The pros and cons of cupping for men

Don't think that cupping is a women's specialty. In fact, men also need to use cupping to regulate their bodies. Cupping can treat kidney deficiency and physical fatigue that many men suffer from, and it also has a good regulating effect on colds and flu that some people often encounter. However, you should pay attention to the fact that cupping has both advantages and disadvantages. It is not the case that cupping has only advantages and no disadvantages.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of cupping?

1. Frequent cupping can cause skin infection

Many people think that cupping needs at least half an hour to be effective. Chinese medicine reminds that cupping actually varies according to the size, material, and negative pressure of the cup. However, it is generally advisable to take no more than ten minutes from lighting the fire to sliding the cup to removing the cup. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time. If the cupping time is too long under a large negative pressure until the blisters are pulled out, it will not only damage the skin, but may also cause skin infection.

2. It is easy to catch a cold after taking a bath after cupping

You really need to pay attention to the order. You can cupping after taking a shower, but you must not take a shower right after cupping. After cupping, the skin is in a state of injury and is very fragile. Taking a shower at this time can easily cause skin damage and inflammation. If you take a cold shower, the skin is in a state of open pores and is easily cold. Therefore, you must not take a shower right after cupping.

3. The effect of reducing pressure

In the process of the body's self-adjustment, it produces the effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, relaxing muscles and tendons, relieving swelling and pain, and dispelling wind and dampness, acting as a benign stimulus to promote the recovery of normal functions.

4. Warming effect

Cupping has a warming and stimulating effect on the local skin, which is most obvious with large fire cups, water cups, and medicine cups.

5. Regulate the body's yin and yang balance

Due to the autohemolysis phenomenon after cupping, a histamine-like substance is produced immediately, which circulates throughout the body with the body fluids, stimulates various organs, enhances their functional vitality, and helps to restore the body's functions.