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Fire cupping - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Bleeding, Bloodletting, Broaching, Drafting, Drainage, Drawing, Leeching, Phlebotomy, Pumping, Sucking, Suction, Tapping, Venesection |
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Fire cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum next to the patient's skin.
Instead of using a vacuum pump, a vacuum is created by swabbing 91% rubbing alcohol into the bottom of a cup that is lit and placed immediately against the skin. By creating the seal the immediate loss of oxygen puts the fire out, preventing the person from being burned. As the air cools in the cup, a vacuum forms that pulls up on the skin, stimulating the acupressure effect.
Fire cupping is also known as a form of fire play in the BDSM community.
See also
cupping
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Example Usage of cupping |
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lsgrundy: @julianshaw Dude I'm about to go out to get some bread and shit from the supermarket. On way back, red cupping it no doubt. |
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merdekacoffee: Testing apricot and coconut balls (yeah, edible type no dirty jokes right!). Taste good. Working on some cupping notes from last Friday |
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lawrencebrown: @jimseven please, plus if you any photos I can use for cupping, that would be ace |
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