Cupping to remove dampness in summer, if you don’t understand these 6 things you may suffer from a lot of illnesses!

Cupping in summer is mainly used to remove moisture. It not only plays a role in health care and disease prevention, but also has the effect of treating winter diseases in summer. We sweat a lot in the summer, so you should take a shower and dry your body before cupping to prevent sweat from affecting the adsorption of the cupping jar.

The benefits of cupping in summer: removing dampness and relieving heat

Since ancient times, cupping has been a treatment method for the purpose of preventing and curing diseases and strengthening the body. It is also an important treatment method in acupuncture. Professor Nie Bin from the Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Department of Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital introduced that cupping therapy uses cups as tools and utilizes methods such as burning fire and pumping air to generate negative pressure, so that the cups are adsorbed on specific cupping points on the body surface, thereby stimulating the meridian points and achieving the purpose of health care. Cupping is often used to prevent and treat colds, neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain, obesity, headaches, heat stroke, acne, epigastric pain and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Precautions for cupping in summer

Item 1: Cupping is not recommended in the following situations

Areas of the skin with allergies, ulcers, edema, and large blood vessels are not suitable for cupping. Cupping is also not suitable for people with high fever and convulsions, as well as pregnant women's abdomen and lumbar sacral area.

Item 2: Cupping is not suitable for all diseases

Normally, some diseases such as low back pain are most suitable for cupping. Cupping is not recommended in areas with less muscle mass and hollow organs, such as the abdomen and face, especially the abdomen, which can easily cause intussusception and intestinal obstruction.

Item 3: Indications for cupping

According to traditional Chinese medicine, cupping on the back may be beneficial for coughs, asthma, chronic gastritis, indigestion and other diseases.

Item 4: Apply some oil to the cupping area

When cupping, you may want to apply some olive oil or vegetable oil on the edge of the cup to avoid damage to the skin caused by friction between the skin and the cup. It is better to apply a hot towel after extraction.

Item 5: Choose the right position and the part with the most muscular muscles

Also, it is not suitable for use in areas with improper body positions, movement, uneven bones, or a lot of hair. Choose a pot of appropriate size according to the size of the area to be extracted. The operation must be quick to ensure that the can is pulled tight and adsorbed effectively.

Item 6: Be careful not to burn or scald your skin when using cupping

If blisters form on the skin due to burns or the cupping is left on for too long, small blisters do not need to be treated. Just apply a sterile gauze to prevent abrasions. When the blisters are large, use a sterilized needle to drain the water, apply gentian violet solution, or wrap them with sterilized gauze to prevent infection.

3 types of people should be extra careful when cupping:

1. People with skin allergies or skin damage

Cupping may aggravate allergy symptoms. Moreover, you should not pull the needle on skin ulcers, as this may easily cause infection, blisters, and aggravate the ulcers.

2. Pregnant women and women during menstruation

Cupping is not suitable for the abdomen and lumbar sacral area, especially for pregnant women. If pregnant women perform cupping improperly, it may cause threatened abortion, etc. The same principle applies to menstruation. If you pull your lower abdomen or lumbar sacral area during menstruation, it will cause excessive menstruation.

3. After a meal and a drink

Blood flows to the liver for metabolic work. When cupping is performed at this time, Qi and blood are forcibly directed to the cupping area, causing the heart to beat a few more times to speed up blood supply, which can easily cause dizziness, nausea and other discomforts.