Clinical application and research progress of cupping therapy
10.1007/s11726-016-0940-4
- VernacularTitle:拔罐疗法的临床应用与研究进展
- Author:
Ke ZENG
;
Jianwei WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cupping Therapy;
Moving Cupping Therapy;
Quick Cupping therapy;
Blood-letting Puncturing and Cupping;
Medicinal Cupping Therapy;
Review
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2016;14(4):300-304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:This article collected, organized, and summarized the medical literatures of cupping therapy from three major Chinese databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chongqing VIP (VIP), and WanFang, with cupping, moving cupping, flash cupping, pricking cupping, or medicinal cupping as the retrieve title or key words, and the retrieve range was from 1953 to July 15, 2015. This article was to give an overall review of cupping therapy from the clinical application and mechanism research based on its application form, indications, and mechanism research progress. The results showed that there are various types of cupping methods; its indications cover multiple subjects such as internal medicine, external medicine, gynecology and pediatrics; and its major action mechanisms include negative pressure suction, increasing pain threshold, promoting dermal blood flow and improving body immunity.
