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Comparative preliminary study on using a manual and electrical suction pump for Hijama bil shart (Wet Cupping) in healthy participants

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Aamir Yousuf Ahangar MD , Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani PhD , Irfat Ara MD , Mohd Afsahul Kalam MD , Towseef Amin Rafeeqi PhD
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.7.2.2025.750-761

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The Unani system of medicine is one of the traditional systems of medicine that offers holistic solutions for a healthy life through different modes of treatment. Hijama bil shart (Wet Cupping), a type of regimental therapy is one of the modes of treatment used for general well-being and for various diseases. Herein, a comparative evaluation of the use of manual and electrical suction pumps during the Hijama bil shart procedure is reported in terms of the volume of blood and skin health. A total of 12 healthy participants distributed in 6 groups of 2 each were taken and 3 different negative pressures were used in each of the manual suction pumps (2 pulls; 3 pulls; 4 pulls) and electrical suction pump (-300 mmHg, -400 mmHg, - 500 mmHg). The total amount of blood collected generally increases with the number of pulls used in a manual suction pump. The total blood collected tends to decrease as vacuum pressure increases in the electrical suction pump. The clinical examination of the skin where Hijama was performed revealed that the increase in pressure by both manual and electrical suction pumps increases the tissue turgidity and blisters were observed at high pressures. In the comparison of the two procedures, we found the automatic suction machine more effective than the manual method of suction with -300 mmHg pressure to be considered while doing the Hijama bil Shart at these sites in healthy participants.

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