Table 2.
Details of cupping therapy in different studies.
| First author | Cupping rationale | Cupping points | Cupping duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo[33] | TCM | Cupping (ST25, GB26, CV4, CV12) + Moving cupping (abdomen) | Cupping (10 min), moving cupping (5 min) |
| Danna et al[24] | TCM | Moving cupping (CV3, SP15, SP16, ST25, ST28) | Until the treatment area is red |
| Wang[34] | TCM | Moving cupping (SP, ST, KI, BL, CV, GV, LI, SI, TE) | 10 min |
| Xiaoling[38] | TCM | ST26, ST28, ST30, KI12, KI14, and moving cupping (abdomen) | Cupping (5 min), Moving cupping (10–15 min) |
| Chen[40] | TCM | CV4, ST25, SP15, and moving cupping (abdomen) | 5 min |
| Bu et al[22] | TCM | Abdomen, upper limb, lower limb | 20–25 min |
| Chen[39] | TCM | CV4, CV6, CV9, CV12, ST25, SP15, GB26 | 5 min |
| Ma[25] | TCM | CV4, CV12, ST25 | Nr |
| Xu[30] | TCM | BL, ST | 10 min |
| Haochun[29] | TCM | CV6, CV12, ST25, GB26, LR10, SP11 | 10 min |
| Bu et al[22] | TCM | Moving cupping (BL) | Nr |
| Liang[23] | TCM | CV6, CV12, ST21, ST25, ST28, GB26, | 5 min |
| Jiaoqi[41] | TCM | CV4, CV6, CV12, ST25, ST28, SP15 | Nr |
| Mong[42] | TCM | Moving cupping (BL, GV, CV, SP, ST) | 15 min |
| Shengqi[36] | TCM | Moving cupping (BL, GV, CV, SP, ST) | 15 min |
| Miaojun[27] | TCM | Moving cupping (CV, SP, ST, KI) | Nr |
| Binbin[37] | TCM | ST24, ST25, ST36, CV12, SP15, GB26, BL20, BL23, and moving cupping (abdomen, low back, thigh, upper limb) | Nr |
| Dan[31] | TCM | ST25, CV12, ST24, ST26, CV9, GB26 | 10 min |
| Lin[28] | TCM | Abdomen, upper limb, thigh, low back | Nr |
| Junfang[35] | TCM | Cupping and moving cupping (CV9, CV12, ST25, ST26, ST28, SP15, GB26) | Cupping (8–10 min), moving cupping (20 min) |
| Yi[26] | TCM | Back, abdomen, upper limb, lower limb | 5–15 min |
BL = bladder meridian, CV = conception vessel meridian, GB = gallbladder meridian, GV = governor vessel meridian, KI = kidney meridian, LI = large intestine meridian, N.r = not reported, SI = small intestine meridian, SP = spleen meridian, ST = stomach meridian, TCM = traditional Chinese medicine, TE = triple energizer meridian.