Table 1.
Clean Wet-Cupping Technique
1 | Wear sterilised gloves. |
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2 | Find points for wet-cupping and indicate the sites by surgical marking pen. |
3 | Swab with 10% potadine solution and put a disposable cap to auto-lancet. |
4 | Punctuate 6 points along the marked site in 2 mm-depth and attach cups on the skin. |
5 | Exhaust inner air of the cups with maximum negative pressure by manual pumping. |
6 | Retain the cups for 5 minutes. |
7 | Open the exhausting valve and remove the cup. |
8 | Swab and stanch the treated sites with 10% potadine solution and apply bandages. |
9 | Let the participant rest for 5 minutes. |