What is cupping?

Cupping is a Chinese medical treatment in which glass, bamboo, or plastic cups are placed on various parts of the body. The cups are suctioned onto the skin to help alleviate many health conditions such as pain, relieve a flu or cold, strengthen particular parts of the body, eliminate toxins and for many other disorders.

Since cupping brings out impurities and toxins from the body to the surface in order to be released, the area of skin will be reddened which usually goes away within a few hours to a few days.