scraping and cupping are one of the traditional treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine. Many people feel unwell, especially the body ache after fatigue. They often go to pull out a can and do scraping to relieve fatigue and release pressure. But everything goes too far, scraping and cupping can’t be done often. Let’s take a look with you.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that scraping and cupping can disperse the blood stasis and evil Qi in the body by causing local blood stasis, but at this time, the pores are open and Yang Qi is easy to leak out. Therefore, too much and frequent scraping and cupping will damage Yang Qi, and people will become weaker and weaker.
generally, scraping and Cupping for the purpose of treatment should be done once every 3 ~ 7 days, and the specific instructions should be followed; Scraping for the purpose of health care can be done once a week. The time for each scraping and cupping should not be too long. It is appropriate to take 25 ~ 30 minutes for each scraping and cupping. The cupping time should not exceed 10 minutes. People with weak body should subtract on this basis.
in addition, in order to avoid the loss of Yang Qi, it is not suitable to scrape multiple parts at the same time, nor to cupping in a large area at one time. Scraping and cupping are related to people’s constitution and condition, and should not be forced.
taboo symptoms
1. People infected with contact skin diseases should not use scraping because it will infect others.
2. Patients with bleeding tendency, such as late diabetes, severe anemia, leukemia, aplastic anemia and thrombocytopenia, should not scrape, because the subcutaneous hemorrhage produced by these patients during scraping is not easy to be absorbed.
3. Scraping is prohibited where there are boils, ulcers, ulcers, carbuncle, rash and unexplained mass on the body surface, otherwise it will lead to wound infection and spread.
4. Scraping is prohibited for acute sprains, painful parts of trauma or fracture parts, because scraping will aggravate the bleeding at the wound.
5. Excessive hunger and satiety, excessive fatigue and drunkenness cannot accept gravity and large-area scraping, otherwise it will cause collapse.
6. Scraping is prohibited in eyes, lips, tongue, ear holes, nostrils, nipples, navel and other parts, because scraping will congest these mucosal parts and can not recover.
7. Scraping is forbidden for psychiatric patients, because scraping will stimulate the onset of such patients.
8. Those with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction and systemic edema. Because scraping will cause subcutaneous congestion and promote blood circulation, which will increase the burden of heart, lung, liver and kidney, aggravate the patient’s condition and even endanger life.
9. Scraping is forbidden in the abdomen and lumbosacral of pregnant women, otherwise it will cause abortion[ 4] Women’s nipples should not be scraped.
10. When scraping in summer, avoid directly blowing the test part by the fan. Do not take a cold bath within 30 minutes after scraping. Before the scrapping spot at the previous scrapping site has not retreated, it is not suitable to scrape again in the original place to try out the scrapping. After scraping, it is best to drink a cup of warm boiled water (preferably light sugar and salt water) and rest for 15 ~ 20 minutes.