How to scrape and cupping? In real life, cupping is an ancient health preserving method handed down from China a long time ago, and scraping is also a simple and effective common folk treatment method. Let's take a look at how scraping and cupping are done.
How to Scrape Cupping 1 Scraping is a simple and effective common folk therapy. It is suitable for patients with heatstroke, cold headache, joint pain, dyspepsia or cold abdominal pain.
The scraping operation is relatively simple. Dip nickel coins and copper coins into distilled liquor, and then gently scrape oil or water on a certain part of the patient's body surface. People often pinch or pull the patient's skin with their middle finger and forefinger, so it is also called scraping, lifting, pinching or twisting.
Scraping generally takes place between the eyebrows (the center of the eyebrows), temples, the bridge of the nose, the posterior cervical fossa, both sides of the larynx, both sides of the posterior thoracic vertebra, chest, arms or legs. And scraping is generally from top to bottom until the local skin appears striped erythema.
Pay attention to the patient's expression when scraping, and don't use too much force to avoid damaging the skin. If patients are found to have adverse reactions, they should immediately stop scraping and handle them properly.
Glass suction cup
Cupping is also a common treatment method in Chinese medicine and folk. It is suitable for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, stomachache, abdominal pain, cold-wind-cold, traumatic tendons and veins, blood stasis and qi stagnation, but it is not suitable for patients with emaciation and convulsions, or patients with skin diseases, superficial blood vessels, hair sources, pregnant women's abdomen, chest, breast and patients' precordial areas, tumors, lymph nodes and other parts.
The operation of cupping is generally to clamp the burning alcohol cotton ball with tweezers and burn it quickly in the can, that is, take it out. At this time, the gas in the tank is thin, and the tank can be covered at the part to be pulled out immediately. Because the pressure in the can has been reduced, cupping is often tightly adsorbed on the skin under the action of external atmospheric pressure. Although this method is relatively safe, we should pay attention to the following matters.
First, when choosing cupping, you can generally choose a large pot for young adults with strong physique or new patients with good physique; For the elderly, frail women and children or patients with chronic diseases, small cupping should be used. Use a cauldron where the muscles are full and a small cupping where the muscles are shallow.
Second, the location of cupping should be selected at the pain.
Third, in the treatment, it is best to lie down when you are sick to prevent fainting.
Fourthly, the duration of treatment should be 10 ~ 15 minutes, but cupping should be done after local skin turns red.
Fifth, don't use too much force when cupping, so as not to damage the skin. Instead, you must first press the skin on the edge of the jar. After the air enters the tank, cupping will automatically loosen.
How to Scrape Cupping 2 Scraping Cupping Principle
Scraping is guided by the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine. Scraping instruments and corresponding techniques are soaked in a certain medium, and the skin is scraped repeatedly, so as to achieve the purpose of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, expelling toxin and eliminating dampness. Cupping is to create a vacuum, open the pores of the body, suck away the "garbage" in the body, reduce the moisture and cold in the body, and make people's blood gas smooth and powerful.
How to judge the back color after scraping and cupping
1, scraping back color judgment: bright red scraping represents internal deficiency fire, blue scraping represents internal qi deficiency, purple scraping represents internal cold and dampness, and black scraping represents internal cold syndrome.
2, cupping back color judgment: purple dark cans generally suggest insufficient blood supply, irregular menstruation, blood stasis. The bright red seal of canned food generally indicates yin deficiency, deficiency of both qi and blood, or fire flourishing due to yin deficiency. Canned food is grayish white, which is mostly caused by deficiency cold or humidity.
Problems needing attention in scraping and cupping
1, cupping usually lasts no more than one hour at a time and no more than three times a month.
2. Cupping is not suitable for people with inflammation and hemorrhagic diseases.
3. It is best to take a bath after cupping for 24 hours and scraping for 3 hours.
4, drink a cup of hot water after scraping, pay attention to cold and warm.
Scraping and cupping are commonly used therapies in traditional Chinese medicine, but they are not suitable for everyone, nor are they a cure for all diseases, so don't blindly scrape and cupping. Moreover, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment. You can't go to some unlicensed clinics and doctors to cupping and scraping, otherwise it may aggravate your condition.
How to do scraping and cupping? 3 Which is better?
Scraping and cupping are both characteristic methods of Chinese medical care. Many people think that their effects are the same. In fact, although it looks like the same effect, there are still differences. These two traditional methods have their own scope of application. To put it simply: pathogenic factors are on the surface, and scraping is better; Evil is in the house, cupping is good. If you can't judge the inside and outside, you can scrape first and then cupping. Detoxification requires scraping, and it can also be treated with traditional Chinese medicine combined with TCM syndrome differentiation.
What should I pay attention to in cupping?
1, after the can is pulled out, rub it back and forth a few times to relax the muscles at the congestion until the skin is hot. Then put a blanket on your back, and don't catch cold. If you have the conditions at home, you can buy a blanket with red beans in it and heat it in the microwave oven. The effect is very good.
2. Never take a bath within eight hours after cupping, because skin cells are in an open state after cupping, and bathing is bound to bring a lot of moisture into the body, which is counterproductive. It's best not to blow your hair or air conditioner that day, which is the same as taking a bath.
3. Pay special attention to the hygiene and dryness of the sheets when sleeping after cupping. Because the skin is in a very fragile state at this time, if the sheets are not hygienic and dry enough, it is easy to cause skin allergies.
What should I pay attention to when scraping my back?
1, scraping treatment should pay attention to indoor warmth, scraping and scratching parts should be avoided.
2. Avoid taking a cold bath within 30 minutes after eruption.
3. Try not to drink or eat spicy food after scraping, and avoid eating cold fruits and greasy food.
How to Scrape Cupping 4 Can cupping and scraping be done at the same time?
Cupping and scraping are almost always put together, but they are two independent methods ~ Since they are both cupping and scraping, as we all know, scraping and cupping have similar functions, both of which can dispel the cold in the body and relieve fatigue, but cupping and scraping are used in different ways. Cupping means putting them in a container.
Scraping is scraping essential oil into the body, which has the functions of nourishing meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Scraping and cupping are almost simultaneous, not only can they be done together, but also cupping and scraping are always ignored because of their different methods.
Cupping and scraping at the same time can also play a complementary role, which is very good. Therefore, cupping and scraping are generally carried out at the same time. Although cupping is very popular and has many advantages, it also has some inevitable disadvantages.
Advantages of cupping
1. By cupping, the moisture and cold in the body can penetrate through the skin tissue, thus eliminating evil spirits and making people feel refreshed.
2. Because the meridians, acupoints and internal organs of the human body are all connected, the external suction will stimulate the acupoints on the body surface, and then adjust the internal organs of the human body through the bones and muscles, so as to make people's blood flow smoothly and keep fit.
3. Cupping also has a certain effect on local tissue injury, lumbar disc herniation and other symptoms. Long-term regular cupping can relieve pain and relieve symptoms.
4. Now many beauty and slimming shops have begun to study and introduce the method of cupping to lose weight.
Disadvantages of cupping
1, the time and interval of cupping should be well grasped. Some people often cupping because they enjoy the process, and as a result, their skin is seriously damaged, causing infection and serious skin bruises.
2. For some patients with inflammatory or hemorrhagic diseases, cupping is not only a helpless move, but even has more destructive consequences.
3. After cupping, don't take a bath or catch cold for a certain period of time, otherwise it will cause moaning and even aggravate the condition.