Cupping Therapy for Diseases: An Overview of Scientific Evidence from 2009 to 2019.
10.1007/s11655-020-3060-y
- Author:
Song-Zi WANG
1
;
Yong-Hui LU
1
;
Min WU
2
;
Ke-Ji CHEN
3
;
Yue LIU
3
;
Long-Tao LIU
4
,
5
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
2. General Department, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, 100000, China.
3. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
4. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China. liulongtao1976@
5. com.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
clinical trial;
cupping;
efficacy;
mechanism;
non-drug therapy;
overview
- From:
Chinese journal of integrative medicine
2021;27(5):394-400
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cupping therapy has been accepted worldwide, and many studies have been conducted to reveal its curative effects and mechanisms. To comprehensively evaluate the effect of cupping therapy, database including China Network Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Chinese Scientific Journal Database VIP, Wan Fang Database, Chinese Biomedicine (CBM), PubMed and Web of Science were searched from 2009-2019. We summarized all the meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, clinical trials and the mechanisms studies of cupping therapy in the previous 10 years, hoping to provide a reference for the clinical applications and studies.
