Cupping is one of the common methods used in traditional Chinese medicine for disease treatment and health care. With the modern attention to health, cupping has become one of the good choices for health care, of course, after all, cupping is a method of Chinese medicine to treat and prevent diseases, so pay attention to the precautions after cupping, so that cupping can achieve the best results.

　　(1) The position must be appropriate, local skin and flesh, such as wrinkles, flaccid, uneven scars and positional movement, etc., cupping easy to fall off.

　　(2) According to different parts, choose the right size of cans. When applying the fire-cupping method, the flame should be strong and the action should be fast, so that the mouth of the can is tilted upward to avoid the source of fire falling down and burning the skin. When applying the flash fire method, the cotton swab dipped in alcohol should not be too much, in order to prevent the alcohol from dripping down to burn and injure the skin. With the cotton method, to prevent burning cotton off. When using the rack fire method, buckle cover to be accurate, do not knock over the burning fire rack. When using the boiling water pot, the hot water in the pot should be thrown away to avoid scalding the patient's skin.

　　(3) When applying the needle pot, it is necessary to prevent muscle contraction and bending of the needle, and to avoid crushing the needle into the depth in favor of injury. Chest and back acupoints should all be used with caution.

　　(4) In the application of blood cupping, the area of the skin bleeding from the needle should be equal to or slightly larger than the caliber of the fire pot. The amount of bleeding shall be appropriate, and the total amount of each time shall not exceed 10ml for adults.

　　(5) In the use of multiple cans, the distance between the cans should not be too close, otherwise the skin will be pulled by the cans will produce pain, and at the same time due to the cans crowded each other, it is not suitable for pulling firmly.

　　(6) In the application of walking cans, can not be in the bone protruding push and pull, so as not to damage the skin, or fire cans leakage off.

　　(7) When starting the can, the technique should be gentle, with one hand against the skin on the side of the can, press a little, so that the gas leakage, the can can come off, not hard pull or spinning.

　　(8)If there is bleeding from the pinhole after cupping, use dry cotton ball to wipe it off. General local redness or cyanosis (bruising), is a normal phenomenon, will subside on its own. If the local bruising is serious, it is not suitable to pull again in the original position. If the canister is left for too long, the skin will blister, small do not need to deal with, to prevent infection caused by abrasion; large can be pierced with a needle, outflow of the liquid in the bubble, coated with gentian violet solution, covered with sterile dressings, to prevent infection.

　　Understand the precautions after cupping, and need to pay close attention to is that although cupping is good for health, and can play a role in health care, but for if it is a pregnant woman, pregnant women, young children, and so on, it is best not to carry out cupping, so as not to affect the health of the body.