title: [Medicinal cupping: clinical application].
abstract: The commonly used tools and key points of manipulations of medicinal cupping therapy were introduced systematically in this article in order to study the concerning apparatuses, therapeutic methods, detailed manipulations, indications, application locations and medicine selection. Thus, an overall comprehension of the clinical application of medicinal cupping can be acquired, which may provide train of thought and methodology for its clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. lu0000513@163.com
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ze-Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods