Some patients can be cupped with fire-cupping while taking Si Yi Tang, but there are some special patients who cannot be cupped with fire-cupping and should pay attention to the treatment as prescribed by the doctor. Si-Yi Tang is composed of Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae, and it has the effect of restoring yang and saving reversal of the blood circulation (saving syncope, unconsciousness, etc. by warming and replenishing yang). It can be used in cold syncope syndrome of heart and kidney yang decline. Fainting in the limbs, lying in the bed with bad cold (fear of cold), feeling weak and wanting to sleep, pale face, abdominal pain and discharging of fluid, vomiting without thirst, white slippery fur on the tongue, and fine pulse.
For some people who need to take Four Reverses Soup, if there are skin allergies, breakage and edema at the same time, it is not suitable to do fire cupping on the damaged area. For some people with acute serious diseases, serious heart disease, infectious skin disease, fire cupping is also prohibited to avoid aggravating the condition. It is recommended that the patient should take Four Reversed Soup after the doctor’s diagnosis, and should also consult the regular hospital for fire cupping. If the attending doctor does not indicate the need for fire cupping, patients should not do it on their own or take other therapeutic measures, prescriptions and so on.