Why not cupping in winter? When is the best time for cupping?

Cupping has become one of the traditional medical symbols in China. It can dredge meridians, dispel cold and dampness, relieve swelling and pain, promote qi circulation and promote blood circulation. But I heard from friends that cupping is not suitable this winter. Why? Is cupping harmful to your health in winter?

Why not cupping in winter? It's easy to catch a cold because of the cold weather.

Cupping is mostly located in the back, waist and legs. During the operation, the body needs to come out. In winter, the temperature is low. If you don't keep warm, it's easy to catch a cold. On the contrary, it is not worth the loss. So many people didn't choose cupping in winter before, but now most cupping places have good heating equipment, and cupping in winter is even * *.

When is the best season for cupping? According to Chinese medicine, cupping is best in summer.

Cupping is a kind of therapy with cupping as a tool, which generates negative pressure by burning fire and exhausting gas, so that it can be absorbed on the body surface and produce local blood stasis, thus achieving the functions of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and dispelling cold. This treatment has a remarkable effect on cold and dampness in winter, and according to the traditional Chinese medicine "winter disease is treated in summer", the yang in the human body also reaches its peak in four seasons because of the strong yang in summer.

When is the best time for cupping in a day? It is best to cupping between 9- 12 in the morning.

Cupping is a therapeutic method to help yang and eliminate dampness. Cupping should be carried out in the morning, when the human body has the most abundant yang, and cupping can act on the body quickly. Generally speaking, it is suggested that the cupping time should be between 1-2 hours after breakfast, that is, between 9- 12 in the morning, and its stay time should not exceed 15 minutes.

Cupping 1 When is it inappropriate? Cupping before going to bed cannot be arranged before going to bed. Otherwise, after cupping, the blood circulation in the body will be accelerated, people will be more excited, have a good mental state and relax for a while. If you are excited before going to bed, it will affect your sleep, which is not conducive to your work and study the next day.

2, when the body is too hungry, it is not suitable for cupping. At this time, it is easy to accelerate blood circulation because of cupping, leading to hypoglycemia.

3. When you are full, if you are cupping when you are full, especially cupping on the back, the prone way will oppress the stomach, which will also affect the digestive function of the stomach and lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. Therefore, it is not suitable for cupping when you are full.

4. People in acute attack, if cupping without authorization, are likely to aggravate the condition, which is not conducive to physical recovery, especially serious diseases or skin diseases. It is recommended to consult a doctor to see if cupping can be done after the condition improves or recovers. Cupping is possible, or not.

5. Before the last cupping seal disappears, there should be a certain interval between the other two cupping. Usually, the standard of this interval is based on the number of hours after the last cupping. If cupping is repeated in the same place, it will lead to foaming, bursting and even infection.

6, pregnancy, menstrual period for pregnant women, it is not suitable for cupping, because pregnant women cupping is easy to speed up the operation of qi and blood, affecting the fetus, if it is early pregnancy, there may be miscarriage, while menstrual women cupping will lead to excessive menstrual flow and other discomfort.