Fire cupping is a common tool for cupping therapy, which utilizes burning, suction, extrusion and other methods to exclude the air inside the canister, resulting in negative pressure, so that the canister is adsorbed on the surface of the body in specific areas (affected areas, acupoints), resulting in a wide range of stimulation, the formation of local congestion or bruising phenomenon, and to achieve the prevention of disease and treatment of disease, and a strong body of a therapeutic method. Like acupuncture, fire cupping is also a kind of physical therapy, and fire cupping is one of the best therapies in physical therapy. It is also suitable for children. It is also called "cupping". There are fire cans, gas cans and so on.
Bamboo fire can
With a diameter of 3 to 7 centimeters thick bamboo section by section sawed off, one end of the knuckle to make a mouth, one end of the knuckle to do the bottom, cut off the skin of the bamboo, made into a drum-like cylindrical tube, the size of the application of the site can be selected. Bamboo fire pot with a strong fine bamboo, cut off the length of about 6-9 cm bamboo tube (should not be too long or too short, too long the weight of the larger, easy to fall off, too short due to the small volume of the lumen, the attraction is also small and not easy to suction), one end of the left section of the bottom, one end of the mouth of the pot, the caliber of about 3 centimeters, 4.5 centimeters, 6 centimeters, etc.. Scrape off the green skin and inner membrane with a knife, the thickness of the wall of the tube about 2 ~ 3 points, with sandpaper polished, the mouth ring must be flat and smooth. Bamboo cans are characterized by: lightweight, inexpensive, not easy to break, specific gravity, suction stable, can absorb the liquid, and easy to take, easy to make. The disadvantage is easy to burst leakage.
Terra cotta fire pot
System made of clay, smooth mouth and bottom, shaped like a wooden bowl or porcelain drum. This jar of suction, but fragile.
Glass fire pot
belly small mouth, mouth turned out, there are large, medium and small three types. The advantage of this fire pot is that its material is transparent, you can see from the outside to suck with the surface skin changes, easy to grasp the degree of local reaction after cupping.