HIJAMA

Hijama is also known as cupping therapy or medicinal bleeding and a form of alternative medicine. Hijama therapy is applied to diagnose fevers, chronic low back pain, poor appetite, indigestion, high blood pressure, anaemia, acne, atopic dermatitis, nasal congestion, menstrual period cramping.

During the Hijama therapy blood is drained by local suction from a small skin incision. Hijama therapy adverse events are separated into local and systematic.

The local adverse events comprise scar formation, burns, linear bruising or streaks, skin ulcers, undesired darkening of the skin, panniculitis, induction of the Koebner phenomenon in susceptible individuals with psoriasis, and pain at the cupping site.

Hijama therapy is popular amongst people because of the following benefits:

• It is faster and instant pain reliever.
• It alleviates chronic fatigue syndrome.
• It treats lung diseases like chronic cough, asthma, bronchial congestion, and pleurisy.
• It keeps skin healthy.
• Ease digestive issues.
• Heal urinary problems.