Can belly button cupping kill people?

Cupping is common in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also good for people's physical conditioning. Many people use cupping to treat diseases. There are many acupoints in the body, and the effects of cupping on different acupoints are different. The navel is a relatively fragile area, so you need to pay attention to the techniques and acupoints when cupping. Can belly button cupping kill people? What is the function?

1. You can cup your belly button

The area around the belly button is the Shenque point. Cupping will not kill people, but it requires a certain technique and a tonifying technique. Five cans for strengthening the body: one can each be drawn from the navel and two fingers above, below, and to the left and right of the navel. This can regulate the internal organs, balance yin and yang, and improve the body's immune function. It has significant therapeutic effect in treating femoral head necrosis.

2. Function

The acupoint on the navel is called "Shenque", which is one of the important acupoints of the Ren meridian. The fetus receives nutrition from the mother through the umbilical cord, so the navel is the "root of life" and the gateway for the spirit to enter and exit. The Ren meridian leads all the yin meridians of the body, running through the center of the chest and abdomen, connecting to the heart and lungs above, passing through the spleen and stomach in the middle, and reaching the liver and kidneys below. Therefore, Shenque point is the sea of ​​meridian qi and the foundation of the five internal organs. Regular cupping at Shenque point has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys, restoring yang and rescuing adverse conditions, harmonizing the stomach and intestines, promoting qi and diuresis, dispersing stagnation and relieving stagnation, and promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. Some umbilical ointments currently sold on the market are based on this principle. If the medicine can be applied directly to the navel after cupping, the effect will be more significant.

3. Note

When cupping at the Shenque point, you should pay attention to the following: the negative pressure in the cup should not be too high, and the cupping time should not be too long. It is best to choose a negative pressure cup, because the negative pressure is easy to adjust and it is not easy to burn the skin. The cupping can be removed when the skin becomes congested or slightly bruised.