When you have a cold and cough, if you feel cold, you can usually cupping, if it is wind-heat type cold, cupping is not recommended.
If the cold is caused by external cold, or if there is a deficiency of qi but a lot of phlegm, fire cupping can be done. The efficacy of fire cupping is to move qi and blood, disperse cold, warm the meridians, and have the effect of promoting yang qi, so in the case of cold evils, cold and dampness and other diseases, you can use fire cupping, which has a certain curative effect on cold and cough.
If it is a wind-heat type of cold, there may be a serious fever, then through the cupping, not only can not play the role of fever effect, sometimes it will also aggravate the further fever, cupping is not recommended.
Cold and cough, it is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the nature of the cause of the disease, to determine whether cupping, while drinking more water, eat more fruits, can enhance the immune system.