Cupping is better with fire or suction cupping

September 15, 2023

The recent Rio Olympics saw a boom in fire cupping as one of the traditional Chinese health care modalities. There are many methods of cupping, the common ones are fire cupping and gas cupping, so is cupping better with fire or gas-absorbing cans?

Fire cupping or gas cupping is good

Both fire cupping and gas cupping are ways of cupping, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no absolute statement on the specific advantages and disadvantages, depending on the needs of the user. Fire cupping refers to the use of the heat of combustion, so that the gas inside the jar expands and excludes the air, so that the jar forms a negative pressure, the jar will be sucked on the skin, can choose glass jars, bamboo jars, ceramic jars to cupping. Gas cupping is mainly used to extract the air from the jar by fastening it to the skin and using the extractor to extract the air from the jar, which creates negative pressure and thus adsorbs on the skin.

Fire cupping is more effective

Fire cupping is more effective than air cupping, with stronger penetration, and can better achieve the effects of moving qi and blood, warming the meridians, relieving swelling and pain. Because fire cupping is the ignition of exhaust and gas cupping is simply the formation of negative pressure, the use of fire cupping can have a cupping does not have the temperature, you can better warm stimulation of skin receptors and vascular receptors or nerve endings, so as to strengthen the healing effect, promote the body's immunity, resistance to improve.

Air cupping is not easy to burn

In the process of cupping, flash fire or cast fire is often used to treat the skin, and it is also more troublesome to operate, with a single caliber, and the negative pressure should not be adjusted. Cupping will not have the trouble of burning the skin, it is also easier to adjust the pressure in the tank, and the operation method is easier to master, so you can operate at home by yourself.

Cupping cans are easier to carry

Cupping jars are generally glass jars, which are heavy and inconvenient to carry, and also easy to break. Cupping jars are smaller in size and weight, making them easier to carry and store.

Tips

Fire cupping or gas cupping have their own advantages and disadvantages, to achieve better results, it is recommended to go to a specialized hospital cupping better, if only as a general home health care, you can choose the more convenient and safe pumping cans.

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