What should I do if a big swelling appears after cupping?

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods are still widely used in life. In many families, cupping equipment is always available. Occasionally cupping can not only eliminate the heat in the body, but also relieve fatigue. This shows that traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods, which have been developed for thousands of years, are still very effective. So the question is, what should I do if a big lump swells up after cupping?

This is not a big deal. The main reason is that the vacuum inside the cup draws the skin and flesh in for a long time. I remember that I had not just one but several cuppings on my back before. They are all the same size as Xiaomantou and are purple-red in color. It will go down in a few days.

Preventive Care

1. Cupping therapy for cough

The main acupoints are Chuan point and Feishu point; Fengmen point is used for wind-cold cough; Dazhui point is used for wind-heat cough. Use the flash cupping method and leave the cup for 8 to 10 minutes (for younger children, the negative pressure in the cup should be small, as excessive negative pressure can easily damage the child's skin). Children can also use the flash cupping method, once a day, and 3 to 5 times as a course of treatment.

2. Cupping therapy for neck and shoulder syndrome

The patient lies in prone position, and the doctor applies appropriate amount of herbal oil on the skin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the outer upper edge of the trapezius muscle in the neck and shoulders that are sore, numb, and painful. The doctor then attaches the cupping jar to the skin and pushes the cupping jar back and forth on the affected area until purple-red or purple-black spots appear on the local skin. After moving the cupping needle, use a three-edged needle to prick the sha points locally, select a fire cup with a moderate diameter and use the flash fire method to cupping the above-mentioned parts, leaving the cup for about 10 minutes, each place bleeds about 2 to 3 ml, once every other day, 5 times as a course of treatment.

3. Cupping therapy for knee arthritis

You can use the medicine cup therapy: put 15 grams each of Qianghuo, Duhuo, Saposhnikovia, Papaya, Mulberry Branch, Chuanduan, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Artemisia selengensis, Millettia reticulata, Chuanxiong, and Angelica sinensis into a cloth bag, add water and boil for 5 minutes, then put a small bamboo cup into the medicine juice and boil for 10 minutes. When using, use tweezers to pick up the bamboo cup and knock it directly on the inner and outer knee pits and Heding point of the affected side for 15 minutes each time, once every other day, and 10 times as a course of treatment.