Chinese cuppings or Schröpfgläser is
a contemporary health practise that is yet to be fully asimilated in other
societies. From its name, it’s obvious that it is one of the Chinese inventions
in the practise of medicine. The therapy itself is known as cupping and is as a
result of the use of cup shaped jars that are inverted on the body.
The earliest forms of Chinese cupping used jars made out of
bamboo wood as the suction devices. This has later evolved into the use of
modern cupping sets made of glass and lately there has been the introduction of
plastic made jars. The glass jars or Schröpfgläser are
relatively thick and are transparent to enhance the practitioner observe on the
effects taking place during the therapy.
HOW CHINESE CUPPING
TAKES PLACE
The therapy of Chinese cuppingwith Schröpfgläser operates
on the principle of suction. Suction is the creation of a vacuum inside of the
cups by removing the air in them. In order to achieve the vacuum several
methods can be used. One is the traditional one which involves the swabbing of
cotton wool in alcohol and then fitting it into the glass jar. The cotton ball
is then ignited. As the combustion of the alcohol takes place, air is consumed
leaving the jar a vacuum. Simple science, isn’t it? Its important to take note
that this procedure is only applicable to the glass cuppings and not the
plastic or bamboo cuppings.
The modern way of achieving suction is by the use of cuppings
that have already been fitted with small hand pumps. These pumps are operated
by the practitioner and are very effective in the suctioning of air out of the
cuppings. This has been in corporated with the introduction of plastic cuppings
in the practise of Chinese cupping.
MEDICINAL EFFECTS OF
CHINESE CUPPING
Once suction has taken place, the cuppings orSchröpfgläserare strategically placed at startegic
positions on the surface of the body, locations known as the meridians. The
meridians can only be located by well trained acupuncturists. Once in place,
they are left to settle for a duration of about five to ten minutes.
In corporation with the use of acupunctural herbal oils, an
acupuncturist first applies oil on the body of the patient and then places the
cuppings. The oiling enables the afcupuncturist to move the cuppings along the
meridians as the therapy takes place. This therapy is known as gliding and is
very effective.
Chinese cupping is painless and takes only ten to fifteen
minutes depending on the preference of the patient and the condition being
treated.
Chinese cupping therapy is used in treating the folowing
conditions, fatigue, cellulite, stiff muscles, anxiety and to relieve back and
neck pains.
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