Cupping precautions, remember these, the more you cup, the healthier you will be

Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical treatment and is also one of the popular health-preserving methods. Although it is effective, you still need to understand its precautions and contraindications when cupping.

Cupping precautions

1. When cupping, the indoor air should be kept fresh, avoid direct blowing from fans in summer, and keep the room warm in winter to avoid cold.

2. Pay attention to cleaning and disinfection. The hands of the practitioner and the cupping area of ​​the patient should be clean or disinfected regularly, and the cupping equipment must be disinfected regularly.

3. Blood stasis, small water droplets, itching, and cupping may cause small blisters and bleeding spots on local skin, which are all normal treatment reactions. Generally, Yang syndrome and heat syndrome often present bright red bruises; Yin syndrome and cold syndrome often present purple or light red bruises; cold syndrome and damp syndrome often present blisters and water droplets; deficiency syndrome often presents hot flushes or light red. If there are no local bruises, or if there is redness but it disappears immediately after the cupping, it means that the pathogenic factors are still mild, the condition is not serious or the disease is close to recovery.

4. Generally, it is not advisable to take a bath within 3 hours after cupping.

5. If the patient has cold limbs, nausea and vomiting, palpitations, pale face, fainting, cold sweats, dizziness, etc. during cupping, this is cupping sickness. Stop cupping immediately, let the patient lie down, drink warm water or sugar water, and rest for a while. Most patients will feel better. For those who suffer from severe cupping sickness, acupuncture or pressing of Baihui, Yongquan, Zusanli, Zhongchong, Neiguan and Renzhong acupoints should be performed, or moxibustion of Baihui, Qihai, Yongquan, Guanyuan and other acupoints should be performed. If necessary, the patients should be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment in time.

Contraindications of cupping

1. Cupping is prohibited for patients with diseases that cause bleeding tendency, such as thrombocytopenia, leukemia, and allergic purpura.

2. It is forbidden to use on patients with new fractures, scars, local malignant tumors, varicose veins, large blood vessels on the body surface, or those with poor local skin elasticity.

3. Use with caution in the lower abdomen during menstruation. Do not use in the lower abdomen, lumbar region, and breasts during pregnancy. 4. It is contraindicated for patients with severe heart, kidney, liver diseases or high fever convulsions.

5. It is forbidden to use on skin allergies, injuries, and ulcers.

6. It should not be used on the facial features or the front and back genitals.

7. It is forbidden to use in cases of heavy bleeding, overeating, heavy sweating, extreme thirst, hunger, drunkenness and overwork.