1. Cold – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
2. Frequent Colds, Bronchitis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
3. Emphysema, Asthma – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
4. Gastroenteritis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
5. Stomach Disorders – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
6. Hiccups, Cholecystitis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
7. Abdominal Pain, Colitis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
8. Constipation – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
9. Esophagitis, Urinary Infection – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
10. Prostatitis, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
11. Varicose Veins – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
12. Facial Nerve Paralysis, Weakness – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
13. Headache, Neuritis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
14. Migraine, Occipital Neuralgia – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
15. Low Fever, Weight Loss – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
16. Dryness, Stiff Neck – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
17. Shoulder Periarthritis, Cervical Spondylosis – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
18. Hand and Wrist Injuries, Lumbar Strain – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
19. Low Back Pain, Hyperplasia, Lumbar Disc Herniation – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
20. Low Back and Shoulder Pain, Sciatica – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
21. Heel Pain, Ankle Sprain – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
22. Cold Limbs – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
23. Arthritis, Joint Hyperplasia – Cupping Therapy Points Treatment
Purple-black color — indicates insufficient blood supply and accumulation of cold.
Purple with black spots — indicates poor circulation of Qi and blood.
Purple spots with varying shades — indicates wind and dampness.
Bright red and hot in the area — indicates Yang syndrome, heat syndrome, excess syndrome, intense heat toxin, and Yin deficiency.
Dark red — indicates thick blood, high blood lipids, and insufficient blood supply.
Bruises or blood blisters that are gray-white or pale — indicate deficiency-cold and dampness.
Skin slightly itchy — indicates wind and dampness.
Blisters, edema, dampness — indicates cold syndrome and excessive dampness.
Water droplets inside the cup — indicates heavy cold and dampness.
Purple-red, dark red — indicates Yin syndrome, cold syndrome, and blood stasis.
Flushed, light red — indicates deficiency syndrome.
Local area quickly returns to normal — indicates quick recovery.
1. Dark black and tight cupping marks: Generally indicates blood stasis in the body, such as dysmenorrhea or insufficient blood supply to the heart. If the marks do not fade for several days, it usually indicates a long-standing condition that requires a longer time to regulate. If large areas of black-purple marks appear during cupping, it suggests a significant area affected by wind-cold, and treatment should focus on dispelling cold.
2. Purple marks with patches generally indicate local cold and blood stasis.
3. Scattered purple spots of varying shades generally indicate Qi stagnation and blood stasis.
4. Light purple with patches generally indicates a deficiency syndrome with blood stasis. If the spots are prominent at acupoints, it indicates weakness of related internal organs, for example, if it appears at the Shenshu (Kidney Shu) point, it suggests kidney deficiency.
5. Bright red and vivid marks generally indicate Yin deficiency or deficiency of both Qi and Yin, and Yin deficiency with excess heat may also occur.
6. Bright red scattered spots usually appear after extensive cupping, not raised above the skin. If concentrated at a specific acupoint and its vicinity, it indicates abnormalities in the related organs.
7. After cupping or suction, if there are no marks (or they are not obvious), or if they disappear immediately after removing the cup and return to normal color, it indicates that the body is generally normal or the condition is mild.
8. If cupping easily causes blisters, it indicates heavy dampness. If many small blisters appear at the affected area, it suggests that it is caused by dampness and will have ideal therapeutic effects, requiring multiple cupping sessions.
9. If wind bumps appear during cupping (like acute urticaria), it indicates wind-cold or an allergic constitution.
10. As the condition improves, the cupping marks will also lessen, and it will be difficult to see cupping marks. It is advisable to scrape the back frequently to clear the meridians.
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