Al Shifa Hijama

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About Al Shifa Hijama

Hijama (Wet Cupping) is revival of sunnah. ‘Hijama’ in arabic is derived from ‘Hajm’ which means ‘sucking’. Hijama is also known as cupping therapy which is the process of applying cups to various points on the body by extracting toxic blood by creating vaccum inside the cups. This is a natural therapy hence falls under alternate medicine practice to cure most of the diseases. Hijama was also known as ‘Seenghi Lagwana’ in ancient times, Hollow horns were used for Hijama. Hijama therapy offers many spiritual & therapeutic benefits. It has been used for thousands of years to treat painful symptoms e.g. sciatica, back pain, and clearing congestion in the chest which can occur with colds and flu, but cupping has recently gain popularity for its ability to help tissues to release toxins, de-acidifies tissue directly, enhance blood circulation to stimulate the immune system, and reduce stress as it releases chemicals in the brain that may reduce stress and depression. On removing the cups, dramatic increase in skin blood flow occurs (reactive hyperemia). Scarification of surface of skin uplifting opens skin barrier for evacuation of fluids with Causative Pathological Substances and prevents their absorption at venous capillary end. Immediate second cupping pressure is transmitted through skin incisions to create a pressure gradient and a traction force across the skin and capillaries leading to excretion of collected interstitial fluids (including lymph) with Causative Pathological Substances, filtration of capillary fluids containing Causative Pathological Substances, bleeding at puncture sites and increased release of endogenous opioids (analgesic effect).