CUPPING/HIJAMAH: Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which special cups are applied on the skin for few minutes to create suction. Cupping is of two types Dry and Wet.
Dry cupping: This is the process of using a vacuum on different areas of the body in order to gather the blood in that area without incisions.
Wet Cupping (Hijamah): This is the process of using a vacuum at different points on the body but with incisions in order to remove ‘harmful’ blood which lies just beneath the surface of the skin.