In fact, we should all have seen the bloodletting therapy of traditional Chinese medicine. In the early years, parents would puncture the sore part with a needle and then buckle the burnt glass bottle. This folk cupping is to release poisonous blood.

At present, acupuncture and bloodletting therapy is still a very common Chinese medicine therapy, which has therapeutic effect on many diseases, because acupuncture and bloodletting Chinese medicine is different from western medicine bloodletting, and the amount of blood released is very small, usually a few drops, generally not exceeding 100 ml. ? Bloodletting therapy is actually not terrible, and it is not a large-scale blood drawing as most people understand. Generally speaking, it is only a few tens of milliliters at most, and a few drops are missing. ? Bloodletting therapy, also known as "acupuncture bloodletting therapy", is a very traditional treatment method in Chinese medicine. ? Bleeding mainly regulates the internal organs of the human body by regulating qi and blood, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and dredging meridians. Make viscera harmonious, meridians unblocked, qi and blood harmonious, yin and yang balanced, and diseases treated and eliminated? It can not only treat various chronic diseases, but also treat emergencies. ?

Speaking of bloodletting therapy in traditional Chinese medicine, it is not a newly invented method. Its production can be traced back to the ancient stone age. ? At that time, people found in labor practice that some diseases could be treated by pricking blood with sharp stones? With the development of science, acupuncture tools have produced metal needles. Later, according to the needs of medical practice, a "triangular needle" specially used for bloodletting treatment appeared. ?

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The earliest written records of this therapy can be found in Huangdi Neijing, such as "those who stab collaterals also stab small collaterals"; "In addition to Chen Shu, evil blood also appeared." Huangdi Neijing also clearly stated that pricking blood can treat mania, headache, sudden death, heat asthma, nosebleeds and other diseases. ? Legend has it that Bian Que bled at Baihui point to treat Guo Zijue's "corpse syncope". Huatuo acupuncture and bloodletting to treat Cao Cao's "head wind syndrome" During the Tang and Song Dynasties, this therapy has become a major principle of Chinese medicine. ? According to the New Tang Book, the imperial doctor in the Tang Dynasty cured Tang Gaozong of "dizziness and blindness" by bleeding from the top of his head. ? Bloodletting has been popular since the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

Bleeding therapy is feasible in theory to treat colds. But bloodletting therapy is a kind of therapy based on human meridian science. It not only needs to know the meridians and blood circulation of the human body, but also needs many taboos. This is not only to puncture the skin and bleed, but also to be operated by a professional doctor. ?

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Therefore, it is not recommended to operate this method at home, especially when the blood needle is dizzy or the coagulation function is not good, which is prone to accidents. Women can't do it during menstruation, pregnancy or when they have symptoms of hypotension and anemia.