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Pricking and cupping

刺血拔罐 〔刺血拔罐〕 cì xuè bá guàn

刺络拔罐〔刺絡拔罐〕cì luò bá guàn

A method of cupping whereby a cup is applied to an area of skin that has been pricked with a cutaneous needle (e.g., a plum blossom needle). This method, which can draw large amounts of blood if the area has been heavily pricked, is used for cinnabar toxin, sprain, or mammary welling-abscess.

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