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Traditional Chinese Medicine Learning Diary 4: Common Cupping Tools and Methods

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Learning Diary 4: Common Cupping Tools and Methods

Common cupping methods include: conventional cupping, flash cupping, retention cupping, sliding cupping, rotating cupping, and popping cupping. This article details the operational steps and methods of cupping with illustrations. 1. Conventional cupping can be divided into two types: single cup method and multiple cup method.Tools needed: fire cupping, hemostatic forceps, cotton balls, hot towels, lighter, … Read more

Health Knowledge Popularization: Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Health Knowledge Popularization: Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cupping therapy, also known as suction therapy, utilizes cups as tools to expel air through methods such as burning, suction, and compression, creating a negative pressure that adheres to acupuncture points (腧穴, shùxué) or corresponding areas of the body. This generates stimulation, causing local skin congestion and bruising to achieve therapeutic effects. Cupping therapy is … Read more

Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

01Definition of Cupping Cupping therapy is a method that uses cups as tools to create negative pressure inside the cups through burning or suction, allowing the cups to adhere to specific areas on the body surface, such as acupoints or affected areas, to treat diseases through the effects of negative pressure and warmth. 02Effects of … Read more