The principle of cupping, the physical principle of cupping

Cupping is a tool that uses the pot as a tool to generate negative pressure by means of ignition and air extraction, so that it is adsorbed on the body surface, causing local blood stasis, so as to achieve the functions of meridian activation, qi and blood circulation, swelling and pain relief, wind and cold.

Cupping is easy to use, simple to make, light and durable, easy to carry, economical, and not easy to break; The bamboo jar has large adsorption force, which can not only be used in the shoulder and back and other muscle plump places, but also used in the wrist, ankle, back of the foot, back of the hand, shoulder and neck and other parts with thin skin and less meat. In addition, the bamboo pot can be placed in the boiling liquid medicine after decoction and then sucked and pulled on the acupoint or body surface, which can improve the local blood circulation through negative pressure, and can also play a local fumigation role with the help of the penetration of the liquid medicine, forming a dual effect and strengthening the ** effect.

What is the principle of cupping.

1. What is the principle of cupping?

When the human body is attacked by wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, fire, poison, trauma or internal injury, it can lead to dysfunction of the viscera and produce pathological products, such as blood congestion, qi depression, phlegm and salivation, food and lodging, water turbidity, evil fire, etc., these pathological products are also the most important hormones. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cupping is to open the capillaries and sweat pores through the action of negative pressure in the cup, so that the local contraction and squeezing interaction, the pores are sucked open and congested, and the capillaries are ruptured and congested through physical and negative pressure, so that the pathological products in the body are discharged from the pores of the body, so as to chase away cold and dampness, dredge the meridians, remove stasis, promote qi and blood, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and pull out poison and diarrhea.

2. What is the function of cupping?

Cupping is a common name for cupping, mainly used for rheumatic pain, cold legs, back muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, rheumatic "paralysis" muscle soreness, cold and headache caused by typhoid, abdominal pain and asthma and other symptoms. According to the explanation of traditional Chinese medicine, it is mostly due to the invasion of wind, cold and dampness and the evil spirits that stay in the bones and joints.

3. What are the misunderstandings of cupping?

Take a shower after cupping.

Many people like to take a shower after cupping, thinking that it is very comfortable, but in fact it is very incorrect. Because the ** at this time is in a very fragile state, taking a bath at this time can easily cause **rupture and inflammation. Especially when taking a cold shower, it is easy to catch a cold because the pores of ** are in an open state at this time.

Note: If you sweat a lot in summer, it is best to take a shower before cupping and dry your body so as not to affect the adsorption of cupping. )

Cupping is a tool that uses the pot as a tool to generate negative pressure by means of igniting fire, pumping and shielding hands, so that it can be adsorbed on the body surface, causing local blood stasis, so as to achieve the functions of activating the meridians, promoting qi and blood, reducing swelling and relieving pain, dispelling wind and dissipating cold.

The cupping method can help to improve the excretory function of the kidneys, and under the negative pressure generated by cupping, the exhaust gas in the blood can be excreted from the body, and the cells in the tissues can be metabolized.

Cupping** has a long history in China, as early as in the Western Han Dynasty in the silk book "Fifty-two Prescriptions" there is a record of the "angle method", the angle method is similar to the fire cupping of later generations**. And cupping was also prevalent in ancient Greece and Rome abroad.