Comments on: Smoking out the flu

By: HerbertVater

HerbertVater — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:15:25 +0000

If it is well done, then it doesn#t hurt. And it coures effectively. I have seen that in China very often and one time I was treated in that way by myself.

By: Shuaib

Shuaib — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:23:24 +0000

Interesting. I’m aware of wet-cupping as I have been researching it for a couple of years on our blog.If it helps with flu, then I’m all for giving it a try, given the impending H1N1 pandemic.I note the therapist uses acupuncture needles (or something similar) to make the pricks for the wet-cupping, in a manner which must be quite painful (as can be heard from the patient in the background!). An alternative method would be be to use surgical blades, or even better, lancing pens specially designed for cupping (a bit like the lancing pens used in diabetes monitoring kits) which make the procedure virtually pain-free.Still not quite sure though how burning the moxa actually works to cure diseases. Wouldn’t mind trying it one day since it has been established for millenia in Chinese medicine!ShuaibAhealth.co.ukPS: Good point made above, you gotta find the right therapists who are experienced, medically qualified and know what they are doing (I suppose that goes without saying really for any treatment or therapy)

By: marc.detemple

marc.detemple — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:19:29 +0000

Hi Terry, have you had some bad experiences with bad therapists ?

By: Terry Edmonds

Terry Edmonds — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

This form of therapy is available in many massage parlours in China but it requires perfect combination of hardware(the tool) with software(the person). Regrettably a therapist like Mr.Fan is difficult to find.