How Do You Use Cupping Therapy To Heal Diseases?
Cupping therapy is a useful healing method in Chinese medicine to treat diseases through making local blood congestion to adjust the circulation of the blood and qi. Cupping therapy is done using a cup or jar to attach to the skin. Different cups or jars can be used, including bamboo cups or jars, glass jars, and pottery jars. Cupping therapy is often used for syndromes such as arthritis, as well as numbness of the limbs, acute sprain, and other external diseases. It is also useful for infectious diseases such as common cold and cough, and internal diseases such as stomachache and abdominal pain. Soak cotton balls in 95% alcohol. Use forceps to hold a cotton ball that has been soaked in alcohol. Ignite the cotton ball with a match. Hold the burning cotton ball inside the cup or jar for about 5 seconds and then take out the cotton ball quickly. Attach the cup or jar to the selected region as soon as the burning cotton ball is taken out. The flame can remove oxygen inside the cup and gen