2016•Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical ResearchOpen access
A Review on Al-Hijamah (Cupping Therapy)
Abdul Saleem Mohammad, Nikhat Fatima, Humera Badar, Syeda Saba Sulthana, Chandan B. Mohanty, Mohammad Akthar Sulthana
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Abstract
A review on Al-Hijamah (Cupping therapy) includes the detailed introduction, areas or points of hijamah that are cupped on the various parts of the human body with it's mutual benefits, types of it whether it is dry or massage or wet therapy. These types of therapies are varient from one another while bleeding of blood via wet cupping is possibly beneficial that it can heal many ailments of our body. The safety of this type of therapy is much appreciable which doesn't hurt or leave marks of the punctures on the body while cupping is performed. Much more new therapies were discussed under it related to organs and possible disease that can be cured by cupping. Lot of variance has been distinguished between blood donation and hijamah regarding their mutual remedies and advantages.