What did cupping pull out? Why do some people say cupping is a charlatan?

Cupping is an ancient and traditional treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. Many people think that cupping can detoxify. Cupping therapy uses combustion, extrusion and other methods to exhaust the air in the can, forming local negative pressure, so that the can can be adsorbed on specific parts of the human body, resulting in stimulation and local congestion. Chinese medicine believes that most people with spleen deficiency and dampness are healthy. Damp evil? Cupping through the back? Drive away wind, cold and dampness? Achieve the effect of preventing and treating diseases. Many people, including Chyi Chin, regard cupping as a health care method and think it is effective for headaches, coughs, asthma and colds. Efficacy? . However, cupping therapy lacks scientific basis. Fang, a famous science expert, once said that cupping only leads to the rupture and congestion of subcutaneous capillaries by generating negative pressure.

The yellow jelly-like thing pulled out by cupping is tissue fluid. It is normal to have tissue fluid or blood. It is best to draw a little blood, which will promote local microcirculation and be beneficial to health. After drawing out the tissue fluid, rest for a few days, and then pull it out if the symptoms are not relieved. Take out the tissue fluid. Which one is it? Clear blood stasis? Keep pulling it out, it's harmful to your health.

Cupping blisters may be due to physical reasons. This symptom can occur because the patient is too old or weak. Another situation is that cupping takes a long time, and some redness or blisters appear locally. These are normal phenomena, but be careful not to puncture the blisters. It may cause infection after being broken. Cupping and pulling water mean heavy moisture in the body. If there is blood in the blister, it is a reaction of damp-heat toxin.

Some people often have congestion when they go to cupping, which looks very scary and shocking. They may think they have a serious illness, but it's not serious. This is because the moisture in the body is too heavy and the cupping method is wrong, which leads to blisters on the skin. Don't worry too much at this time. Just use external force to puncture it, release the water in the blisters and apply anti-inflammatory drugs. Never take a bath after cupping. Be sure to keep warm and avoid the wind.