Can pregnant women do scraping on the back?

Cupping has the functions of regulating qi and blood circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, activating collaterals and channels, warding off evil spirits and detoxifying the body. It has been widely used in various conditions of internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, as well as in the fields of beauty care and health care. So can pregnant women do cupping? What are the taboos of cupping? Let’s take a look at it together below.

Can pregnant women use cupping?

Cupping is based on the twelve meridians and eight extraordinary meridians in traditional Chinese medicine, and follows the principle of "treating the symptoms in an emergency". It uses techniques to strongly stimulate the meridians, causing local skin to become red and swollen, thereby having the effects of awakening the mind, rescuing fainting, removing toxins and evil, clearing away heat and relieving exterior symptoms, regulating qi and relieving pain, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Cupping has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. For the sake of your baby's and your own physical and mental health, it is recommended not to shave.

Will sha definitely appear after cupping?

After cupping, red, purple, black spots or black blisters will appear on the surface of the skin, which is called "Qi Sha". This is a normal reaction after cupping and will disappear on its own after a few days. No special treatment is needed. The intensity of the color of the erythema generally reflects the mildness or severity of the symptoms. If the disease is more serious, more "sha" will appear and the color will be darker. For some patients who have no sha or little sha, we should not expect sha to appear. The standard should be the patient's comfort.

Which special tool is best for cupping?

As long as the edges are relatively rounded objects, such as wooden combs, spoons, etc., they can be used for cupping. Of course, if it is used for a long time or as a treatment, it is better to use a more reliable scraping board. The scraping board is made of pure natural antelope horn as raw material, which has no toxic irritation and organic chemical side effects on the human body skin surface. It is also a kind of Chinese medicinal material with the effects of refreshing, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, moisturizing and nourishing. Before cupping, in order to avoid cutting the skin, you should also apply a layer of lubricant on the surface of the skin. It is best to use professional scraping oil. If urgent, you can sometimes use rapeseed oil, water, etc. instead.