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What are the advantages and disadvantages of cupping?
Cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy in China, which is mainly used to treat rheumatism, such as joint pain and muscle soreness. The method is to use a "jar" with a diameter of 2 inches and a length of 5 inches to ignite a small piece of paper and put it in the jar, and immediately put the lid of the jar on the affected area. At this time, a vacuum is generated in the jar, and the jar is tightly pressed on the skin, so that the water in the affected part is slowly sucked out, and local blood circulation is promoted at the same time, so as to achieve the purposes of relieving pain and restoring function.

When people reach middle age, muscle soreness is common. According to the interpretation of traditional Chinese medicine, it is mostly rheumatism. In summer, I sleep on the floor covered with summer mats. After the hot season, my lumbar spine ached faintly, and the moisture in my bones was slowly driven away by cupping.

Chinese medicine has a lot of stress, so does cupping. First of all, let nature take its course, don't be impatient, don't operate on a full stomach or an empty stomach, get up early and defecate first. Be patient, carry it out regularly day after day, and remember the truth that "come like a bonfire, go like a beam". Second, the operation should be rapid. When the fire is still burning, the altar mouth should be tightly covered on the affected area. You can't wait for the fire to go out, otherwise it will be too loose to suck out water. It's good to have the jar mouth tightly sucked on your body. Third, cupping is not allowed for any pain, trauma, internal muscle tear, etc. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive. People who are too thin should not use cupping, and use it with caution in the head and heart. Fourth, the cupping mouth should not be too thin, so as not to hurt the flesh. Bamboo tubes are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. If you can't find it, glass bottles and ceramic cups will do, but the mouth must be thick and smooth.

Cupping can also be used on human acupoints to treat headache, dizziness, eye swelling, cough, asthma, abdominal pain and other diseases, and cupping can be performed for many times at the same time. But that's not something that ordinary people can operate. It needs the guidance of a doctor.