Cii Radio|Maulana Khalid Dhorat|22 August 1437|18 Zhul Qadha 1437
Doctors are today discovering the awesome medical benefits and truth in the words of our noble Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa sallam) when he said: “Indeed, the best of remedies you have is hijaama (cupping)”. (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)
The importance of hijaamah in the divine guidance can further be stressed by the following words which were related to our most noble Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa sallam) on the night of Isra (ascension to the heaven) by most of the angels: Abdullah ibn Abbas (Radiallahu ‘Anhu) reported that our most noble Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa sallam) said: “I did not pass by an angel from the angels on the night journey except that they all said to me: Upon you is cupping (hijama), O Muhammad.” [Sunan ibn Majah]
Our most beloved Imam of Tawheed Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa sallam) is reported to have had hijaamah performed on his blessed head for migraine [Bukhari], on his foot after a sprain [Ibn Majah], on his neck [Abu Dawud], on his hip for hip pain [Abu Dawud] and between his shoulders for detoxification [Ahmed].
From a medical perspective, hijaamah (wet cupping) has been scientifically proven to be successful in the treatment of the following diseases:
#1 Musculoskeletal pain conditions (to excrete pain-causing substances, prostaglandins, inflammatory mediators and cytokines):
• Fibromyalgia and fibrositis
• Knee osteoarthritis Back pain and lumbar pain (lumbago)
• Simple arthralgia,
• arthritis and musculoskeletal pain
• Lumbar disc prolapse (as a nonsurgical treatment unless surgery is indicated) Skeletal pain in general Neck and shoulder pain
• Cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation
• Persistent non-specific low back pain
• Traumatic strain,
• Sprain and post fracture conditions
• Plantar fasciitis
#2 cardiovascular diseases (to excrete excess intravascular fluids, excess lipids and pathology-related substances):
• Hypertension (through excreting excess serum fluids and vasoconstrictors) Myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia
• Atherosclerosis
• Some conditions of circulatory insufficiency
• Vascular thrombosis (e.g. in the leg)
• Hypotension (through excreting excess serum vasodilators) (usually treated with fluids, steroids and vasoconstrictor drops)
• Edema (to clear interstitial spaces from excess fluids)
#3 Neuropsychiatric diseases (to excrete pain-causing substances, prostaglandins and pathology-related substances and enhance natural immunity):
• Headache and Migraine
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Early cerebral infarction
• Brachialgia paraesthetica nocturna
• Trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal neuritis and facial neuritis
• Laziness,
• lassitude and somnolence
• Impaired memory or concentration
• Some psychiatric conditions
#4 Gastrointestinal diseases:
• Gastritis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Intoxication (toxin, food and drugs administration – to clear blood from toxins)
#5 Respiratory and ENT diseases (to excrete pathology-related substances and enhance natural immunity):
• Bronchial asthma
• Motion sickness
• Tonsillitis Chronic sinusitis (antibiotic-resistant chronic sinusitis)
• Otitis media
#6 Autoimmune diseases (to excrete excess autoantibodies, immune complexes, cytokines, prostaglandins, pathology related substances and enhance natural immunity):
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Vitiligo
• Thyroid autoimmunity (Grave’s disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Goodpasture’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
• Scleroderma
• Addison’s disease
• Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
• Autoimmune anemia and pernicious anemia
• Myasthenia
• Gravis Acanthosis Nigricans
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Cold Agglutinin Disease
#7 Metabolic conditions (to excrete metabolites, waste products, pain-causing substances, prostaglandins and pathology-related substances):
• Gout
• Gouty arthritis
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Conditions of hormonal imbalance
• Hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia
#8 Infections (to excrete causative pathogens, metabolites, waste products, pathology-related substances and enhance natural immunity):
• Cellulitis
• Some viral infections e.g. herpes, zoster
• Viral hepatitis B and C
• Diabetic foot
# 9 Hematological conditions:
• Thalassemia (to excrete excess iron and fragmented cells)
• Sideroblastic anemia (to excrete excess iron)
• Hemosiderosis and hemochromatosis (to excrete excess iron)
• Hemolysis (to excrete liberated hemoglobin and fragmented cells)
• Hemolysis (to excrete liberated hemoglobin and fragmented cells)
#10 Miscellaneous(to excrete pathology-related substances and enhance natural immunity):
• Conditions of impaired immunity
• Alopecia
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Glaucoma Pain of dysmenorrhea
• Some ovulatory disorders (cause of female infertility, which may be due hyperestrogenemia)
• Errors of metabolism (to clear blood from accumulated substrates and metabolites.
Please note that there are over 80 points to cup on the human body for various illnesses. Consult only a qualified hijaamah practitioner for help.
Citation: Mahmoud HS, Abou-El-Naga M, Omar NAA, El-Ghazzawy HA, Fathy YM, et al. (2013) Anatomical Sites for Practicing Wet Cupping Therapy (Al-Hijamah): In Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine. Altern Integ Med 2: 138. doi:10.4172/2327-5162.1000138
Volume 2 • Issue 8 • Altern Integ Med ISSN: 2327-5162
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