Plum Blossom Acupuncture and Fire Cupping for Toxin

  In recent years, the author used the method of plum blossom needle percussion plus fire cupping to treat 60 cases of this disease, with good results, is introduced as follows: 1, general information 60 cases, 22 men, 38 women, the youngest 20 years old, the oldest 60 years old; the shortest duration of 1 d, the longest 9 d. 2, treatment method The affected area is routinely disinfected, with plum blossom needle percussion local. Stimulation method: first start from the edge of the lesion, make a circular spiral to the central area around the prick, moderate stimulation, uniform force, to ooze blood like a pearl, and then use the flash fire cupping method, leaving the jar in the affected area for 20 min to make it bleed, after starting the jar, then wipe it with sterilized cotton ball, if the area of dermatophytosis is large, the treatment can be divided into 2~3 times, once every other day.  3, efficacy observation After treatment, the skin redness and swelling subsided, the skin color returned to normal, no self-perceived symptoms is cured. Among the 60 cases in this group, 12 cases were cured once, 26 cases were cured three times, 16 cases were cured five times, and 6 cases were cured seven times.  4. typical case Zhang xx, male, 25 years old, worker. visited the clinic on August 6, 1996. He complained of burning pain in the left lower extremity for 1 d, which was worse when pressed, and 2 cloudy erythematous patches of 6cmx6cm and 5cmx5.4cm in the anterior part of the left lower extremity, with clear borders and receding color when pressed, accompanied by fever, thirst, yellow greasy moss, moist pulse, T38.2℃, blood WBC1.6×10/L, diagnosed as lower extremity dermatitis, identified as damp-heat infiltration evidence, and treated with plum blossom acupuncture and cupping for 1 time, the pain was relieved. The pain was relieved, the heat subsided and the body cooled, and the treatment was continued, once every other day, for 3 times.  5, experience Dan Poison is due to the fire evil invasion of blood, or trauma evil poison to take advantage of the opportunity to enter, so that the skin meridians blocked, Qi and blood to suppress the development. The plum blossom needle percussion on the lesioned area achieves the effect of unblocking the meridians and running qi and blood, while cupping uses the negative pressure inside the jar to suck out the blood from the lesioned area, so that the fire and heat toxins are discharged from the body with the blood, which is the meaning of “removing the skimmer from the skimmer”. Therefore, plum blossom acupuncture cupping has the effect of clearing blood heat, activating blood stasis and eliminating swelling.