What are the benefits of bloodletting?

When different diseases appear in the human body, different treatments are required for each disease. One particularly famous treatment method is called bloodletting therapy. It mainly involves piercing a small hole in the human body with a needle tip, and then letting out a certain amount of blood. This can effectively treat human diseases. Bloodletting therapy is also widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. So what benefits does physical relaxation bring?

1. What are the benefits of bloodletting?

Bloodletting therapy, also known as "acupuncture bloodletting therapy", is a method of treating diseases by piercing or scratching specific acupuncture points and certain parts of the human body with a needle to release a small amount of blood. It is often used to treat headaches, toothaches, tonsillitis, mumps, hypertension, etc.

What is bloodletting therapy?

So-called bloodletting was practiced in much of the early medical history of the world. Bloodletting in Traditional Chinese Medicine is a treatment method that releases a small amount of blood by pricking certain acupuncture points or small veins on the body surface. During the operation, perform routine skin disinfection first, use a three-edged needle or a coarse fine needle, insert the needle quickly and remove it quickly, and generally do not insert the needle too deep. It is commonly used for heatstroke, headache, sore throat, boils, low back pain, etc.

3. Is cupping and bloodletting good for the body?

Cupping and bloodletting are not suitable for everyone. If it is a fever disease, there will be certain benefits. However, if you do bloodletting frequently, it will have a certain impact on the body. It is recommended not to do bloodletting frequently. Cupping and bloodletting usually involves acupuncture first and then cupping to draw out the blood. It may have a certain effect on the causes of qi stagnation and blood stasis.

4. What should you pay attention to when cupping bloodletting?

1. Differentiate your physical constitution: use bloodletting and cupping to tonify or purge based on your physical constitution, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

2. Pay attention to your physical condition: People with heart disease, severe anemia, leukemia, thrombocytopenia and other blood diseases, skin allergies, edema, edema, high blood pressure, blood diseases and bleeding tendency, skin diseases, pregnant women, menstruation, too full, too thirsty, too hungry, or drunk are not suitable for bloodletting and cupping.