The methods of using fire cupping include fire throwing method, fire flashing method, fire racking method, cotton sticking method and wine dropping method.
1. Throwing fire method: use a small strip of paper to ignite the upper end, and quickly put it into the can, and when the fire is strong, immediately buckle the can in the part that should be drawn to suck the skin.
2. flash fire method: with hemostatic forceps or tweezers hold a dry cotton ball wrapped tightly, dipped in 95% alcohol ignition, in the can quickly around a draw, the speed of the canister cover in the part should be drawn suction.
3. Shelf-fire method: not suitable for combustion and heat transfer of the block, about 2cm in diameter at the end, placed in the affected area, the top of a small alcohol cotton ball, ignited after the canister cover should be extracted on the part of the suction.
4. Cotton method: a 1cm piece of cotton wool, slightly soaked in alcohol and paste it on the inside wall of the tank in the middle, after ignition, the canister will be quickly buckled in the selected parts of the suction.
5. Dropping alcohol method: 1 to 2 drops of alcohol on the middle of the inner wall of the can, roll the can horizontally and sideways, so that the alcohol is uniformly attached to the wall of the can (not close to the mouth of the can), ignite the alcohol, and then the speed of the can canister can be buckled in the selected part of the suction can be.
Fire cupping is generally adapted to rheumatic pain, muscle strain, cold, cough and other diseases. Do not leave the canister for too long to avoid skin burns. Fire cupping needs to be used under the guidance of a doctor.