What is the purple-black color after cupping?

What causes the purple-black color after cupping? Many friends will find that the color of their skin after cupping is very abnormal. Because they don’t know what this means, they will be very worried. In fact, according to Chinese medicine, different colors of the cupping marks after cupping represent different problems with your body. So let’s take a closer look at this aspect.

Common cupping marks include flushing, purple or purple-black bruises and small purple-red rashes, often accompanied by a feeling of heat and pain. These changes in the skin are part of the therapeutic effect of cupping therapy and can last from one to several days.

Cupping marks reflect the following pigments:

1. The cupping marks are dark purple and black: generally indicating insufficient blood supply, menstrual irregularities and blood stasis.

2. The cupping marks are purple and accompanied by plaques: generally indicating cold blood stasis.

3. The cupping marks are scattered purple dots with the same depth, indicating qi stagnation and blood stasis.

4. The cupping mark is bright red and vivid: it generally indicates Yin deficiency, Qi and blood deficiency or Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

5. The cupping mark is dark red: it indicates high blood lipids and heat evil.

6. The cupping mark is grayish white and not warm to the touch, which is mostly caused by deficiency of cold or dampness.

7. There are skin wrinkles or slight itching on the surface of the cupping mark: it indicates wind-cold or dampness.

8. There is water vapor on the inner wall of the tank: It means there is moisture in that part.

9. The appearance of blisters on the cupping marks indicates that there is a lot of moisture in the body. If there is blood in the blisters, it is a reaction to damp-heat toxins.

Generally, it is caused by blood stasis. If the blood stasis is not dissipated, it will appear purple or black. To dissipate it, blood circulation and blood stasis removal treatment should be used. In fact, these marks will not affect your life. Generally, they will disappear automatically within 10-15 days. If you want to use some methods, it is recommended to apply a hot towel.

Now that you know the reason for the purple-black color after cupping, you also need to pay attention that people nowadays often like to cupping, thinking that it has a very good effect on improving their physical condition. In fact, although cupping can dispel wind and cold and improve the body's condition, it is not suitable for everyone. For people with weaker constitution, it is best not to cupping.