, and later it was extended to medical diseases such as tuberculosis and rheumatism. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, cupping therapy has made new development, further expanding the scope of treatment and becoming an important therapy in acupuncture treatment. [

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? Cupping? Cupping therapy is a common name among the people, also known as? Unplug the pipe? Or? A straw? . So many diseases can be treated by cupping therapy. For example, when people reach middle age, muscle soreness is very common. According to the interpretation of traditional Chinese medicine, it is mostly rheumatism. When cupping, cupping can cover the affected area, slowly suck out the moisture in the affected area, promote local blood circulation, and achieve the purpose of relieving pain and restoring function, thus treating rheumatism? Pain? Pain in the bones and muscles and other discomfort.

Cupping can promote qi and blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, reduce swelling and relieve pain, so it has a certain therapeutic effect on lumbar muscle strain and lumbar disc herniation. Teacher Diao also introduced that cupping can also be used on human acupoints to treat headache, dizziness, eye swelling, cough, asthma, abdominal pain and other diseases, and cupping can be performed many times at the same time.

kind

(1) Bamboo tube cupping: Take a solid and mature bamboo tube, one end of which is open and the other end is cup-shaped with the joint as the bottom. The diameter of cupping mouth can be divided into 3, 4 and 5 cm, and the length is about 8 ~ 10 cm. Large caliber, used for big waist, big back and big buttocks; Small caliber, used for joints of limbs. As for bamboo cupping, which is not commonly used for a long time, it is too dry and easy to penetrate into the air. Soak in warm water for a few minutes before use, so that the bamboo pot is tight and airtight before use. Bamboo is produced in the south, and bamboo pots are often used.

(2) Ceramic cupping: called ceramic cupping, it is made of clay with a round mouth and a big belly, then coated with black glaze or yellow glaze and fired in a kiln. There are several kinds, including large, medium, small and super-small. Ceramic cans are smooth inside and outside, with large pulling force, economical and practical, and are commonly used in rural areas in northern China.

(3) Glass cupping: it is a traditional medical and health care instrument in China. First, the production method: Xuzhou is one of the producing areas of glass products. It has a long history. Excellent quality and high purity. Glass cupping is produced by high temperature glass chain furnace and pool kiln mechanism. This is an environmentally friendly product. Second, quality: colorless and transparent. Wide wall thickness, smooth and burr-free tank mouth. It feels good. It is made of glass with good heat resistance, with a small mouth, a large cavity and a slightly upturned mouth. There are five models. The advantage of glass jar is that the jar wall is transparent, and the skin changes in cupping area can be observed at any time, so it is most commonly used in clinic. Because it is convenient to observe, it is especially suitable for pricking collaterals and cupping.

(4) Air extraction tank: use penicillin, streptomycin or similar small medicine bottles to cut off the bottom of the bottles to make them smooth. The incision should be smooth, and the rubber stopper of the bottle mouth should be kept intact, which is convenient for pumping application. The prior art is made of transparent plastic and is not easy to break. The piston is arranged above, which is convenient for air pumping.

(5) horn pot making: made of horns or horns. Saw off the spire at the solid part of the corner with a saw. The solid part should still be 1 ~ 2 cm, which can't be sawed through and used as the bottom of the tank. The mouth end should be sawed flat and polished smooth. The length is about 10cm, and the diameter of the tank mouth is 6cm, 5cm and 4cm. Its advantage is durability, but it is rarely used because it is not easy to collect animal horns.

(6) Copper cupping: Copper cupping is a traditional cupping for Tibetan and Mongolian doctors.

Mechanism of action

1, negative pressure, scholars at home and abroad have found that when the human body is cupped and sucked under negative pressure, a large number of bubbles overflow on the skin surface, and cupping is to strengthen the gas exchange of local tissues. Through examination, it was also observed that negative pressure caused local capillary permeability change and capillary rupture, and a small amount of blood entered the gap, resulting in blood stasis, destruction of red blood cells, release of hemoglobin and autohemolysis. In the body's self-regulation, it has the effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and removing dampness. , and play a positive role in stimulating it, prompting it to return to normal function.

2, warming effect, cupping method has a warm stimulation effect on local skin, so that cold and heat can be exchanged. Big cupping, pitcher and medicine pot are the most obvious. Warm stimulation can dilate blood vessels, promote local blood circulation, improve congestion, strengthen metabolism, accelerate the discharge of wastes and toxins in the body, change the nutritional status of local tissues, enhance the permeability of blood vessel walls, enhance the phagocytosis of white blood cells and reticular cells, enhance local tolerance and body resistance, and play the role of warming meridians, dispelling cold, clearing heat and detoxifying, thus achieving the purpose of promoting disease improvement.

3, adjustment, cupping adjustment is based on negative pressure or warm action, first of all, the adjustment of the nervous system, because of its own hemolysis, giving the body a series of benign stimuli, acting on the peripheral receptors of the nervous system, conducting to the heart and reaching the cerebral cortex; In addition, the warm stimulation of cupping on the local skin is introduced into the central nervous system through the reflex channels of skin receptors and vascular receptors, which makes it reflexively excited, thus regulating the excitement and inhibition process of the cerebral cortex, making it tend to be balanced, strengthening the regulatory function of the cerebral cortex on various parts of the body, making the corresponding tissues of the affected skin metabolize vigorously, enhancing the phagocytosis, recovering the body, adjusting the imbalance of Yin and Yang, and gradually curing the disease. The second is to regulate microcirculation and improve metabolism. The main function of microcirculation is the material exchange between blood and tissues, and the regulation of its function is of great significance in physiology and pathology. But also can strengthen lymphatic circulation and make the phagocytosis of lymphocytes active. In addition, due to the phenomenon of self-hemolysis after cupping, a histamine-like substance is immediately produced, which flows all over the body with body fluids, stimulates various organs, enhances their functional vitality, and contributes to the recovery of body functions.

4. Different cupping methods have different functions. On the basis of cupping, different cupping methods have their own special functions. For example, moving cupping has the functions of massage therapy and health scraping, which can improve the breathing and nutrition of the skin, facilitate the secretion of sweat glands and sebaceous glands, enhance the elasticity and activity of joints and tendons, and promote the surrounding blood circulation; Can increase the blood flow of muscle, enhance the working ability and endurance of muscle, and prevent muscle atrophy; It can also deepen breathing, enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, excite nerves that dominate abdominal organs, and enhance the secretion function of gastrointestinal organs; It can accelerate the blood return in venous blood vessels, reduce the resistance of large circulation, reduce the burden on the heart, and adjust the blood flow and reserve distribution of muscles and organs. Slow and light manipulation has a calming effect on the nervous system; Fast and heavy manipulation has a certain exciting effect on the nervous system.

Medical efficacy

? Cupping? Cupping therapy is a common name among the people, also known as? Unplug the pipe? Or? A straw? . It is a therapeutic method to exhaust the air in the tank by heating, so that it can be sucked on the skin under negative pressure, resulting in blood stasis. This therapy can dispel cold and dampness, dredge channels and collaterals, remove blood stasis, promote circulation of qi and blood circulation, relieve swelling and pain, remove toxin and clear heat, and has the functions of regulating the balance of yin and yang, eliminating fatigue and strengthening the body, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors and treating diseases. So many diseases can be treated by cupping therapy. For example, when people reach middle age, muscle soreness is very common. According to the interpretation of traditional Chinese medicine, it is mostly rheumatism. When cupping, the cupping mouth can cover the affected part, which can slowly suck out the moisture in the affected part, promote local blood circulation, and achieve the purpose of relieving pain and restoring function, thus treating rheumatism? Pain? Pain in the bones and muscles and other discomfort.

Cupping can promote qi and blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, reduce swelling and relieve pain, so it has a certain therapeutic effect on lumbar muscle strain and lumbar disc herniation. Teacher Diao also introduced that cupping can also be used on human acupoints to treat headache, dizziness, eye swelling, cough, asthma, abdominal pain and other diseases, and cupping can be performed many times at the same time.

Matters needing attention

(1) When cupping, you should choose the appropriate position and muscle parts. If the posture is improper, the body is active, the bones are skinny, and the parts with more hair are not applicable.

(2) When cupping, you should choose a jar of suitable size according to the area of the pulled part. The operation must be rapid, so that it can be pulled tightly and has strong adsorption.

③ Be careful not to burn or scald the skin when cupping. If you burn or leave the jar for too long and your skin is blistered, it is too small to need treatment, just apply sterile gauze to prevent inflammation. When the blister is large, use a disinfectant needle to drain water, apply gentian violet liquid medicine, or wrap it with sterile gauze to prevent infection.

④ Skin allergy, ulceration and edema are distributed in large blood vessels, so cupping is not suitable. Cupping is also not suitable for people with febrile convulsions and pregnant women's abdomen, lumbosacral region.

In addition, people with chronic lung diseases can cause alveolar rupture.

Patients with basic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, etc., are not suitable for cupping. Pulmonary inflammation is usually accompanied by alveolar injury or pulmonary fluid retention. If cupping is used, the pressure in the chest cavity will change sharply, which will lead to the rupture of pulmonary bullae on the lung surface, thus causing spontaneous pneumothorax.

Experts suggest that taking a bath after cupping is easy to catch a cold, and it is not advisable to take a bath after cupping. Many people who love bathing often say? Cupping and bathing, not a few? . Indeed, warm bath water and warm cupping are comfortable to think about before pulling out after washing, and then washing after pulling out. However, we really need to pay attention to this order. You can cupping after taking a bath, but you must never take a bath immediately after cupping.

operational approach

Experts remind: Since it is a professional treatment, cupping is certainly not simple. If you cupping yourself at home regardless of the willy-nilly, it is easy to cause danger, and there are many cupping accidents in life. If you apply acupuncture points at will, it will sometimes backfire.

First of all, pay attention to material selection. Bamboo tube for traditional Chinese medicine. If you can't find it, you can use glass bottles and ceramic cups, but the mouth must be thick and smooth, so as not to hurt the flesh because the mouth of the cupping jar is too thin. The bottom is preferably a wide semicircle.

Before cupping, the can should be washed and dried, and then the patient should lie down or sit comfortably, exposing the part to be cupped, and then ignite the can. When igniting, you usually hold the jar in one hand and the lighted probe in the other. The operation should be rapid. Shake the emitted probe in the jar several times before taking it out. The jar should be quickly placed on the part to be processed. When the fire is still burning, cover the altar mouth tightly on the affected area, and don't wait for the fire to go out, otherwise it will be too loose to suck out moisture. It's good to have the jar mouth tightly sucked on your body. Be careful not to heat the edge of the jar mouth to avoid scalding.

General dial 15? You can take the jar down in 20 minutes. When taking it, don't forcibly pull the can, and don't turn it over while pulling. The key point of action is that one hand tilts the can to one side, and the other hand presses the skin, so that air enters the can through the gap, and the can naturally leaves the skin.

You can also use the pot method. Moving cans means that after the cans are covered, hold the cans with one hand or two hands, gently lift them, and push and pull the cans to move on the patient's skin. You can move in one direction or back and forth. This has been dealt with in several parts. Pay attention to applying some lubricants, such as glycerin, paraffin oil, scraping oil, etc. when moving cans to prevent skin injury when moving cans.

Dialectical

Teacher Diao and other experts especially talked about some taboos of cupping, such as being too full and not operating on an empty stomach; Get up early and defecate first; The same part can't be pulled out every day, and cupping can't be done again until the spot of cupping disappears. Cupping is taboo for some people. People with heart disease, blood disease, dermatosis, skin injury, psychosis or neuroticism, tuberculosis and various infectious diseases, various fractures, extreme weakness, pregnant women, women's menstrual period, overeating, hunger, thirst, drunkenness, etc. Cupping therapy should be banned or used with caution. People who are too thin should not use cupping. Use it with caution on the head and heart, and do not use cupping for any pain, trauma, internal muscle tear, etc. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive.

Cupping, as a traditional external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, should also be dialectical. For example, the treatment of headache is generally combined with acupoint treatment. At this time, it is necessary to distinguish the symptoms and cupping on the forehead and temples, which is mainly suitable for exogenous cold and headache; Those with severe headache can choose points such as Sun, Bai Yang and Zhongchong. Hypertensive headache can choose Shuangyang and Tang Yin; If the forehead is swollen and painful, add double bamboo for the dramatist; Those with the most severe head pain will join the meeting; Double wind pools are added for those with inconvenient neck movement; Dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms are prominent, and double-headed points are added. At this time, it is not something that ordinary people can operate. It needs to be operated under the guidance of a doctor and according to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

Cupping therapy is a therapeutic method that cupping is used as a tool to make cupping adsorbed on the skin surface of acupoints or parts to be pulled with the help of heat, resulting in local congestion or blood stasis.

1. The patient takes a comfortable posture, relaxes muscles and exposes the treatment area.

2. According to the condition and treatment site, choose cupping with appropriate size.

3. If there is more hair in the treatment area, apply vaseline oil.

4. According to the specific situation, choose cupping methods such as flash fire, and quickly buckle the cans at the selected parts.

5. According to the condition, one cupping can be pulled at a time or several cupping can be pulled at the same time.

6. Cupping time depends on the size of the can and the strength of suction. The large tank has strong suction, and it is pulled for 3-5 minutes; The suction of the small pot is weak. Pull 10-20 minutes.

7. When cupping, the performer should hold the cupping in one hand, gently press the skin around the cupping with one hand, let the air slowly enter the cupping, and then take it out. Don't pull or rotate the can when lifting it. In order to prevent local abrasion of cupping, vaseline can be applied to the treatment site after cupping.

Contraindications

First, contraindications

1. People with allergic skin, emaciated body or inelastic skin.

2. The whole body twitches violently or is agitated.

3. Edema, or edema.

4. Severe blood loss, hemorrhagic diseases and bleeding tendency.

5. Female menstrual period.

6. Lower abdomen and lumbosacral region of pregnant women.

Second, matters needing attention

1. The skin in the cupping area should be smooth and the muscles should be plump. It's best to wash and dry first.

2. If you dip a cotton swab or cotton ball in alcohol or use liquid alcohol, don't use too much alcohol, and be careful not to heat the jar mouth when burning, so as not to burn local skin.

3. Cupping is generally not suitable for parts with prominent bones, parts with rich blood vessels, and parts such as apical pulsation and breasts.

4. Cupping can stimulate the skin mechanically, affect the cerebral cortex reflexively and activate the meridians. The types of cupping are congestive cupping (skin flushing after cupping), blood stasis cupping (subcutaneous bleeding after cupping, purple spots or spots on the skin) and temple cupping with cold and headache. Bronchitis and asthma can be cupped in the back of Shu Fei.

5. According to the situation of cupping, it is generally to take turns to take acupuncture points, and it should not be too much at a time. When the local blood stasis has not subsided, cupping should not be repeated in the original position.

6. During cupping, don't move your body position to avoid cupping falling off.

7. Pay attention to heat preservation when cupping to prevent catching cold in the wind.

8. Prevent burns or scalds. If you have local burns, you can apply drugs such as gentian violet. When local blisters appear, small ones do not need to be treated and can be disinfected and bandaged; For large ones, after disinfection, use sterile empty needle to suck out the effusion, keep the blister membrane, and then apply cool oil, or cover with vaseline gauze and dressing, or use rhubarb, Sanguisorba officinalis and mirabilite in equal parts, grind them into fine powder, and apply ointment with sesame oil.