Treating Gastrointestinal neurosis with Chinese Cupping

Functional Disorders of the Digestive System is a kind of gastrointestinal dysfunction which was caused by higher nervous dysfunction, mainly involve dysfunctions of intestines and stomach’s excretion and activity, without organic lesion. The stomach symptoms in clinical are vomit, nausea, anorexia, sour regurgitation, belching, feel glutted after meal, uncomfortable or painful of upper abdominal. Symptoms for this disease are such as abdominal pain or uncomfortable, abdominal distension, borborygmus, diarrhea or constipation. It usually is companied with insomnia, anxiety, distraction, psychopathy, headache and other functional symptoms. Functional Disorders of the Digestive System is common in young adults and female is easier to suffer the disease than male.

Location cupped and methods:
Acupoints selected: Shanzhong, Qimen (LR 14), Zhongwan, Ganshu (BL 18), Weishu (BL21), Neiguan (PC6), Liangqiu, Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), Sanyinjiao (SP6) 

Methods:
(1) Acucupping: after disinfection of the acupoints of Ganshu, Weishu, Zhongwan, Neiguan, Liangqiu, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, you should stab them with acupuncture needles and then cup them after flash of fire.
(2) Cupping of venesection: after the regular regional disinfection of the acupoints of Shanzhong, Qimen, Fenglong, Sanyinjioa and dorsal point, you should prick the above acupoints and cup the sites pricked.