What Do the Colors of Cupping Therapy Indicate?
The color of the skin after cupping can indicate the state of the body. For example, a purple-black color indicates insufficient blood supply, while a bright red color suggests a lack of Qi and blood. Cupping therapy has the effect of relaxing muscles and tendons, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. If the body has corresponding symptoms, one can go to the hospital for cupping treatment. It is best to avoid private clinics for cupping therapy, as incorrect operation may affect health.
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Purple-black color after cupping indicates blood stagnation, poor circulation, or insufficient blood supply. Bright red marks after cupping indicate Qi and blood deficiency. Red and dark marks after cupping may suggest high blood lipids. Extremely dark marks with moisture or even blisters indicate severe dampness in the body. Greenish marks after cupping indicate a cold condition.
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Cupping therapy can effectively improve blood circulation, accelerate blood flow, and have the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting Qi and blood circulation, dispelling wind and dampness, and so on. Cupping can also promote metabolism, timely remove waste and toxins from the skin, increase the permeability of blood vessels in the skin, and help improve the body's immunity.
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Cupping therapy is not suitable for pregnant women, menstruating women, patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, neurological disorders, restlessness, muscle spasms, and convulsions. It is also contraindicated for those with high blood pressure, moderate to severe heart disease, heart failure, respiratory failure. Additionally, it is not recommended for those who are intoxicated, overworked, overfed, overly thirsty, have undergone strenuous exercise, are in a state of extreme exhaustion, have skin with poor elasticity, or are suffering from malignancy.
