After sleeping, the human body's pores are opened, and the qi and blood are smooth. Many people will go to the hospital for moxibustion, cupping, dog days application, scraping and other methods to treat winter diseases. As the saying goes, warm moxibustion and cupping are cold and wet, and there is no disease. Cupping is mainly to improve local blood circulation and concentrate qi and blood on the focus. Cupping has the advantages of high efficiency, safety, economy and little side effects, so it is deeply loved by the general public. So before that, why don't we show you around? The advantages and disadvantages of cupping should be treated according to your own physical needs, not blindly cupping.

1. Advantages of cupping

1, balance yin and yang. Yang is hot and Yin is cold. Fever is the manifestation of yang, and aversion to cold is the symptom of yin. Dazhui cupping can treat fever and Guanyuan cupping can treat cold.

2, reconcile the viscera. Cupping therapy binds meridian points, which makes the points on the body surface hyperemia and congestion, and the points are connected with viscera through meridians, thus treating various visceral diseases.

3. dredge the meridians. Cupping therapy stimulates the skin of acupoints and meridians on the body surface through its warm mechanical stimulation and negative pressure suction, and the skin of acupoints and meridians is closely connected with meridians. Therefore, cupping can dredge meridians, reconcile camp and health, dispel all kinds of evil spirits in meridians, smooth qi and blood, nourish and dredge meridians, and thus treat various diseases.

4. Auxiliary diagnosis. By observing the changes of body surface after cupping, we can infer the nature and location of the disease and its relationship with internal organs.

5. Eliminate pathogenic factors. Cupping therapy can not only dredge meridians and dispel cold, but also adjust the functions of zang-fu organs and meridians, stimulate healthy qi, and help to expel evil spirits in the body.

6. Two-way adjustment. Cupping therapy has a two-way benign regulation function under the condition that the clinical acupoint selection and cupping methods remain unchanged.

2. Disadvantages of cupping:

1, the time and interval of cupping should be well grasped. Some people often cupping because they enjoy the process, and as a result, their skin is seriously damaged, causing infection and serious skin bruises.

2. For some patients with inflammatory or hemorrhagic diseases, cupping is not only a helpless move, but even has more destructive consequences.

3. After cupping, don't take a bath or catch cold for a certain period of time, otherwise it will cause moaning and even aggravate the condition. You can cupping after taking a bath, but you must never take a bath immediately after cupping. After cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and very fragile. Bathing at this time can easily lead to skin damage and inflammation.

3. How to avoid injury when cupping?

Clinical practice tells us; The main cause of cupping scald is that alcohol is used too much, dripping on the skin in the jar and burning bleeding bubbles; When the flame heats the jar mouth, it is easy to burn out the circle at the jar mouth. Leave the cans for too long, and it is easy to get white blisters. The first two are real burns.

(1) Water coating: In the cupping area, some water (warm water in winter) should be coated in advance. Applying water can reduce the local temperature and protect the skin from scalding.

(2) Flame facing the tank bottom: The flame of alcohol cotton ball must face the tank bottom, and it can't burn to the tank mouth, and the tank mouth can't be stained with alcohol.

(3) Short storage time: shorten the storage time, not too long. If it is too long, it is easy to absorb blisters. Generally, it takes 3 ~ 5 minutes, and no more than 10 minute.