Cupping has certain decompression effect, such as promoting qi and blood circulation, relaxing muscles and tendons, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and removing dampness. In the self-regulation of the body, it plays a benign role in stimulating and promoting its normal function. Cupping also has a certain effect on local tissue injury, lumbar disc herniation and other symptoms. Long-term regular cupping can relieve pain and relieve symptoms. Adjust the balance of yin and yang of the body, because there will be autohemolysis after cupping, it will immediately produce a histamine-like substance, which will flow all over the body with body fluids, stimulate various organs, enhance their functional vitality, and contribute to the recovery of body functions. Through cupping, the moisture and cold in the body can penetrate through the skin tissue, thus eliminating evil spirits and making people feel refreshed. Because the meridians, acupoints and viscera of the human body are all connected, the external suction will stimulate the acupoints on the body surface, and then adjust the viscera of the human body through the bones and muscles, so as to make people's blood flow smoothly and keep fit.
However, extremes meet, and the timing must be appropriate. Many people think that cupping takes at least half an hour to be effective. Chinese medicine reminds that cupping actually varies according to the size, material and negative pressure of cupping. However, generally speaking, it is advisable that the time from lighting the fire, sliding the can to lifting the can should not exceed ten minutes. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time, if cupping takes too long under high negative pressure until the blister is removed, it will not only hurt the skin, but also cause skin infection. It is really important to pay attention to the order. You can cupping after taking a bath, but you must never take a bath immediately after cupping. After cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and very fragile. Bathing at this time can easily lead to skin damage and inflammation. If you take a cold bath, it is easy to catch cold because your skin is in a state of open pores. So you must not take a bath immediately after cupping. Cupping is to open the pores of the skin to make it in a relaxed state, so that the water and sediment in the body will be sucked out, but the cold outside will also enter the body through the relaxed pores, which may cause a cold and even induce a stroke. So don't take a cold bath after cupping, keep warm in time to prevent the cold from invading.
Generally speaking, cupping is a good health preserving method. Write down these precautions in a notebook and take action quickly.