1. Is cupping good for the liver?
Yes
Cupping stimulates the body, which can dredge meridians, dispel blood stasis, promote qi and blood circulation, and then achieve the purpose of strengthening the body, strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogens and curing diseases.
In particular, cupping the gallbladder meridian can directly remove the blood stasis and metabolites deposited in the gallbladder meridian, so that the gallbladder meridian can be quickly restored and unblocked, which is helpful to resolve the stagnation of liver qi and achieve the purpose of nourishing and protecting the liver.
2. Which parts of cupping can nourish the liver?
Taichong point: soothing the liver and relieving depression, regulating qi and blood, eliminating dampness and dredging channels. Indications: headache, dizziness, dysuria, irregular menstruation, hypochondriac pain and abdominal pain.
Xingjian points: nourishing liver and improving eyesight, regulating camp and promoting blood circulation, purging heat and dredging menstruation. Indications: menorrhagia, amenorrhea, insomnia, enuresis, knee swelling, pain in the medial lower extremity, etc.
Sanyinjiao points: soothing the liver and regulating qi, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, harmonizing qi and blood, dredging meridians and activating collaterals. Indications: Abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, loose stool and bowel sounds.
Taichong point: Taichong point is a longitudinal point for regulating qi and blood. Cupping here is helpful to relax qi activity and improve stagnation of liver qi.
Yanglingquan: Yanglingquan is an acupoint on the gallbladder meridian. Cupping at this acupoint can relax tendons and activate collaterals, which contributes to the growth of bile, while liver and gallbladder are indistinguishable in appearance, because it can also enhance the physiological function of the liver.
3. Cupping and nourishing the liver
The method of cupping and nourishing the liver is simple. You can take the above-mentioned acupoints to keep cupping, or you can draw cupping tools equidistantly on the skin along the direction of the gallbladder meridian, so that cupping will be flushed, which can play a good role in dredging the gallbladder meridian.
4. What should I pay attention to when cupping and nourishing the liver?
Cupping time should not be too long to prevent infection; It is best to disinfect before cupping; Blowing should be avoided when cupping, and it is not advisable to take a bath immediately after cupping, because after cupping, the human body's pores are open, and if it comes into contact with cold water or cold air, the body will inhale moisture again, which is not good for the body.
5. Who should not cupping and nourishing the liver?
Cupping can enhance the function of liver in controlling qi movement and prevent stagnation of liver qi. But this method is not suitable for patients with severe heart disease, hemorrhagic disease, tumor, pregnant women and severe physical weakness.
6, the benefits of cervical spondylosis cupping
Cupping uses negative pressure to make cups and jars adsorb on the skin, resulting in local blood stasis, which can temporarily relieve symptoms such as neck pain and arm numbness of cervical spondylosis. However, cupping therapy is only a conservative method to treat cervical spondylosis, which can only relieve symptoms and cannot cure the disease. Cupping can play a certain role in treating the symptoms of edema and serious inflammation around the neck, but it should be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor and should not be blindly treated.