How to deal with blisters when cupping?

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Cupping (commonly known as cupping) is an ancient health care therapy of traditional Chinese medicine. It uses cupping as a tool to eliminate the air in the cupping by burning, squeezing and other methods, resulting in negative pressure, so that the cupping can be adsorbed on the specific cupping (8) parts (affected areas and acupoints) on the body surface, causing extensive stimulation, forming local congestion or blood stasis, so as to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment and strengthening the body. Cupping, like acupuncture, is also a kind of physical therapy, and cupping is one of the best physical therapies. Now many people choose cupping for health care, but blisters often appear on the skin after cupping. Why? How should blister be done after cupping?

How to deal with blisters when cupping?

Cupping in traditional Chinese medicine is a physical way to force toxins out of the body. The essence of cupping blisters is to "fill water" under the skin. The pathological products such as phlegm, drink, water, dampness and water in the body pass through the subcutaneous tissue under the action of negative pressure, enter and stay in the skin, thus forming blisters.

It's a little long. This varies from person to person and is also related to the constitution. Someone left the can for 20-30 minutes without blistering. Some people blister in 5-10 minutes. So generally, the first time of cupping needs to be shorter. When we understand the patient's condition, we can relax the time appropriately.

There is only a small possibility that the temperature of the jar is higher. Sometimes, if the temperature of the flash tank is too high, the possibility of blistering will be increased. Different parts, the same person cupping, some parts no problem, some parts blister. The general rule is that the back, flanks and buttocks are easy to blister.

matters needing attention

The size and number of blisters reflect the situation of phlegm and water dampness in the body to a great extent. The cold dampness syndrome is characterized by obvious blisters, large number, white color and low temperature of surrounding skin; Damp heat syndrome is characterized by less obvious blisters, less quantity, yellowish or turbid color, and higher surrounding skin temperature.