Cupping Flashcards
Cupping
Used for chronic diseases like arthralgia
External Wind =
Upper Respiratory Infection
Internal Wind =
Tremors, Stroke, pain
Blood stasis =
Sharp, shooting, knifelike
Qi Deficiency
Dull, Throbbing
Blood Deficiency
Numbness/Tingling
Moxa (Artemisia Vulagaris)
Regulates Qi & Blood, expels cold & dampness, warm uterus, stops bleeding, warms ST & SP to remove stagnation
To live 100 years
Moxa pts CV4, CV6, CV12, & GV4
To reduce fatigue
ST 36, CV8
Asthma
CV 4
Incontinence
CV4
Miscarriage
LV11
Lack of sex drive in females
CV4
Osteoporosis
CV4
Breast Disease
SI 11
Asthma
CV 12
Upper body pain/paralysis/stroke:
LI 11
Bleeding
Used for fever, sore throat, musculoskeletal pain
Skin red =
Heat
Skin blue =
Cold or stasis
Skin white =
Blood deficiency
Skin purple =
Blood stasis
Skin raised =
Qi Stagnation or Dampness
Skin Sunken =
Qi Deficiency
Skin swollen =
Dampness