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Cupping

[Subterm of Traditional Chinese Medicine]

The Cupping method is important to the practice of Chinese medicine and often used in conjunction to other methods such as moxibustion and acupuncture. Cupping involves inducing a vacuum in a small glass or bamboo cup and promptly applying it to the skin surface. This therapy directs blood and lymph to the skin surface under the cup increasing local circulation.