Is cupping good in winter?

Some people always think that cupping is not suitable in winter. In fact, this statement is not entirely correct. In the cold weather in winter, many people are very prone to catching colds. In this case, they should regulate their bodies even more. Therefore, if you want to cupping in this season, you need to choose some warm methods and you must pay attention to keeping warm to prevent skin injuries.

The weather turns warmer in spring and the temperature starts to rise. However, the sudden spring cold in the north can still cause people who are caught off guard to suffer from respiratory diseases such as colds. For colds caused by wind and cold, using cupping to remove the cold can effectively relieve symptoms. Pay attention to the lubrication of the cup mouth during treatment. The weather in the north is dry, especially in spring, which is cold and dry. In this environment, people's skin lacks moisture, which can easily cause skin cracks when cupping.

In summer, the temperature is high and there is a lot of rain, so people are prone to skin diseases such as prickly heat. At this time, cupping is mainly used to remove moisture. Since people sweat more in the summer, it is best to take a shower and dry your body before cupping to prevent sweat from affecting the adsorption of the cupping jar. Do not take a shower after extraction, even if you are sweating a lot, to avoid infection.

The temperature is low and dry in autumn and winter. For cupping, you should choose a warm room and pay attention to heat preservation. For patients who need cupping on the back, abdomen and other parts of the body, the cupping time can be appropriately reduced and the body should not be exposed for too long. After pulling out the hair, put on clothes immediately and drink some hot water to warm your body. The skin is dry in autumn and winter, so when cupping, you need to lubricate the cup mouth to protect the skin from injury.

Use a bamboo with a diameter of 3 to 7 cm to saw it into sections one by one, remove the sections at one end to make the opening, and leave the sections at the other end as the bottom. Peel off the bamboo skin and make it into a waist drum-shaped cylindrical tube. The size can be selected according to the part to be treated. The bamboo tube cupping jar is made of sturdy, thin bamboo, which is cut into bamboo tubes about 6-9 cm in length (not too long or too short. Those that are too long are heavy and easy to fall off, and those that are too short have a small tube cavity volume and low attraction, making it difficult to absorb). One end is left as the bottom and the other end is the cup mouth, with a diameter of approximately 3 cm, 4.5 cm, or 6 cm.

Use a knife to scrape off the green skin and inner membrane. The thickness of the tube wall is about 2~3 centimeters. Polish it with sandpaper. The mouth ring must be flat and smooth. The characteristics of bamboo jars are: light, cheap, not easy to break, light specific gravity, stable absorption, able to absorb liquid medicine, easy to obtain materials and simple to make. The disadvantage is that it is easy to burst and leak.

Ceramic fire pot

It is made of clay, with a smooth bottom and is shaped like a wooden bowl or a porcelain drum. This type of tank has strong suction power but is fragile.

Glass fire cupping

The belly is big and the mouth is small, with the edges of the mouth turned outward. There are three types: large, medium and small. The advantage of this cupping jar is that its material is transparent, and the changes in the skin on the receiving surface can be seen from the outside, making it easy to grasp the extent of local reaction after cupping.