Hijama/Wet cupping therapy is a traditional alternative medical treatment that reduces pain and provides relaxation to the body.
Hijama cupping therapy involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. The suction improves the flow of energy and facilitates the healing process.
The mechanism of cupping therapy works by applying negative pressure on the skin. The negative pressure in the cup increases blood flow, loosens connective tissues, and accelerates the healing process within the body. Cupping therapy sweeps the toxins away from the organs and drives them out of the skin with the help of shallow incisions made on the most superficial layer of the skin (Epidermis).
Locations of Hijama Pointa 133, 134, 135, 136
Hijama point no 133: This Hijama point is located 2cm above the somach area and closer to the end of the chest bone.
Hijama point no 134: This Hijama point is located on the left side of the chest, closer to the rib cage.
Hijama point no 135: This Hijama point is located on the left side of the chest on the inside of the lungs.
Hijama Point no 136: This Hijama Point is located on the opposite side of Hijama Point no 135, on the right side of the chest and inside of the lungs.
Benefits of These Hijama Points
Let’s discuss the benefits of these Hijama points locations.
Heart Diseases
The heart is considered an important organ of the body, as it is responsible for pumping blood and delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body. The blood-pumping cycle of the heart is called the Cardiac cycle which monitors the circulation throughout the body. Heart diseases occur due to the reduction of blood flow. These blockages could be a reason for blood clots, a build-up of fats around the heart, high cholesterol, or other substances in the arteries or veins. Hijama cupping therapy in these designated areas activates the blood flow. Wet cupping helps to unclog and remove cellular waste, dead blood cells, uric acid, metabolic waste, and toxic waste from that area. Hijama affects the composition of blood by thinning it and regulating the red and white blood cells and also changes the acidic blood to neutral blood by balancing the PH levels.
Blood Clots Around the Heart and Lungs
Blood clots can develop anywhere in the body and sometimes cause blockage in the blood vessels. As we observe a blood clot in the arm or leg or around the chest, it can lead to poor blood circulation and several circulatory issues. Blood clots can create some serious health concerns. Blood clots in the heart or the lungs can even result in the death of a person, or it could paralyze the person or cause a life-threatening stroke.
Hijama cupping therapy compels the thick blood to be drawn out of the bloodstream, enabling lighter and fresher blood throughout the body.
Amenorrhea (Absence of Periods)
Amenorrhea is not considered a disease, it is a health condition in which a woman misses periods during her reproductive period, from puberty to menopause. Hijama cupping therapy is one of the oldest and the most effective ways to alleviate pain, related to menstrual disorders including irregular periods, absence of periods, painful periods, and PMS. Hormonal imbalances are one of the most common factors for menstrual irregularities. Hijama has been proven to assist the endocrine system in maintaining balanced estrogen and progesterone levels. Hijama treatment can also provide deep relaxation to the body, allowing it to perform at its best. Hijama cupping therapy is a natural, safe, and efficient method of treating most menstrual abnormalities.
Chronic Cough
One of the most common reasons for visiting a doctor’s clinic is coughing. That could be because of fever, infection, runny nose, soar throat, allergies, or a reflex reaction of the respiratory system. The respiratory system includes the nose, mouth, sinuses, trachea, bronchial tubes, and lungs. Sometimes when the airways of the respiratory system clog with irritants or mucus, a cough occurs to clear the throat. Coughing, wheezing, phlegm build-up in the lungs, and asthma, can be relieved to target these specific areas with Hijama cupping therapy.
Liver Diseases
The liver is responsible for crucial functions like filtering harmful chemicals from food, removing toxins from the bloodstream, and storing energy.
When the cup is applied to the skin, Hijama helps to remove the impurities from the blood and suction increases blood flow in the tissues and organs, specifically in the liver tissues, and the liver cells get activated. This activation helps the liver to perform all its functions properly and efficiently. The liver regulates the detoxification of the whole body. Many significant metabolic nutrients are stored in the liver, such as Vitamin A, D, and K, iron, and glycogen. The liver releases these nutrients in the bloodstream when needed. The liver is responsible for the production of these necessary nutrients. The liver can be damaged when the hepatic cells become inflamed. The accumulation of cholesterol may cause extensive liver damage. Hijama cupping therapy helps the liver to maintain its functions and to improve all hepatic problems, including hepatitis B & C.
Heaviness on the Chest (Chest Pain)
Heaviness in the chest is usually associated with heart problems but it could be a sign of anxiety and depression. When an individual is in the mode of stress, muscles get stiff and tensed and they feel heaviness on the chest. Hijama Cupping therapy helps to relax the muscles.
Heaviness on the chest can be noticed easily when stagnated blood gathers in the targetted area of the body and cupping drains the stagnated blood away from the body by incisions.
Resolves Gall Bladder Issues
The gall bladder is a pear-sized organ beneath the liver. It is a part of the biliary system within the liver, pancreas, and gall bladder that empties into the small intestine. It stores bile produced in the liver for digesting fats and excreting cholesterol. Dysfunctioning in the gallbladder results in the production of gallstones. In most cases when cholesterol in bile gets high, it forms stones. Hijama cupping therapy helps eradicate the root cause of gallstones by removing harmful chemicals and toxins, reducing inflammation, and promoting healing in the body.
Controls High Levels of Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a waxy substance in the blood, high levels of cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease. High levels occur by overeating saturated fats, not getting enough exercise, and being overweight. Cupping therapy has autoregulatory effects and helps purify blood circulation. Cupping therapy on these targetted areas lowers cholesterol levels by increasing the skin’s excretory function through incisions.
Lipoprotein is one of the hydrophobic compounds, and cholesterol is one of its primary constituents. To lower total cholesterol levels, a small skin incision and suctioning during wet cupping therapy aid in reducing cholesterol excretion.
Lung Diseases
Lungs are an essential part of the respiratory system. The airways are the pathways to your lungs, where gaseous exchange occurs. Oxygen is drawn into the body through blood and carbon dioxide is released, which happens by altering the pressure within your lungs with the support of your muscles. Dysfunctioning of the lungs may lead to many lung diseases. Lung tissue diseases, lung circulation diseases, and airway lung diseases are a few of lung diseases. Hijama cupping therapy alleviates a variety of lung diseases. These Hijama points are located close to the lungs, so they help to remove the senile impurities from the blood and refresh our lungs to pass through oxygenated blood flow in all tissues and organs.
Hijama cupping therapy is a simple procedure that has immediate physical results. Hijama treatment has been used by people with different cultural backgrounds since prehistoric days. It has been used to cure a variety of diseases. Muslims use it as a Sunnah Rasool. Hijama works by sucking out toxic blood and promoting fresh blood and oxygen to the human body. Noxious and stagnated blood is the primary cause of plenty of illnesses. Removing these risk factors helps to revive health and avoid sickness.
“If there is something excellent to be used as a remedy, then it is Hijama”. Sunan Ibn Majah.The Holy Prophet (PBUH) explained that Hijama is one of the best medicines.” The best medicine with which you treat yourself is Hijama, or “ the best medicine you can use is Hijama”. Saheeh Bukhari(5371)
