The Use of Hijama (Wet Cupping) in Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Efficacious or Perilous?

Uddin, Syed Mohammad Mazhar; Haq, Aatera; Sheikh, Haris

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.09.002

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“…La hijama (de l'arabe, Hajm ou Hajam, « expansion » ou « succion » [1] ; wet cupping pour les anglo-saxons) est une médecine traditionnelle pratiquée dans les pays orientaux, aussi bien au Moyen-Orient qu'en Asie [2,3]. Fondée sur la théorie des humeurs (le phlegme, la bile jaune, la bile noire et le sang), elle vise à rétablir l'équilibre entre les humeurs par l'évacuation de sang et des « toxines » qu'il contient.…”

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Lésions cutanées secondaires à la médecine des ventouses ( hijama )

Kluger

Fraslin

2018

Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie

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“…Les indications sont nombreuses, principalement dans le traitement des douleurs chroniques musculosquelettiques ou les céphalées de tension. Cependant, les preuves de son efficacité dans diverses pathologies ne sont rapportées par aucune étude correctement conduite [2,3].…”

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Lésions cutanées secondaires à la médecine des ventouses ( hijama )

Kluger

Fraslin

2018

Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie

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“…Cupping is performed throughout the world to this day. 23 The Nahuatl often practiced wet cupping, which involves the same procedure along with skin incisions, to allow blood to collect in the cup. 5…”

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Ophthalmology in North America: Early Stories (1491-1801)

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New World plants, such as tobacco, tomato, and chili, were held to have beneficial effects on the eyes. Indigenous healers rubbed or scraped the eyes or eyelids to treat inflammation, corneal opacities, and even eye irritation from smoke. European settlers used harsh treatments, such as bleeding and blistering, when the eyes were inflamed or had loss of vision with a normal appearance (gutta serena). In New Spain, surgery for corneal opacity was performed in 1601 and cataract couching in 1611. North American physicians knew of contralateral loss of vision after trauma or surgery (sympathetic ophthalmia), which they called “sympathy.” To date, the earliest identified cataract couching by a surgeon trained in the New World was performed in 1769 by John Bartlett of Rhode Island. The American Revolution negatively affected ophthalmology, as loyalist surgeons were expelled and others were consumed with wartime activities. After the war, cataract extraction was imported to America in earnest and academic development resumed. Charles F Bartlett, the son of John, performed cataract extraction but was also a “rapacious privateer.” In 1801, a doctor in the frontier territory of Kentucky observed anticholinergic poisoning by Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed) and suggested that this agent be applied topically to dilate the pupil before cataract extraction. John Warren at Harvard preferred couching in the 1790s, but, after his son returned from European training, recommended treating angle closure glaucoma by lens extraction. Other eye procedures described or advertised in America before the 19th century included enucleation, resection of conjunctival lesions or periocular tumors, treatment of lacrimal fistula, and fitting of prosthetic eyes.

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“…Wet cupping (Al-hijamah) is a therapeutic approach that is believed to combat illness and promote well-being. 1 , 2 Some may claim that wet cupping differs from Al-hijamah, and that the latter has been used even in old civilizations. 3 According to Baghdadi et al, 4 although the latter is more comprehensive, the term wet cupping refers to both Al-hijamah and Chinese wet cupping.…”

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“…In fact, mechanism of action of WCT still unknown as there are several methods of WCT and each method has its own mode of action which could illustrate the effect of WCT. 1 , 2 For example, neural, 21 hematological, 22 psychological, 23 and antioxidant effects 24 were reported in case of studying the effects of WCT on chronic neck pain. Wet cupping therapy will lead to lowering the blood pressure of tissues at the pain area and evacuation of the inflammatory agents and toxins will happen, this will lead eventually to improvement in the lymph and blood flow.…”

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Proteomic effects of wet cupping (Al-hijamah)

Almaiman

2018

SMJ

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Wet cupping (Al-hijamah) is a therapeutic technique practiced worldwide as a part of the Unani system of medicine. It involves bloodletting from acupoints on a patient’s skin to produce a therapeutic outcome. A thorough review of research articles on wet cupping with relevance to proteomics field that are indexed by Google Scholar, PubMed, and/or Science Direct databases was performed. Eight original research articles were summarized in this paper. Overall, wet cupping did not have a significant effect on C-reactive protein, Hsp-27, sister chromatid exchanges, and cell replication index. In contrast, wet cupping was found to produce higher oxygen saturation, eliminate lactate from subcutaneous tissues, remove blood containing higher levels of malondialdehyde and nitric oxide, and produce higher activity of myeloperoxidase. The proteomic effects of wet cupping therapy have not been adequately investigated. Thus, future studies on wet cupping that use systemic and sound protocols to avoid bias should be conducted.

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The Use of Hijama (Wet Cupping) in Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Efficacious or Perilous?

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Lésions cutanées secondaires à la médecine des ventouses ( hijama )

Lésions cutanées secondaires à la médecine des ventouses ( hijama )

Ophthalmology in North America: Early Stories (1491-1801)

Proteomic effects of wet cupping (Al-hijamah)

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