Can fire cupping get rid of dampness?

Fire cupping can get rid of dampness. However, it should be noted that not all dampness can be removed by fire cupping. Dampness in the body is divided into internal dampness and external dampness. For external dampness caused by cold, fire cupping is effective, but for internal dampness caused by consuming too much raw and cold food, fire cupping usually has little effect on it. Fire cupping is a traditional therapy in Chinese medicine, which mainly utilizes the negative pressure generated inside the can to stimulate the local acupoints and make the local blood vessels dilate and accelerate the operation of qi and blood, so as to dissipate the cold and dispel the dampness, invigorate the blood circulation and relieve the pain, etc. After cupping, use your hands to remove the dampness and to relieve the pain. After fire cupping, if you touch the local skin with your hand, you will usually feel that the skin here is cool and there are water droplets with dampness, which is a specific performance of removing cold and dampness through fire cupping. In conclusion, fire cupping has certain effect of removing dampness, it is recommended that when choosing the method of removing dampness by fire cupping, it should be carried out under the guidance of professional physicians.