[Disadvantage of fire twinkling in cupping therapy: "flame-circling in the cup"].

中国针灸 Pub Date : 2025-10-12 Epub Date: 2025-05-28 DOI:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241217-0002

Jingxing Li, Zhen Zhou, Jiachun Xu, Zhaohua Jiao, Yijun Feng, Yan Li

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Abstract

Fire twinkling is the common method in cupping therapy. In the teaching materials of acupuncture and moxibustion, and the national standard, Standardized Manipulations of Acupuncture and Moxibustion-Part 5: Cupping Therapy, this cupping technique is operated by igniting an alcohol-soaked cotton ball held with a forceps, placing it inside the cup, taking it out after "turning around in several circles", and placing the cup on the selected area. Based on the clinical experience of chief physician LI Yan, a high-efficient and safe fire twinkling was developed. Clamping the middle part of the cotton ball with a holder, dipping it in 95% ethanol, and squeezing the cotton ball to ensure no ethanol drops left; holding the cup with the dominant hand and covering the ignited cotton ball vertically, removing the cup immediately when the ball touching the cup bottom. Such manipulation mode, "flame going in and out directly", can avoid the potential safety hazards such as residual ethanol left on the cup opening, overheating of cup opening and accidentally falling-off of the ignited cotton ball.

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【火苗闪烁在拔火罐治疗中的缺点：“杯中绕火”】。

火苗闪烁是拔火罐治疗中常用的方法。在针灸教材和国家标准《针灸规范操作第五部分：拔火罐疗法》中，拔火罐的操作方法是：用镊子夹住浸有酒精的棉球，将其点燃，放入杯中，“转几圈”后取出，将杯子放在选定的部位。根据李燕主任医师的临床经验，研制出一种高效安全的火苗。用夹持器夹紧棉球中部，蘸95%乙醇，挤压棉球，确保无乙醇滴出；用惯用手握住杯子，将点燃的棉球垂直盖住，当棉球接触到杯底时，立即取下杯子。这种“火焰直接进出”的操作方式，可以避免杯口残留乙醇、杯口过热、点燃的棉球不小心脱落等安全隐患。

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期刊介绍： Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (founded in 1981, monthly) is an authoritative academic journal of acupuncture and moxibustion under the supervision of China Association for Science and Technology and co-sponsored by Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Society and Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is recognised as a core journal of Chinese science and technology, a core journal of Chinese language, and is included in the core journals of China Science Citation Database, as well as being included in MEDLINE and other international well-known medical index databases. The journal adheres to the tenet of ‘improving, taking into account the popularity, colourful and realistic’, and provides valuable learning and communication opportunities for the majority of acupuncture and moxibustion clinical and scientific research workers, and plays an important role in the domestic and international publicity and promotion of acupuncture and moxibustion disciplines.