【Cupping Colors】Understanding Your Body's Condition Through Cupping Colors 😮 What's Your Body Constitution? | Kwun Tong Cupping

After cupping, your body shows different colors. What do these colors represent about your body constitution, and how can you improve it? Read the original article to find out! When you get cupping done in Green Island, which type of reaction reflects your body's condition? It's also important to improve your dietary habits for better and more effective results.

Cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment, first recorded in "Fifty-Two Prescriptions," a text from the Warring States period. In ancient times, cupping was primarily used for treating injuries. Practitioners would use fire or vacuum suction with cups as tools. By creating negative pressure and heat, air was expelled from glass cups, allowing them to adhere to the body's surface. After 5-10 minutes, the cups were removed, leaving behind light red or purplish-dark circular marks (ecchymosis) due to suction and stimulation.

Retention Cupping

After applying the cup, it is left in place for a certain period, usually 5 to 15 minutes. For larger cups or stronger suction, the retention time should be appropriately reduced. In summer or on thinner skin, the retention time should also not be too long to avoid skin damage.

Moving Cupping

This method is generally used for larger, more muscular areas such as the back, waist, or thighs. A larger cup with a smooth rim, usually a glass cup, should be chosen. First, an oily medium is applied to the treatment area. After the cup is suctioned on, hold the bottom of the cup with your hand, tilt it slightly so that the back half of the cup bears the pressure and the front half is slightly lifted. Slowly push it forward, moving it up and down or left and right on the skin surface several times until the skin becomes red.