HIJAMA AND CUPPING THERAPY
History of Cupping
Cupping therapy is definitely an incredibly ancient and universal practice that spans both East and West. Within the primitive shamanistic practices of all of the world's indigenous peoples, there were particular shamans who specialized in the sucking out of illness and infirmity from the body.
Within the East, the Chinese have been practicing the art of cupping for at the very least three thousand years. In addition to massage, acupuncture and moxibustion, cupping forms component of the regular bodywork or physiotherapy system of TCM, or Classic Chinese Medicine. Cupping is applied for the acupuncture points to relieve the stagnation of Qi and blood, each locally and in the organ(s) activated by the point.
In the West, cupping therapy had its birth in Egypt. The Ebers Papyrus, written around 1550 B.C.E., states that bleeding by wet cupping removes foreign matter from the body. In cupping, the ancient Egyptians saw the remedy for just about just about every disorder.
The ancient Egyptians passed the art of cupping on towards the ancient Greeks. Each Hippocrates and Galen had been staunch advocates and customers of cupping therapy. Galen once condemned Eras stratus, a noted physician in Alexandria, for not utilizing cupping. Herodotus, a famous Greek historian and doctor, wrote, in 413 B.C.:
HIJAMA, OR CUPPING
Healing by way of Suction
Cupping, referred to as Hijama by the Muslims may be the application of suction cups towards the skin to draw out stagnant, congested blood and Crucial Force, also as other stagnant or morbid humors. Usually, the cups are produced of glass, however they can also be produced of bamboo, bone, horn or metal.
The classical technique for developing suction in the cup should be to use fire to consume the air inside it. But additional not too long ago, squeezable cups with a rubber prime, or cups drained by suction pumps are also utilized.
Cupping may possibly be carried out either wet or dry. Dry cupping is basically placing the suction cups on the skin. Wet cupping, or Scarification and Cupping, is a kind of bloodletting that includes first producing an incision on the skin, then applying the suction cups to suck out small amounts of blood.
Cupping (hijama) will be the best remedy recommended and utilised by the Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). The Messenger (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) stated, "Indeed the best of treatments you have is cupping (hijama)…" [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (5371)]. He (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) also mentioned that around the night of Israa (his ascension towards the heavens) he (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) didn't pass by an angel except that it stated to him, "Oh Muhammad, order your Ummah (nation) with cupping (hijama)." [Saheeh Sunan Tirmidhee (3479)]. This shows the value and greatness of this Sunnah.
'Hijama' in arabic is derived from 'hajm' which suggests 'sucking'. Cupping (hijama) could be the approach of applying cups to many points around the body by removing the air inside the cups to kind a vacuum.
Cupping (hijama) is of 3 varieties:
Dry cupping (hijama) - This is the approach of applying a vacuum on distinct regions of the body so as to collect the blood in that area without the need of incisions (modest, light scratches using a sterile surgical blade or disinfected razor).
Dry massage cupping (hijama) - That is comparable to dry cupping (hijama) but olive oil is applied for the skin (before applying the cups) in order to allow quick movement of the cups.
70% of diseases, pains and ailments are due to the blood getting unable to attain certain parts of the body. Dry cupping (hijama) and dry massaging cupping (hijama) allow the blood to reach these areas.
Dry and massage cupping (hijama) may possibly be self-administered within the comfort and privacy of your individual home. Each cupping (hijama) box is accompanied by an instruction booklet. We've also supplied additional guidelines on our 'How To Cup' page.
Dry and massage cupping (hijama) may possibly be administered any time of the day, any day of the week or month. There are no restrictions.
