Cupping is a therapeutic operation in traditional Chinese medicine. Cupping is used as a tool to generate negative pressure and adsorb it on the skin surface through combustion, suction and steam. It belongs to external therapy, which was called horn method or straw method in ancient times. Through adsorption for a certain period of time, local skin can be congested or congested, which will produce benign stimulation to human body, thus achieving the purpose of treating related diseases. Clinically, it is often used to treat cold, cough, asthma, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, soft tissue injury, stomach pain, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, stroke and other diseases.

Cupping is an external therapy, which has the functions of dredging channels and collaterals, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and dispelling cold, and has a wide range of applications, such as wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, shoulder, back, waist and leg pain, joint pain and soft tissue injury. It also has a good curative effect on common cold, cough, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, stomachache, vomiting, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, diarrhea, stroke and other diseases. Compared with acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicine treatments, cupping is widely used because of its maneuverability, non-invasive and safety. Cupping can be done at home through simple learning.