Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine. Special cups are placed on the skin for a few minutes to create suction. This causes your skin to rise and redden as your blood vessels expand. Suction promotes increased blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, and enhance cell repair. When negative pressure is applied by cupping cup, gas exchange occurs due to the pressure difference, thereby making the body fluids clean. Also, hemoglobin, an important cell that transports oxygen in the blood, activelycombines with oxygen. This action increases the supply of oxygen around the painful area and increase blood flow.
The effect of cupping therapy is that first, metabolism and blood purification are activated by gas exchange. Secondly, blood circulation and hematopoiesis are enhanced and thirdly, nutrients are sent to each cell and wastes and toxins are excreted. In addition, it is known to have a good effect on the acid-base balance of body fluids and the enhancement of immune function. It is said that when Napoleon, French military leader in history had severe stomach pain, he used to have a water buffalo horn cupping operation on the affected area. It is said that cupping was favorably used for recovery from fatigue and rejuvenation in European upper society at that time as well as in the ancient East. Cupping therapy will leave distinctive small circular bruises on the areas where the cups were applied, which we call therapeutic mark. These marks will slowly fade within a week and it is painless.