Cupping Methods and Usages In general cupping is popular as a folk medicine and is a low risk, effective, easy to use. It is also used to treat blood stasis conditions. Cupping creates a temporary state of blood congestion that ultimately promotes the flow of blood and reduces stagnation. It can be useful as a diagnostic tool. With this in mind it is easy to see why it has value when used in combination with bloodletting. This warrants a brief introduction to cupping and its role as part of the bloodletting method.
Cupping Methods There are several ways it can be used: 1. Apply cups and leave for a while. cupping retaintreatment(1)treatment(2)after cupping 2 Apply cups and move along the body by first using an ointment as a lubricant for the cups. Toolsmoving cup 3. Cup momentarily, remove and move to another location. momentarily cupping 4. Cupping with herbs inside 5. Cupping over needles. cupping with needle 6. Cupping over bloodletting. cupping with bloodlet
Types of cupping methods Glass Cups - Glass cupping sets are the best and most economical. Glass cups are more comfortable for the patient than plastic. Bamboo, Bone, Plastic. But it is break down easily. Electric Cupping - Makes it easy to control suction pressure especially when hair on the body is involved. Fire Cups - the old method, can be dangerous to the patient.
Types of cupping methods Glass Cups - Glass cupping sets are the best and most economical. Glass cups are more comfortable for the patient than plastic. Bamboo, Bone, Plastic. But it is break down easily. Electric Cupping - Makes it easy to control suction pressure especially when hair on the body is involved. Fire Cups - the old method, can be dangerous to the patient.
Tonification For tonification manually pump at 40-50cm/Hg of pressure for 10 seconds. Any longer than that the technique becomes dispersive. Tonification can also be applied with a weak suction for 5-10 min.
To perform tonification technique use 3-5 cups on an area like the abdomen or back for 10 seconds. You can use more cups for tonification, but for a shorter period of time. When calculating the overall dosage remember that more is not better. For patients who are more excess, use more cups and leave them for a longer time. For example, in clearly deficient conditions we may use one cup on the abdomen and three cups on back.
Dispersion At the onset of evil Ki invading the meridians, or to treat, place cups on cutaneous Areas of the Skin. Using full suction for 10 minutes. If this is too much for the patient keep the cups on for a shorter period of time. For relief of severe muscle tension, use cups over needles. Be selective of the points used, where stagnation tends to accumulate.
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