The dangers of canning

Cupping is a commonly used treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. It often has obvious effects in treating many diseases, especially shoulder pain and back pain caused by cold. Cupping is a method of cupping. It is relatively simple to operate and can prevent the occurrence of many diseases. Therefore, it is praised by many patients. However, whether it is cupping or cupping, there are certain taboos, which may bring side effects to the human body if you are not careful.

1. Four taboos of cupping

1. The time and interval of cupping must be carefully controlled. Some people enjoy the process and often cupping, which results in a bad skin condition, infection, and severe bruising.

2. Cupping should not be performed within 1 hour after a meal, and during the cupping process, the patient needs to be asked whether it hurts, feels hot, or too tight. Cupping should be done when the local skin turns reddish purple. Keep warm while the cup is in place.

3. For some patients with inflammation or underlying diseases, tuberculosis, bone destruction, severe coronary heart disease and hemorrhagic diseases, cupping is not only unhelpful, but may even cause more destructive consequences.

4. After cupping, you must avoid taking a bath or catching a cold within a certain period of time, otherwise it will cause illness even if you are healthy, and even worse, it will aggravate the condition.

2. The hazards of cupping

1. Frequent cupping can cause skin infection

Many people believe that cupping needs to be done for at least half an hour to be effective. However, Chinese medicine practitioners remind us that cupping actually varies according to the size, material, and intensity of negative pressure of the cup. However, it is generally advisable to take no more than ten minutes from lighting the fire and sliding the pot to opening the pot. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time. If the cupping time is too long under high negative pressure until blisters appear, it will not only damage the skin, but may also cause skin infection.

2. It is easy to catch a cold after taking a bath after cupping

You really have to pay attention to the order. You can cupping after taking a shower, but you must not take a shower immediately after cupping. After cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and is very fragile. Taking a bath at this time can easily cause skin damage and inflammation. If you take a cold shower, your skin will easily catch a cold because the pores are open. Therefore, you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

The above are some of the disadvantages of cupping. In fact, any treatment method has certain side effects. It's just a matter of more or less. When treating and preventing diseases, as long as we can avoid these disadvantages, the benefits of these methods of treating diseases can still bring great benefits to our bodies.