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 The role and use of cupping devices

Cupping imprint pigment reflects the following: 1. The imprint is dark purple and dark: It generally indicates insufficient blood supply and blood stasis phenomena due to poor flow of the meridians.
2. Purple and mottled spots on the skin: Usually indicates cold blood stasis syndrome.
3. The canthus marks are scattered purple dot-like, and the depth and shallowness are uniform, indicating the symptom of Qi stagnation and blood stasis.
4. The bright red and vivid imprint of the can: Generally indicates Yin deficiency, both Qi and blood deficiency, or Yin deficiency with fire.
5. Red and dark canning marks: indicates high blood lipids and heat evil.
6. The grayish white imprint of the can is not warm to the touch, which is often due to deficiency cold or dampness.
7. Skin texture or slight itching on the surface of the can: indicates wind evil or dampness.
8. Water vapor inside the canister: indicates moisture in that area.
9. If the canthus marks appear with bubbles, it indicates that the body is prone to dampness. If there is blood in the bubbles, it is a response to the heat and toxin.
Usage Method

1. Select the acupuncture points according to the illness (reference to the disease for point selection): The following is a description of the selection of acupuncture points:
The Ashi point is the most obvious pain point (not marked in the treatment reference acupuncture point diagram). The acupuncture points marked in the treatment reference acupuncture point diagram, located on the front and back midline of the human body, that is, the Ren and Du meridians (see Figure 2), are single acupuncture points. Other points are symmetrically arranged. Only one side is marked in the chart, and both sides of the treatment should be selected. When selecting points, you can divide the points listed in the treatment reference acupuncture points into two groups, and use one group every day to rotate.
2. Select appropriate containers and comfortable positions (can be divided into sitting, supine, lateral decubitus, and prone positions, see Figure 3)
3. Raise the piston on the top of the selected canister to ensure ventilation.
4. Gently fit the suction gun nozzle onto the top of the canister piston, then quickly and vertically pull the handle several times until the skin inside the cupping becomes swollen, to the degree that the patient can tolerate.
5. For areas where cupping cannot be directly performed (e.g., the spine, waist), a connector (sold separately) can be used. To install the connector, first connect the large hole of the spare front mouth to the large end of the connecting rod on one side of the connector, then connect the small end of the connecting rod to the suction gun nozzle, making it a single unit. Then, the front mouth with the piston is fitted together with the cupping, and the cupping is placed on the area to be treated. Follow the same procedure as in Step 4 to attach the cupping to the body surface.
6. After the canister adheres to the body surface, gently rotate the suction gun to the left and right, then back off, gently press the canister piston once to prevent leakage.
7. Cupping can be divided into the following types:

a. Staying on the cup method: After the cupping is applied to the skin and stays for about 10 minutes, children for about 3 minutes, young women for about 5 minutes, and women for about 7 minutes. The skin of those with delicate skin can be limited by the tolerance of the body. When the skin at the cupping site becomes inflamed and discolored, the cup can be removed. If the size of the cup is large and the suction force is strong, the time of staying on the cup can be shortened appropriately. For patients with severe conditions, deep lesions, and severe pain, the cupping time can be longer. For patients with mild conditions, shallow lesions, and paralysis, the cupping time should be shorter. For thick muscle areas, the time can be longer, and for thin muscle areas, the time should be shorter. In winter, the cupping time can be longer, and in summer, it should be shorter. This is the most common method, and can be used for most diseases.
b. Cylinder Method: Also known as pushing or moving the cylinder. This involves first spraying a Chinese medicine mist called Tonglunning on the skin or the opening of the cupping container before cupping. Once the cupping is in place, the container is pushed or pulled back and forth along the meridians or the desired route of cupping, until the skin of the cupped area turns red, becomes swollen, or even develops bruising. Then, the cupping can be removed. This method has a dual effect of both cupping or scapling, and is suitable for areas with large surfaces, smooth skin, and thick muscles, such as the spine, lumbar region, and thighs.
c. Flash Cups Method: After removing the cup, immediately lift it up, and repeat this process multiple times, lifting and removing the cup, until the skin becomes flushed. This method is generally used for areas that are not flat and easy to fall off, as well as areas such as the face, which are difficult to leave bruises.
8. Mention the piston at the end of treatment.
9. Course of treatment; for children, five days, for adults, seven days constitute a course. Wait three days, then start the next course.
10. After using the cupping set, it should be routinely cleaned with disinfectant and alcohol swabs. It should not be immersed, boiled, or subjected to high-temperature treatment.
11. If the cupping therapy cannot be performed, please check whether the rubber stopper in the cupping bottle is tightly sealed, whether the suction gun and the cupping are too tight, whether the suction gun and the cupping are perpendicular, and whether the pressure on the skin during the suction gun and the cupping is too large.

Use caution

1. When performing cupping, choose the appropriate posture and areas with rich muscles, smooth skin, and no hair. Select different-sized cupping devices based on the required cupping area. If necessary, use a prepared dough circle under the cupping opening to prevent leakage or select an atypical cupping device. (Additional purchase) If the skin is dry, moisten the skin before cupping.
2. During the initial treatment, patients should start with small cupping and use a light touch.
3. After the bottle is pulled, do not move the position. When using multiple bottle therapy, there should be a certain distance between the bottle and the bottle, and it is not suitable to arrange too close.
4. For acute and critical patients with high fever, coma, or convulsions, it is important to clearly diagnose the condition to avoid delaying the rescue treatment.