Can cupping remove acne? What should I pay attention to?

In daily life, cupping is a very popular way of health care in traditional Chinese medicine. It has good health care effects, can prevent many diseases, and is very popular among people. So can cupping cure acne?

Can cupping remove acne? Generally speaking, cupping can remove acne. Cupping can speed up metabolism and promote detoxification in the body, thus helping to remove acne. So what kind of acne can cupping remove? Let's take a closer look!

Can cupping cure acne?

Cupping can remove acne.

To get rid of acne, you need to remove excess toxins and heat from the body. Cupping is a method of sucking out dampness and heat from the body. It has the effects of expelling cold and dampness, promoting qi and blood circulation, reducing swelling and relieving pain, drawing out toxins and relieving heat, so cupping can get rid of acne.

Cupping refers to a therapy that uses a cup as a tool to generate negative pressure by burning fire, pumping air, etc., so that the cup is adsorbed on the body surface, causing local blood stasis, in order to achieve the effects of dredging meridians, relieving swelling and pain, promoting qi and blood circulation, and dispelling wind and cold. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, acne is mostly caused by heat in the blood. Cupping combined with bloodletting therapy can clear away heat and toxins, remove dampness and dredge the meridians. Generally, after 2 to 3 treatments, the "fire" will disappear immediately and the acne will gradually subside and disappear.

TCM's treatment of acne is guided by syndrome differentiation and is individualized. It often uses pure Chinese medicine concentrated pills developed by experts to regulate the function of internal organs, balance the body's yin and yang, and treat the cause from the inside out. The symptoms of acne vary, but they can all be treated with cupping therapy. When supplemented with targeted Chinese medicine to treat from the inside out, significant therapeutic effects can be achieved.

What kind of acne can cupping treat

Common causes of acne:

1. Endocrine disorders

2. Bad work and rest habits

3. Not paying attention to personal hygiene

4. Decreased immunity

Cupping can eliminate toxins from the body, regulate endocrine system, and enhance immunity. Therefore, acne caused by endocrine disorders and decreased immunity can be treated by cupping, but work and rest habits and personal hygiene habits must be developed by the individual. #p#Subtitle#e#

Cupping method to treat acne

1. Prepare 2 to 3 cupping cups.

2. Select 2 to 3 relatively large acne spots on the back, prick them with a three-edged needle (or an injection needle) to cause bleeding, and squeeze out a few drops of brown-brown blood. Stop squeezing when the squeezed blood turns bright red.

3. Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to wipe the inner wall of the cup, light a candle (or lighter), heat the inner wall of the cup, use the heat to expel the air in the cup, and then quickly buckle it on the selected area for cupping. Note that the cupping time should not exceed 10 minutes. Generally, it is best to pull until the skin turns purple and red without blisters. If the time is too long, blisters and infections are likely to occur in hot weather.

If there is no acne on the back, you can also cupping the lung point and spleen point.

Method of locating the Feishu point: The patient sits down, lowers his head, and touches a protruding cervical vertebra, which is the 7th cervical vertebra. Counting down 3 vertebrae is the 3rd thoracic vertebra, and 1.5 inches to the side is the Feishu point.

How to locate the Pishu point: It is located on the 11th thoracic vertebra, 8 vertebrae down from the Feishu point, and 1.5 inches to the side is the Pishu point.

How long does it take for cupping to be effective in removing acne?

Depending on the cause of individual acne and physical condition, the time it takes to take effect will vary. Cupping for acne is not a process that can be effective in just a few times. It requires persistence, but cupping should not be done too frequently. #p#Subtitle#e#

Does cupping for acne have any side effects?

Cupping is a good way to remove acne, but long-term and large-area use can easily deplete a person's vital energy, making it easy to develop symptoms of yang deficiency and qi deficiency such as fear of cold, fatigue, and listlessness. And frequent cupping can lead to skin infections.

What should I pay attention to when using cupping to treat acne?

1. Stay away from spicy and hot foods

Spicy foods are hot in nature. Eating such foods after cupping can easily cause internal heat in patients, which can make the condition of acne patients worse.

Spicy and hot foods include: garlic, chili pepper, strong tea and other foods.

2. Stay away from high-sugar foods

High-sugar foods have the function of enhancing the body's metabolism. Such foods will cause increased secretion of sebaceous glands in cupping patients, resulting in clogged pores, which will cause acne to appear continuously and repeatedly.

High-sugar foods include: white sugar, chocolate, ice cream and other foods.

3. Stay away from high-fat foods

High-fat foods will generate a lot of heat energy during the digestion process. Acne patients have body heat. Eating such foods will aggravate the internal heat of the cupping recipient and cause acne to recur.

Foods high in fat include: pork, butter, pig brain, peanuts, etc.

4. Get enough sleep at the right time (go to bed before 23:00)

From 11pm to 1am the next day, the liver's metabolism is most active and this is the time for liver detoxification. This detoxification process must be done during deep sleep, followed by detoxification of the gallbladder and lungs. If you miss this time, it may lead to body dysfunction and cause acne recurrence.

5. Keep your bowels naturally smooth

Long-term constipation can cause a large amount of toxins to accumulate in the body, which cannot be excreted, resulting in endocrine disorders and metabolic disorders. The bowel movement ability is enhanced, bowel movements are smooth, and the body's waste can be eliminated regularly to prevent toxin accumulation.