Examples of cultural conflicts often seen by health care providers and other groups, such as teachers include
- role of women in the family and the decisions they can make
- practices among cultural groups (e.g. fire cupping)
Fire cupping or simply cupping is a form of traditional medicine found in many cultures worldwide. It involves placing cups containing reduced air pressure (suction) on the skin. It is known in local languages as baguan/baguar, badkesh, banki, bahnkes, bekam, buhang, bentusa, kyukaku, gak hoi, and many other names.
History of Fire Cupping
Archaeologists have found evidence in China of cupping dating back to 1,000 B.C. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates (c. 400 B.C.) used cupping for internal disease and structural problems. This method in multiple forms spread into medicine in Asian and European civilizations.
To apply a cup, the air inside it is heated, the cup is applied to the skin forming an air-tight seal, the air inside the cup cools and contracts forming a partial vacuum, enabling the cup to suck the skin, pulling in soft tissue, and drawing blood to that area. Even in 21st Century, we do have many cultures, such as Vietnamese and Chinese using this form of traditional medicine to "cure" certain respiratory illnesses.
Check out the link to the complete explanation of this alterntive medicine practice at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_cupping
Helen Dao
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