Chinese Medicine Is Unusual

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Fire cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine in which a glass cup filled with a vacuum created out of air heated by fire is placed directly on a patients skin. Check out more pictures of fire cupping in action below.

Fire cupping is used as a treatment for respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis.

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4 Responses to “Chinese Medicine Is Unusual”

1. josh2xx on May 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

   yawn seen it before

2. STEVE on June 5th, 2008 at 1:41 am

   Yes, and it is also used for fun in the BDSM world.

3. This Man on June 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

   You know what’s an even better treatment for the common cold? One gun, one bullet. I guarantee you’ll never get sick again!

4. kostas on June 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

   the elder here in Greece do that too

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