A lot of people like to pull out a fire pot to relax after taking a bath in summer, but there will be blisters after pulling out the pot, which is a very common phenomenon. There are many reasons for its formation, such as the heavy moisture in the body, the high temperature in the pot and the long time to keep the pot, etc. Follow the small edition of the four seas network to learn some health knowledge of cupping.
What is the reason for the blister?
In traditional Chinese medicine, cupping is the process of forcing toxins out of the body through a physical way in vitro. The essence of cupping out blisters is to 'fill water' under the skin. The pathological products such as phlegm, drink, water and dampness in the body and water enter and stay in the skin through the subcutaneous tissue under the effect of negative pressure, thus forming blisters.
After cupping, in addition to bleeding spots and blood stasis, some patients will have blisters, mainly due to the following reasons:
Severe damp and toxin
After cupping, the blister may be due to the patient's cold and damp constitution. In the body's damp poison, the blister is caused by the evil Qi going out. If the blister is obvious and the color is white, it indicates that the body has the disease of cold and dampness. If the blister is not obvious and the number is small, the color is yellowish or turbid, mixed with blood water, it indicates that the body has the disease of damp and heat.
Tank temperature too high
If the temperature of the tank is high, it may also cause blisters. For example, if the temperature of the tank is high, it may cause bubbles when the tank is left. But the possibility is generally small.
Cupping is too heavy to bear
The size and number of blisters to a large extent reflect the situation of phlegm and water in the body. If the number of blisters is more obvious, white, and the temperature of the surrounding skin is not high, it is cold damp syndrome; if the number of blisters is less, the color is yellowish, or turbid, and the temperature of the surrounding skin is higher, it is damp heat syndrome.
Long retention time
When cupping, a long time to keep the pot may also cause blisters, which also has a certain relationship with people's physical fitness. Some people may keep the pot for 20 to 30 minutes without bubbles, and some people may keep the pot for 5 to 10 minutes, which will cause bubbles. Therefore, when cupping for the first time, the time should be shorter. It is necessary to understand the patient's physical fitness and determine the time to keep the pot.
Sensitive skin
There are differences in body parts. If the skin of some parts of the body is sensitive or thin, the phenomenon of blisters may also occur when cupping.
How to deal with blisters after cupping?
Vesicle treatment
If it is a small blister, it can not be treated generally. Apply disinfectant gauze on the blister to prevent the blister from breaking. If the blister is relatively large, apply a small amount of gentian violet solution, and when the solution is dried, the blister will disappear or shrink naturally.
Severe blister treatment
If it is a very serious blister, you should first use a sterile needle to break the blister, or use a sterile syringe to extract the liquid in the blister, and then apply gentian violet solution to the local area, and then apply a sterile gauze to prevent infection. Pay attention to change the gauze regularly, and then pull out the pot after the long blister skin heals.
Treatment of blisters
If blisters do not burst after cupping, the following small prescriptions can be used for treatment:
1. Mix salt and cold boiled water in the proportion of 1:2 to form salt water, soak the gauze and apply it to the blister, and replace it at any time.
2. Grind a proper amount of rhubarb into a fine powder, add a proper amount of sesame oil, mix it into a paste, apply it to the affected area, wrap it with gauze, and replace it once a day.