The cupping procedure uses glass cups which are applied to the surface of the skin. Air is sucked out of the cup and this action draws skin and flesh into the cup. This stimulates the blood circulation and the underlying musculature. Cupping has been traditionally used for blood stagnation with fantastic results.

Cupping is an ancient therapeutic practice, which was depicted in paintings inscribed on the walls of King Tutankhamen's tomb built thousands of years ago. It was practiced by Assyrians, Chinese, Japanese, Arabs as well as Europeans many centuries ago.

In recent years, cupping has returned as cure within the framework of so-called "non-traditional medicine," However, its controversial methods of practice take different forms.

Cupping, known in the past as blood sacrifice, was a means of protecting those people from blood clotting, as recorded in medical registers of the Arabs more than 1,400 years ago. This primitive method is still practiced in some parts of Saudi Arabia. It uses elephant horns imported from India.

There are three types of cupping- dry cupping, impure blood sucking and massage cupping. The modern practice of cupping is safe and non-feared when compared with the old non-disposable brass cups according to certain people who practice it.

By using sterilizing applied instruments and placing honey on the bloodsucking areas and other preventive measures which were not taken in the past. Today, risks of catching hepatitis or AIDS have largely disappeared. A cupper avoids sucking blood from veins and arteries and concentrates on the cellular fluid to reduce negative effects and keep side effects to the minimum level.

Cupping proved to be very effective in curing chronic diseases, neck and back pain, headaches, ophthalmic diseases, abdomen pain, diabetes, digestive diseases and hypertension. It also proved effective in increasing white blood cells as well as anti-bacterial and anti -viral immunity bodies.

Cupping is found in Chinese and Indian medicine as one of the most effective non-traditional therapies. There was an ancient belief that cupping strengthened memory. Cupping has also proved effective in the treatment of ruptured muscles, ligaments and headaches.