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Is the blood stasis sucked out by cupping a toxin in the body?

Is the blood stasis sucked out by cupping a toxin in the body? Does cupping really have health benefits? 

Cupping has always been a popular health care program, and even some Olympic athletes are cupping fans. The red mark left on the body after cupping is the experience of many friends. But some people say that the bruises sucked out by cupping are toxins in the body, and the darker the color, the worse the body is. In clinical practice, the author has also encountered patients who feel that they have heavy dampness and need to remove dampness because of the darker color of the cupping. So is cupping really sucking out the toxins in the body? Does cupping really have health benefits?

Is the blood stasis sucked out by cupping a toxin in the body?

Cupping is a common name for cupping therapy in the folk.

The blood that is sucked out after cupping is not the toxins in the body, but the capillaries in the skin, which are ruptured after being squeezed.

During cupping, after the gas in the cup is burned, it becomes a vacuum inside. When the negative pressure absorbs the human body, part of the skin and muscles will be adsorbed. When the cup is pulled out, when the back is squeezed, it is placed Blood stasis will occur in the place of the jar. The depth of these bruises has nothing to do with the toxins in the body, but is related to the thickness of the skin where the jar is sucked.

If the capillaries of the cupping person are relatively weak, the blood stasis will be deeper. If there is a lot of subcutaneous fat and the capillaries are thick, the blood stasis will be slightly shallower.

Does cupping really have health benefits?

Cupping has been a long-established health preservation technique in China. A therapy similar to cupping is recorded in the “Fifty-two Prescriptions for Diseases”, and later Chinese medicine practitioners have continued to inherit and carry forward this technique. Up to now, there are professional cupping health stores in almost every city.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, cupping can dispel cold and dampness, dredge the meridians and collaterals, remove stasis, invigorate qi and activate blood, relieve swelling and relieve pain, remove toxin and relieve heat, and has the functions of adjusting the balance of yin and yang of the human body, relieving fatigue, and enhancing physical fitness, so as to strengthen the body and eliminate pathogens. , the purpose of curing disease.

But it is worth noting that some people who will do anything to make money are obviously not Chinese medicine, and have not studied Chinese medicine theory carefully at all.

After reading a book for a few days, they may even read “meridian”, “dampness” and “yin and yang” somewhere. These few words, and then pretend to be Chinese medicine nonsense. Take cupping as an example, some people are close to saying that cupping can cure all diseases, no matter what kind of disease, any group of people can come to cupping. Blindly exaggerating and boasting in order to make money and profit has caused many people who were originally neutral or even slightly fond of traditional Chinese medicine to develop prejudice.

Can you know your health by looking at the can print?

During cupping, due to the negative pressure in the cup, local tissue congestion and congestion are caused, which stimulates the body’s self-regulation, enhances the body’s functional activities, and improves resistance at the same time. However, the color after cupping depends on many factors such as the thickness of the skin, the moisture in the body, the duration of cupping, and the operation method.

Therefore, people say that the color of cupping is used to judge whether the cold, blood stasis and moisture in the body are heavy. Although there is some truth to this, it is only for reference, and the specific situation should be judged based on individual symptoms. Therefore, although cupping is a well-known health-preserving project, the color of the cupping cannot be used as a standard for health, and everyone should not misunderstand it.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and it is not possible to judge the health of a body only by relying on one symptom. Moreover, although cupping is good, it is not suitable for everyone. It is also very important to choose the position of cupping.

Generally, people with heart disease, sepsis, hemophilia, fractures, skin diseases, pregnant women, children, etc. are not suitable for cupping, and when cupping, choose a flexible and plump part, and keep a certain distance when using multiple cups to avoid cupping. An excessive stretch of the skin causes pain. Therefore, cupping should be carried out under the operation of a professional Chinese doctor.

Source: Pharmacist Fang Jian