What should I do if my back continues to itch after cupping?

1. Fire poison in the body causes itching on the body and back after cupping.

If it hurts first and then itches after cupping, it generally means that there is fire poison in the body. Skin itching is a normal phenomenon, which is a reaction that toxic gas in the body is discharged from the body after cupping.

2. The common cold in the body causes back itching after cupping.

After cupping, if the skin at the cupping site is itchy and the skin texture is obvious, it means that there is a common cold in the body. For example, in the process of cupping, the sudden wind mass is also caused by the common cold.

3. The moisture in the body causes the back to itch after cupping.

Because the moisture in the body is too heavy, blisters can appear in cupping during normal cupping time, which will cause itching of the skin.

4. Cupping stimulation leads to back itching after cupping.

Cupping is a method to treat diseases by using various cups and cans as tools, exhausting the air in the cans with the help of fire, causing negative pressure, making the cups and cans adsorb on the flesh, generating warm stimulation, and making local tissues stagnate. After cupping, it is also a common phenomenon that the skin is stimulated and oppressed by the edge of the can mouth, causing congestion, and then there is a feeling of contraction and itching.

5. Skin allergy after cupping leads to itchy back.

Some are allergic to the material of cans, most of them are porcelain cans or bamboo cans, especially bamboo medicine cans, and ordinary glass tubes are not allergic. Itching caused by allergies is extremely rare.

What is the dark color of cupping?

1, purple and dark altar seal: generally speaking, it means insufficient blood supply, irregular menstruation and blood stasis.

2, the jar is purple and has patches: generally speaking, it means cold coagulation and blood stasis.

3. Pot marks are scattered in purple spots with the same depth, indicating qi stagnation and blood stasis.

4. The jar seal is bright red: generally speaking, it means yin deficiency, deficiency of both qi and blood or fire flourishing due to yin deficiency.

5, the can is printed red and dark: it means that the blood fat is high and there is heat evil.

6, cans printed with gray, touching but not warm, mostly for deficiency cold or dampness.

7. There are dermatoglyphics or slight itching on the surface of the can print: indicating a common cold or dampness.

8. There is moisture on the inner wall of the tank: it means that there is moisture in this part.

9. Blisters appear on the canned food, indicating that the moisture in the body is heavy. If there is blood in the blister, it is a reaction of damp-heat toxin.

What are the precautions for cupping?

1. Select the body position.

Whether the cupping posture is correct or not is directly related to the therapeutic effect. Correct posture should make patients feel comfortable, relax muscles and fully expose the cupping area. Commonly used cupping positions are as follows.

The supine position (1) is suitable for acupoints such as head, forehead, chest and abdomen, front side of upper and lower limbs, hands and feet.

(2) Prone position is suitable for acupoints of head and neck, shoulder and back, lumbosacral region and back of upper and lower limbs.

(3) Lateral position is suitable for scalp, facial, shoulder, chest, lateral lower limbs and other acupoints. And all other components except those that are in contact with the bed.

(4) Prone sitting position is suitable for acupoint selection in the head and neck, shoulder and back, lumbosacral region, etc.

(5) Recumbent sitting position is suitable for acupoints such as head, face, chest and abdomen, and leg.

2. Choice of jars and tools

According to the patient's physique, the size of the fat and thin parts to be removed, and the needs of the diseases to be treated, the cans and types should be correctly selected.

disinfect

After determining the treatment site, scrub the site to be pulled with a hot towel, then dry it with sterile gauze and cupping; If acupuncture or cupping is carried out, it must be disinfected with alcohol or iodine, and cupping should be carried out after the skin is dry; If there is hair on the part to be pulled out, it must be scraped, washed and dried before cupping.

When is it suitable for cupping?

Generally speaking, the period from morning to noon belongs to the rising stage of human yang. At this time, cupping is helpful to regulate one's own humidity. It is recommended to go to the hospital for cupping after 9: 00 am-12: 00 am.

But if you are too weak to cupping, it is best to cupping in the afternoon, and it should be noted that it is best not to touch cold water within 24 hours after cupping, so as not to aggravate your moisture problem.