Effects of Wet Cupping on Blood Components, Especially Skin-Related Parameters of Healthy Cases: A Case Control Metabonomic Study

June 2016 in “ Journal of skin and stem cell ”

Mehdi Fahimi, Nooshafarin Kazemikhoo, Fataneh Hashem Dabaghian, Ayda Iravani, Farideh Vahabi, Mehri Azadi, Sedigheh Sadeghi, Fahimeh Mirkhani, Mohammad Arjmand, Zahra Zamani, Fereshteh Ansari, Roshanak Gods

wet cupping cholesterol cortisone aldosterone primary bile acids L-arginine taurine hypotaurine D-glucose pyridoxamine hair loss hirsutism acne urticaria psoriasis herpes zoster cupping glucose vitamin B6

TLDR Wet cupping blood has different components than regular venous blood, which might affect skin disorder treatments.

The study investigated the differences in metabolites between wet cupping blood and venous blood in 20 healthy individuals using a metabonomics approach with mass spectrometry. The results identified 17 differentiating metabolites and 16 differentiating pathways, including those related to cholesterol, cortisone, aldosterone, primary bile acids, L-arginine, taurine, hypotaurine, D-glucose, and pyridoxamine. The findings suggest that there are significant differences in the composition of blood obtained through wet cupping compared to venous blood, which may have implications for the treatment of various skin disorders such as hair loss, hirsutism, acne, urticaria, psoriasis, and herpes zoster.

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