Have you ever heard about the ancient techniques such as
cupping and moxibustion from the Traditional Chinese Medicine? What makes them
so unique and powerful?
Do you know that the top athletes during the recent Olympic
Games have turned to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment known as
“cupping” to boost their performance? In fact, the use of cupping therapy
amongst athletes has grown over the last decade. Floyd Mayweather, Andy Murray,
Amir Khan are recent Olympians in Rio who were seen with cupping marks during
their competitions.
Cupping therapy is to create suction on your skin by using cups. It is an
ancient technique from Traditional Chinese Medicine. One way to understand cupping is to
consider it as the inverse of massage. Rather than applying pressure to
muscles, the suction uses pressure to pull skin, tissue, and muscles upward. Cupping has gained growing popularity among the Hollywood
stars. Jennifer Aniston has been enjoying cupping and acupuncture for a long
time.
Cupping has numerous benefits — it can
help remove toxins from the body and stimulate the flow of fresh blood and Qi
(energy) to the affected area and throughout the body. It often works wonders
for people who suffer from the flu, colds, coughs, back and muscle pain, poor
circulation, anxiety, and other chronic pains.
Moxibustion involves
the burning of mugwort (moxa) to facilitate the healing. Mugwort is an herb
that has many healing benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties and
balancing Yin and Yang energy. It has been widely used both internally and
externally in TCM. Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy in which the dry
herb is burned on or very near the surface of the skin. This process will
produce a short wave of infrared light to enhance the healing power.
According to TCM, cold and dampness can invade the
body and deposit in the meridian channels, which causes energetic blockage in
the body. Moxibustion helps dispel the
cold and dampness in the body and promotes the energy flow in the body. In
addition, it also increases the white blood cell count, reduces chronic
inflammation, regulates menstruation cycles and eases menstruation cramps. The
healing ability of moxibustion is truly amazing.
Why choose the
summer as the best season to take advantage of cupping and moxibustion? The answer may
surprise you.
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