Cupping with a cup at home is not allowed.
Cupping belongs to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, the current commonly used methods mainly include fire cupping and cupping gas canisters, these two cupping methods require specific medical equipment. The fire pot presents a big belly, small mouth, the mouth side of the characteristics of the flip, so that it can be easily adsorbed in the skin, and the glass fire pot to be relatively thick to be safe, not easy to burst. Gas canisters need to have the bottom of the device can be pumped.
Ordinary cups do not have the characteristics of cupping apparatus, does not belong to the category of medical equipment, so you can not use the cup cupping at home. Cupping flash fire method with tweezers and other clamps 95% ethanol cotton balls, a hand holding the can body, the mouth of the can down, the cotton ball will be ignited immediately after reaching into the can and shaking a few rounds and then exit, quickly buckle the can in the should be extracted parts, at this time the can has become a negative pressure can be sucked.
Casting fire method is a flammable soft paper, or dipped in ethanol cotton balls into the can after ignition, while the fire is strong when the cans quickly buckle in should be extracted parts. However, fire cupping should pay attention to safety so as not to burn the skin.
Cupping therapy is suitable for shoulder and back pain, lumbar and leg pain, stomach pain, cough and other diseases. Cupping is not recommended for acute and serious diseases, chronic systemic debilitating diseases, contact infectious diseases and patients with bleeding tendency.
If you need cupping, it is recommended to perform cupping under the guidance of a professional doctor, and do not blindly perform cupping at home to avoid adverse consequences.