Cupping/Hijama is one of the oldest treatment methods known to have been used throughout human history.
Cupping treatment is mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus, which is considered the oldest known medical text. Hippocrates, who is considered the father of medicine, also mentioned the practice of cupping.
What is Cupping/Hijama?
Hijama is a word of Arabic origin and means “to suck”. The treatment is performed by taking blood from the skin using vacuum method. In this way, toxins in the blood are removed from the body. Its known history is more than five thousand years old. This treatment method, which dates back to ancient Egypt and China, was also used by Hippocrates. This treatment has lost its former value for a while due to the advancement of modern medicine and the predominant use of drug therapy. However, in today’s time, medical science has started to use cupping therapy as a “complementary and traditional treatment”.
How is Cupping Treatment Done?
Cupping is a method that has been used as a traditional treatment for years. Fine scratches are made on the leather with scalpels and similar cutting tools. Then, the skin is vacuumed with the help of a cup or glass and the blood collected under the skin is removed. Take-home foods, which have been frequently used especially in recent years, accumulate toxins and toxic waste in the body, and the body accumulates toxins and toxic waste under the skin. Blood taken with cupping; It is dirty blood containing heavy metals, toxins and free radicals that the body cannot eliminate.
What are the Benefits of Hijama?
It is stated in authentic hadiths that Muhammad (pbuh) had cupping done and recommended this treatment. Hijama, also known as “cupping therapy” among the public, is a traditional and complementary treatment method that has many benefits for human health. The main benefits of cupping are as follows:
Hijama relieves the body of stress and relaxes it. It is recommended for extremely stressed and angry people to have regular cupping.
The biggest benefit of cupping treatment is that it removes toxins, free radicals and metal residues from the body through the blood.
Strengthens the immune system; It protects the body against diseases such as flu and cold.
Cupping treatment stimulates blood production, thus eliminating problems such as anemia.
Cupping treatment is good for chronic headaches and migraine pain.
It prevents epilepsy seizures and reduces the number of seizures.
Cupping treatment increases the body’s reflexes.
It is good for dizziness.
It eliminates problems such as chronic fatigue, weakness and lethargy in the body and gives energy to the body.
Cupping treatment relieves stiffness in body muscles and joints and increases the flexibility of muscles and joints.
It renews the visual cells, thus providing sharper vision.
It supports the treatment of eye diseases.
Hijama softens the nerves and gives calmness to the body. Thanks to this benefit, it provides comfortable and productive sleep. It relieves the complaint of insomnia.
By increasing the permeability in blood vessels, cupping allows more oxygen to reach the organs. Thanks to this benefit, it renews cells.
This cell-renewing treatment delays aging and reduces wrinkles such as crow’s feet.
Cupping treatment relieves the pain, aches and cramps that occur during menstruation and that many women suffer from; It allows you to have a comfortable and calm menstrual period.
It is an effective treatment method to get rid of addictions such as drugs and cigarettes.
It protects skin health and prevents the skin from becoming oily.
It lowers high blood pressure.
It prevents cramps, especially in the back area.
It relieves mental problems such as depression and anxiety.
It helps treat inflammation and infection in the body.
It ensures faster treatment of wounds and ulcers.
It strengthens weakened organs and restores their former function.
Cupping treatment increases vascular flexibility. Thanks to this benefit, it helps treat hemorrhoids, popularly known as hemorrhoids.
It cleans the vessels, prevents vascular occlusion, and also reduces high cholesterol.
It supports the treatment of complaints such as attention deficit and lack of concentration, which are the problems of the century.
Cupping treatment has a pain relieving effect. Cupping increases blood circulation and relieves pain.
It removes metabolic deposits caused by gout and rheumatic diseases from the body.
It is used as supportive therapy in the treatment of facial paralysis.
Cupping treatment protects against diseases such as stroke and paralysis and accelerates the treatment of these diseases.
It removes the edema that occurs in certain parts of the body, such as hands and feet, from the body.
It is used in the treatment of infertility and reproductive problems.
It eliminates sexual problems such as low libido.
Cupping therapy is good for treating digestive problems such as stomach ache, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea and gastritis.
It is good for waist and neck pain.
Regular cupping therapy supports and accelerates the treatment of chronic diseases.
It helps treat diseases such as asthma and pneumonia.
It removes acne and pimples, and is especially recommended for acne that occurs during adolescence.
In Which Areas Can Hijama Be Performed?
This treatment, also known as cupping therapy, has been used for many years. In order for cupping treatment to be effective, cupping therapy is applied to certain points of the body. Hijama points are areas determined as a result of research and scientific studies. The cupping points of the body are as follows:
The main cupping points are the Kahil point (middle of the two shoulder blades), behind the heart, neck, waist, shoulder, coccyx, behind the head, behind the ear, knee, top of the foot, forehead (third eye point), stomach cavity, under the chin, and facial area. .
There are also areas of the body that are not suitable for cupping treatment; cupping is not applied to the fontanel point and the nape of the neck.
What Diseases Is Hijama Good For?
Back cupping points
The areas from the coccyx to the seventh spinal bone are suitable for cupping. The most important back cupping points are the middle of the shoulder blade (kahil point), behind the heart and liver, and the coccyx.
Cupping between the shoulder blades
The cupping point between the two shoulder blades is the most frequently applied area. Treatment is applied to these points in the treatment of diseases such as gallbladder and pancreas.
Hijama behind the heart
Cupping applied to the Kahil point and the areas behind the heart on the back supports the treatment of heart diseases and vascular occlusion.
Additionally, treatment is applied to the area behind the heart for mental illnesses such as delusion.
Shoulder cupping
It is the application area for the treatment of hormone imbalances, lung diseases, headaches, dizziness, hair loss, neck arthritis and cervical disc herniation.
Neck cupping
It is the application area for the treatment of eye and dental diseases.
Waist cupping
Cupping therapy is applied to the waist area for the treatment of diseases such as urological diseases, low back pain, hernia, gynecological diseases, and urinary incontinence.
Coccyx cupping
Cupping applied to the coccyx area is applied for the treatment of kidney diseases, prostate, menstrual irregularity, menstrual aches and pains and infertility.
Calf, knee and foot cupping
Cupping applied to the calf area is used in the treatment of psoriasis and kidney diseases. Cupping therapy applied to the side parts of the calf and above the knee area is used in the treatment of varicose veins, blood pressure, diabetes and sciatica.
Behind the Ear Cupping
It is the application area for the treatment of diseases such as headache, ear, nose and throat diseases.
Head cupping
Head cupping is performed for mental problems such as depression. Apart from this, it is the application area for headaches, eczema, herpes, psoriasis, teeth and gum problems.
When does the effect of cupping reveal?
Cupping treatment is a method that makes you feel its effect immediately. Immediately after cupping, the body feels relief, fatigue disappears, and muscles relax. The most common sentence heard from patients is “I felt light as a bird”. Hacamat session duration varies depending on the disease for which the treatment is applied. In some cases, treatment may need to be repeated several times.
Although cupping is a traditional treatment method, it is a method that must be applied by doctors. Cupping treatment performed by a specialist doctor has no side effects. Cupping performed under non-sterile conditions and by unqualified people may cause undesirable side effects.