There is no standard for cupping at the designated position, as long as you avoid the position with large blood vessels and skinny and hairy parts, you can choose the appropriate posture and muscle parts. There are also people who need to pay attention to skin allergies, ulcers, edema, or febrile convulsions, as well as pregnant women's abdomen, lumbosacral region and cupping are not suitable.

There are many kinds and methods of cupping, such as bamboo pots, pottery pots, glass pots and cupping. In addition to the most commonly used cupping methods (throwing fire, flashing fire, dripping wine and sticking cotton), there are also water tank methods and air extraction methods. When applying cupping method, different cupping methods can be selected according to different situations.

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Cupping is a cupping device, which uses the heat of combustion to exhaust the air to generate negative pressure, so that it can be sucked on the skin, causing the skin at the pulled part to be congested, thus achieving the purpose of treating diseases. Don't burn the mouth of the cupping cup, or it will burn your skin; Leave the jar for more than 20 minutes, otherwise it will damage the skin, and pay attention to the smoothness and proper size of the jar mouth when using it.

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