Hijama is an Arabic name, also known as cupping or vacuum therapy from the ancient civilization for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, for example, to reduce the muscle tension, stress, stomach problems, pain etc., though, there are numerous of debates because of having less or no strong standard scientifically proven documentations and its ambiguous mechanism of action.
Earlier, it was familiar in Egyptian and Chinese cultures as most effective treatment for almost all types of diseases, but now, this therapy is less or more very familiar around the globe.
The main driving force of this Hijama therapy is creating negative pressure inside suction cups which help to come out the toxin materials from the incision skin. Normally, cups are made of by glass, silicone, plastic, earthenware, animals’ horn, bamboo etc.
At the beginning of this therapy, massage with some oils (Black seed or olive oil) or antiseptics on the skin area where the cups will be placed and positioned as well as fixed the suction cups by using one handy machine which creates a negative pressure inside the cups, then keep the cups up to 3-20 minutes to clear out the poisonous substances from our body through the tiny cuts of our skin. Typically, to set up the number of cups and sessions frequency may vary from patients-to-patients disease condition. The session may be 2 to 4 or even more times in a year and many cups install points on the body surface area.
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- Wet cupping (Mainly Hijama)
- Dry cupping (e.g., for treating varicose vein)
- Fire cupping
- Pulling-up Jar cupping (Chinese traditional method)
- Needle cupping (Acupuncture) and so on.
The following points are considered as the advantages of cupping method -
- Reduce weakness, insomnia, anxiety and depression.
- Relief any kinds of pain – shoulder and neck pain, myalgia,
headache, migraine, back pain, teeth pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatism,
even sports related pains especially for athletes etc.
- Effective therapy for lung diseases – dry nose, tonsillitis, breathing
problem with allergy and Asthma, whooping cough, pharyngitis, pneumonia etc.
- Aid to recover and rejuvenate the skin cell quickly by
increasing the blood circulation and essential nutrients to the skin and curb
the skin problems such as acne vulgaris, dermatitis, scars, stretch marks,
eczema, facial paralysis etc.
- Relief heart, liver, urinary and digestive system related
diseases.
- Give great relaxation of our total body, emotion and mind after
passing hectic and robotic life style.
- Helpful for varicose and spider veins.
- Some blood disorders like anemia, hemophilia, high blood pressure,
diabetes.
- Also, very effective and safe for infertility treatment for men and women.