Hijama or Wet Cupping
Wet cupping or bloodletting is one of the oldest therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has been used for more than 3,000 years. It is believed that the Egyptians were the first people to use this method as a treatment and as a preventative technique in medicine.
After that, Arab people (Hijama الØجامة), Iranian (Hejamat, Øجامت) and the east of Asia also began using this therapy regularly to treat a variety of diseases and a way to preventing some illnesses. It helps to drain toxins from the body. There is a piece of strong advice in some religions like Islam to do Hijama regularly to keep people in the health situation.
There are 3 primary methods to do wet cupping or bloodletting:
1. prick a few points on the body that the practitioner determines would be therapeutic
2. venesection which is cutting veins based on the treatment strategy.
3. By Leech sucking.
Does have side effects?
Overall it is a safe procedure.
But it does have some side effects:
1. Marks that resemble bruises may be present on the skin for up to 1-3 weeks. Hematomas are also possible though they are rare.
2. Scar tissue is a possibility, especially if it was done using a surgical blade, but it depends on the type and the sensitivity of your skin
3. feeling lightheaded, dizzy, sweating and nausea, Vasovagal reaction
4. Rarely Infection
5. Pain