In folklore, there is the saying "acupuncture cupping, bad to go half", and acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping is also an important method of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of disease, is the use of a variety of jars, such as bamboo jars, ceramic jars, glass jars, etc., with a certain method to cause negative pressure in the jar, so that the jar tool adsorbed in the body acupuncture points or disease, resulting in congestion or bruising What are the benefits and disadvantages of cupping?
The benefits of cupping
Through proper stimulation of the skin, meridians and acupuncture points, cupping can bring out the "evil toxins" and "stagnation" that invade the body, so that the qi and blood can be smooth, and mobilize the body's self-defense system, effectively changing the pathological state of imbalance of meridians, yin and yang.
The role of cupping
Traditional Chinese medicine view
Adjustment of yin and yang, balance of the body: when the balance of yin and yang is out of balance, the body will suffer from diseases due to "Sheng deficiency imbalance", cupping stimulates the acupuncture points and meridians to re-adjust the body, so that yin and yang can be reconciled, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening the body, preventing and curing diseases.
By scraping the meridians, the qi and blood are channeled, thus preventing the accumulation of qi and blood in the body to produce evil toxins, and enhancing the function of the internal organs and the positive qi in the body to inhibit or expel the attack of evil toxins.
Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis: the reason why the body becomes sick and painful is due to the blockage of the meridians caused by the blockage of qi and blood, cupping at local or corresponding points can unblock the qi and blood, dissipate the stagnant blood and smooth the meridians.
Modern medical view
Enhancement of immunity: cupping therapy can produce strong negative pressure on local skin, under the effect of negative pressure, local skin capillaries rupture, releasing histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and other neuromediators, these neuromediators can have a benign stimulating effect on the function of various parts of the body, effectively mobilize the functioning of the immune system, increase local tolerance and enhance the immunity of the body.
Regulation of the nervous system: cupping helps to promote self-healing of the diseased organism through the weak benign stimulation of the organism, and when the receptors at the nerve endings receive the signal, they transmit it from the internal organs to the cerebral cortex and regulate the excitatory and inhibitory functions of the cerebral cortex through stimulation.
Regulation of muscle and vascular function: Cupping has a clear effect on the motor system, by stimulating the nerves in a certain area, the vascular and muscle function activities in the corresponding area are regulated, avoiding smooth muscle spasm caused by local overexcitation. In addition, cupping also extracts edema, mucus, and stagnant blood from the organism, preventing these substances from causing infection to the muscles and providing pain relief.
Scope of cupping therapy
Cupping therapy can be applied to a wide range of clinical disciplines, such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology, and ophthalmology.
Internal medicine: cold, bronchitis, asthma, headache, hypertension, trigeminal neuralgia, facial nerve palsy, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, cerebrovascular accident, cholecystitis, etc.
Surgery: gastrointestinal spasm, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar hypertrophy, frozen shoulder, urinary system stones, fallen pillow, nerve injury, etc.
Pediatrics: asthma, whooping cough, dyspepsia, enuresis, chilblains.
Gynecology: menstrual disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, hypochondriasis, dysmenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, menopausal syndrome, etc.
Pentagogy: conjunctivitis, rhinitis, toothache, pharyngitis, jaw arthritis, mouth ulcer, red eyes and swelling pain, etc.
Dermatology: herpes zoster, itchy skin, urticaria, acne.
Bad effects of cupping
Although cupping has a very good prevention and treatment of diseases, health care, but also inevitably there are side effects, the side effects are mainly manifested in the following points: 1.
1. easy to damage the skin, because the traditional cupping is to use fire, careless operation is easy to burn the skin, even if the skin to avoid direct contact with the open fire, but the tolerance of the skin damage.
2. After cupping, the skin pores are stretched, so if you do not pay attention to the wind and cold, resulting in wind and cold invasion of the body, it will cause diseases such as colds.
Contraindicated people of cupping
Patients with localized skin breakdown, or highly allergic, or suffering from skin infectious diseases should not be cupped.
Thin body, skin loss of elasticity and flaccidity, hairy areas are not suitable for cupping.
Those with severe edema, serious illness, heart failure, respiratory failure, kidney failure should not be cupped.
Pregnant women with lower abdomen, lumbosacral region, Hegu point, Sanyinjiao point, Kunlun point and other points are not suitable for cupping.
Cupping is not recommended for those with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, purpura, leukemia, etc.
Cupping is not recommended for those with large blood vessels, varicose veins, or trauma on the body surface.
People with convulsions, spasms or intoxication should not be cupped.
