What Is Fire Cupping?

Cupping uses a can as a tool to generate negative pressure by means of fire and air extraction, which makes it adsorb on the surface of the body and cause local stasis, so as to achieve pass through and activating circulation, qi and blood circulation, swelling and analgesia, expelling wind and cold Functional therapy. Cupping therapy has a long history in China. As early as in the Western Han Dynasty, the book "Fifty-two Diseases" has a record of "horn method", which is similar to the subsequent pot therapy. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome, cupping therapy was also popular.

Cupping is not unique to China

At the Rio Olympics, the cupping mark on American swimmer Michael Phelps caught the attention of Chinese netizens. This kind of therapy, which is widely used in Chinese folk, has been recognized by foreign athletes, which is really surprising. In fact, cupping is not unique to China.

Cupping in Western Ancient MedicineMore

In western ancient medicine, cupping is called cup suction, and Babylon's doctor's diary shows the image of the god of health Ninuta or Adal holding cup suction instruments. The horn cup and glass were the main tools of cup suction. In the 19th century, a new device combining a syringe and a cup appeared. Japan and India also have records of suction therapy.

Cupping TCM History More

Chinese records of cupping first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, and only as a common surgical method. It wasn't until the "Taiwan Secret Formulas" of the Tang Dynasty that cupping was formally described as a therapy. Cupping is not included in the traditional medical system in traditional Chinese medicine books.

Content organization: du Xiaoli

Basic Information

Chinese name

Cupping

Foreign name

cupping

Indication

Cough, neck and shoulder syndrome, etc.

Visiting department

Accupuncture

Common tools for cupping

At present, there are many types of cans, such as bamboo cans, glass cans, and air extraction cans.

Bamboo can

(1) Materials and production Bamboo pots are made of solid bamboos with a diameter of 3 to 5 cm. They are made into bamboo tubes with a length of 6 to 8 cm or 8 to 10 cm. One end is used as a bottom and the other end is used as a mouth. Use a knife. Scrape the green skin and the inner membrane to make a cylinder shaped like a waist drum. Polish it with sandpaper to make the mouth smooth and flat.

(2) Advantages: convenient material selection, simple production, light and durable, easy to carry, economical, and not easy to break; bamboo cans have a large adsorption force, which can be used not only for muscle fullness such as shoulders and backs, but also for wrists, ankles, insteps, Compared with small-caliber glass jars, the skin with thin skin, such as the back of the hands and shoulders and necks, has obvious advantages of absorption. In addition, the bamboo can therapy can be placed in a boiling liquid for decoction and then sucked into the acupoint or body surface. It can improve the local blood circulation through negative pressure, and can also play a local fumigation effect with the penetration of medicinal solution, forming a dual effect and strengthening the treatment effect.

(3) Disadvantages are prone to dryness, cracking, and air leakage; and opaque, it is difficult to observe skin reactions in the tank, so it is not suitable for pricking and cupping.

Glass jar

(1) Materials and production Glass jars are made of heat-resistant glass. They are shaped like a sphere, with an open end, a small mouth and a big belly. They are divided into different models according to the diameter of the mouth and the size of the cavity.

(2) Advantages The advantages are that the mouth of the tank is smooth and the texture is transparent, which is convenient for observing the degree of skin congestion and blood stasis in the cupping area, so as to grasp the time of staying in the tank. It is currently the most widely used clinical container, especially for walking, flashing, Barbed cupping and needle cupping.

(3) Disadvantages: fast heat conduction, easy to burn and easy to break.

3.Exhaust tank

(1) Materials and production The suction tank is made of plexiglass or transparent engineering resin material, and the piston on the top of the tank is used to control the exhaust air.

Using the principle of mechanical air extraction, a negative pressure is formed in the tank body, so that the tank body is adsorbed on the selected part.

(2) Advantages The suction tank does not need fire and electricity, which eliminates hidden dangers and does not burn the skin. It is easy to operate and can be widely used for personal and family self-health care. It is a new popular cupping device.

(3) Disadvantage There is no warm stimulating effect of the canister.

Clinical application of cupping

Cupping method

The main points of the flash fire method: use tweezers to ignite the alcohol cotton ball, and then take it out in a circle around the tank; quickly cover the tank on the pull-out part, and then suck it.

2. Application of cupping

(1) Retaining the tank After the tank is adsorbed on the body surface, the tank can be sucked and left at the operation site. Generally, it is left for 5 to 10 minutes; it is mostly used for wind cold dampness, neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain.

(2) Apply kaleidoscope oil to the mouth of the tank. After sucking the tank, hold the bottom of the tank and push and pull it up and down several times until the skin is flushed. It is used for areas with large areas and thick muscles, such as lower backs; Mostly used for colds, coughs and other diseases.

(3) Immediately after pulling out the jar, pull it up and down, suck and pull it repeatedly until the skin flushes; it is mostly used for facial paralysis.

(4) Puncture and cupping first use a plum or triangular needle to stab or puncture and bleed locally; then cupping to bleed 3 to 5 ml in the tank; it is mostly used for skin diseases such as acne.

3. Cautions for cupping

(1) It is forbidden to burn the mouth of the jar when the cupping is forbidden , otherwise the skin will be burned; the time of leaving the jar should not exceed 20 minutes, otherwise it will damage the skin.

(2) Skin allergies, ulcers, edema, heart, large blood vessels, and lower abdomen are not suitable for cupping.

Cupping preventive health

Cough cupping therapy

The main acupuncture points were selected from Chuan and Feishu points; Fenghan cough with Fengmen point; Fengre cough with Dazhui point. Cupping by flash fire method, leaving the tank for 8-10 minutes (the negative pressure in the younger children should be small, too much negative pressure can easily hurt the skin of children), children can also use the flash method, once a day, 3 5 times is a course of treatment.

2. Cupping therapy for neck and shoulder syndrome

The patient was placed in the prone position. The doctor applied a suitable amount of canthus oil to the skin at the outer upper edge of the neck, shoulder, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius muscles that were sore, numb, and painful. Push the hot pot back and forth, and it is advisable to have purple-red or purple-black spots on the skin. After walking through the can, use a triangular needle to puncture at the spot. Use a flash fire method to select a moderate-caliber hot pot. Keep the can for about 10 minutes, and bleed about 2 to 3 milliliters each. Once every other day, 5 times for 1 A course of treatment.

3. Cupping Therapy for Knee Arthritis

Can be used medicine pot therapy: cricket live, solitary live, windproof, papaya, mulberry, Sichuan off, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Artemisia spp., Blood vine, Chuanxiong, Angelica each 15 grams into a cloth bag, add water for 5 minutes, then boil Put the small bamboo pot into the medicinal sauce and cook for 10 minutes. When using, pick up the bamboo pot with tweezers and place it directly on the affected side, inside and outside the knee eyes and the Heding point, every 15 minutes, once every other day, 10 times as 1 A course of treatment.