Cup therapy or cupping, traditionally called "hijama", has been used in medical treatments in the Middle East and Far East for 3 thousand years. Recommended by experts and known to give immunization against diseases hijama, can be made in hospitals. As a preventive health care method, hijama can be performed once a year or season passes. So, what is hijama, what are the health benefits? How to make hijama? Here are those who wonder about hijama…

What is hijama?
Hijama, has existed despite many social and scientific developments throughout human history. This treatment method was applied by various cultures on five continents of the world. In order to get rid of the disease or protect health, dead cells and waste materials are collected intensively at certain points of congestion, capillary blood vessels and fine blood is called the process of taking dirty blood.

How to make hijama?
Hijama is the application of vacuuming out the dirty blood accumulated in the skin, clogging the veins, harmful to the body and damaging the organs where it accumulates. In the application of cupping, harmful, toxin accumulated, clotted and jelly consistency of dirty blood is cleaned. Hijama is an ancient treatment based on increasing the blood circulation by creating regional vacuum for healing. Hijama is a dry cup application based on the formation of regional vacuum in order to increase blood circulation and wet cup application where blood is taken by creating superficial skin cuts at certain body points with regional vacuum. As a preventive health care method, hijama can be performed once a year or season passes.

What are the health benefits of hijama?
The vacuum generated during cupping encourages the body to produce "enkephalin" enzymes that block pain signals to the brain. Thus, the nerve carriers are released. Vascular contraction or enlargement occurs and the feeling of pain is reduced. As a result of some research therapy; It was found that it stimulated the cup points, directed and closed the pain paths, reduced the pain and improved the quality of life.

In some studies, blood samples were taken after superficial scratches on the skin during hijama. And heavy metal residue was found on the walls of the blood cells. In the same way, the inflammation caused by malnutrition was found in the blood and these were also removed from the body with hijama. Dr.Katase from Osaka University, suggested that hijama could affect blood components, increase my red and white blood cells, and neutralize blood.

How did the hijama come about?
It has been used extensively throughout the world for more than five thousand years in the folk therapies of many cultures. This ancient treatment method was moved from Ancient Egyptians to Greek physicians and then to the Romans. Islamic physicians, because of Prophet Muhammad's to be applied and recommended, this treatment method has taken further. It has been widely used in Arab and Ottoman medicine and in traditional Anatolian medicine. Hijama has a history dating back to the 3rd century BC in China. Hippocrates (400 BC) wrote detailed articles about hijama. We can see that hijama was mentioned in the Ebers Papyrus (1550 BC), the oldest known medical texts in history. Today, hijama continues to be demanded and preferred by the broad public. Recently, health care professionals have also become interested in this long-established and practical treatment. Although this awakening is not enough, rising demand and the results of scientific research show that hijama can reach more people. Hijama training is offered as part of the Complementary Medicine course in medical schools in China and the USA. Cup Therapy is offered as an elective course in the faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences in Germany and England.