Cupping is an important therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, which is the essence of traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the negative pressure adsorbed on the body surface by using the cupping device through the exhaust gas, and the skin's various reactions to the stimulation. After cupping, there will be marks of different colors on the body. What diseases do these colors represent after cupping?
Black purple after cupping
If there is purple or black purple in the cupping part of the patient, it means that there is a problem in the blood circulation in the patient's body. According to the traditional Chinese medicine, it is congestion in the body, and the common symptoms are fatigue and strain. Countermeasures: in addition to cupping, the better way is to use manual massage with traditional Chinese medicine scalding, and use heat therapy to activate blood circulation and unblock collaterals. If one month after cupping, the black and purple pot mark still hasn't disappeared, you can go to the massage department for treatment and hot compress. If it doesn't work, you should check whether the platelet value is normal.
2. Skin yellow water after cupping
After cupping, yellow substances appear, indicating that there may be other pathogenic factors in the body; yellow substances also emit a stench, usually skin diseases, such as acne; countermeasures: use the method of cupping and dredging with lotus needle to prick the skin surface, then the skin recovers, and cupping again after a period of time, at this time, the blood stasis in the body will be discharged out of the body together.
3. After cupping, the skin has purple patches
If the cupping is not only the skin purple, but also accompanied by plaque, it generally indicates that there is local cold coagulation and blood stasis. If there is a large area of purple mark when walking the cupping, it indicates that there is a large area of wind cold. Countermeasures: for the main purpose of expelling cold, hot compress with towel can help to expel cold and activate blood circulation.
4. The skin is gray after cupping
If the cupping position is white or there is no color change, and you can't feel warm and hot when touching the cupping position, it means that the damp and cold air in the patient's body is relatively heavy, because the humidity in the human body is serious, and the pores can't be completely removed for a while because of the excessive moisture in the water; countermeasures: the moisture in the body is heavy, and it may not be completely removed by cupping alone, and the best way is to let the sun shine. The sunshine in the human body is Yang Qi, which can be dissipated by supplementing Yang Qi. In daily life, you should take some drugs to dispel cold and dampness, such as cinnamon, ginger, clove, Evodia, etc. to regulate your body.
The skin is bright red after cupping
It is rare for the skin to appear bright red after cupping. If the skin turns bright red after cupping, it means that the patient is suffering from internal heat. Countermeasures: eat more fire-fighting ingredients such as yam and sorb, or take Niuhuang Jiedu tablet and Huanglian Shangqing tablet.
6. Dark red skin after cupping
If it is found that although the skin is red, it is not bright red but dark in color, it is still internal heat symptoms, but has developed to a certain extent, the body has a blood dry and lead to poor blood operation symptoms, this situation is generally the patient suffering from diseases such as high blood fat; countermeasures: some drugs can be used to reduce fire and promote blood circulation, so that health can be restored.
Red spots appear on the skin after cupping
After cupping, the skin is dark red without secretion after cupping, and red spots of cinnabar appear in the seal of cupping, which is usually a cold; countermeasures: cupping can discharge toxins, in addition, you can also massage acupoints to relieve cold symptoms.
Other changes
Water vapor on the inner wall after cupping
If moisture appears in some cans after cupping, it indicates that there is moisture in this part;
Countermeasures: Cupping itself has the effect of dehumidification, which can be combined with dehumidification food to supplement nutrition, such as barley porridge, winter melon soup, stir fried lentils, sauce Huaishan, duck Euryale soup, etc. to promote health recovery.
Blood blisters on the skin after cupping
The bleeding blister after cupping is caused by too long cupping time. The cupping time should be controlled at about 12-13 minutes, not more than 15 minutes;
Countermeasures: it is suggested that local blisters should be pricked by disinfection, and then erythromycin ointment should be applied for treatment.
Skin wrinkles after cupping
This is because the patient's body is invaded by wind evil. It is common in winter and spring. It is better to receive treatment immediately to avoid and aggravate skin diseases.
No obvious change of skin after cupping
After the can is lifted, there is no pot mark, or although there is pot mark, it disappears immediately, and the skin recovers as usual, indicating that the body is basically normal or the disease is light. Tips for cupping 10 in addition to changes in color and shape, there will be different degrees of burning sensation when cupping occurs, and these changes belong to the therapeutic response of cupping therapy, which can last for one to dozens of days.
Generally speaking, cupping is a kind of special therapy. Don't worry too much about the color and shape changes of the skin. Just take care of the body at ordinary times.