CUPPING THERAPY

PRACTICAL USE OF CUPPING

AUTHOR KIRAN PHALKE
 HISTORY OF CUPPING
• Cupping has been used for very long time
in the history of the world and especially in
India and china. Indian Ayurvedic used
various types of suction instruments like
the red pumpkin, white dudhi,the horn of
animals etc depending on the diseased
process.
• The Chinese used bamboo glasses,
medical cupping. When there was an
invention of glass they also used glass jars
of various shapes and sizes. Vacuum was
applied by heating the jars from inside and
then quickly applying the cups in required
place.
 Applications
• The chemicals used in the pools that
these althletes train and compete in is
very toxic. Cupping draws these toxins
out of the body which would otherwise
lead to stagnation, blood poison, pain
and disfunction. These althletes turn to
cupping on a regular basis to detoxify
and enhance their performance.
 Principle behind cupping
• When qi stops moving due to any reason
in any part of the body the blood also
moves slowly. Then due to the stagnation
of both the qi and blood there is pain or
dysfunction of the meridian or organ
connected with it. When it becomes
chronic then it becomes difficult to treat
the disease. When we apply cupping the
stagnation of qi is removed and the blood
moves.This cures the disease.
 Various cupping apparatus

Cupping.MOV

• Addd figures
 GLASS CUPPING
• Fire cupping

B U R N I N G C O O T O N S WA B W E T E D
WITH ALCOHOL IS PLACED INSIDE THE
GLASS AND REMOVED AND APPLIED ON
T H E S K I N S U R FA C E T O C R E AT E VA C U U M
 A Word on Cupping Marks
•

The most common misunderstanding

regarding one powerful after effects of
cupping, is the marks that sometimes
result.
• Where there is dead, static blood,
lymph, cellular debis and toxins
present in the body, Cupping can leave
marks which indicates that stagnation
 Contraindications of cupping
• Pregnant woman
• Over a torn skin
• Very delicate skin
• Low platelet count
• Place of no sensation
• Heavily perspiring patient
 Techniques of cupping
• Flash cupping
• Moving cupping
• Medicated cupping
• Bloodletting with cupping
• Needling with cupping
• Vibration cupping
• Fast removal and massage technique
• With water
 Preparation before cupping
• Clean the area to be cupped with cloth
soaked with water
• Apply oil or any medication and spread it
on the area to be cupped
• Relax the patient
 Medicines used in cupping
• Coconut oil
• Warm or cold water
• Vics vaporub
• Iodex
• Voveran jelly
• Ginger juice
• Any pain killer ointment or skin irritant
• Narayan tel ( Oil )
 Precautions after cupping
• Do not expose to wind or cold
• Ask the patient to relax for some time
• Do not touch or massage the area after
cupping
 After effects of cupping
• The process of cupping may create very
sharp and dark circles of blood vessels.
• There may be itching of the skin
• There may be burning sensation of the
skin depending on what medicine was
used for application on the skin
 Warning to the patient
• The dark color circles will vanish slowly as
the healing starts. The patient must be
informed about this.