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Evaluation of Bloodletting Cupping Therapy in the Management of Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Bloodletting cupping therapy (Hijama) is a traditional alternative medicine practiced in different cultures. Claims about the therapeutic efficacy of Hijama in hypertension are contradictory. The aim of this project was to determine if Hijama therapy is beneficial in the treatment of pat...

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Autores principales: Al-Tabakha, Moawia M., Sameer, Farah Tariq, Saeed, Mai Hafiz, Batran, Rahaf Montaser, Abouhegazy, Nada Tarek, Farajallah, Alaa A.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657501
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_242_17
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author Al-Tabakha, Moawia M.
Sameer, Farah Tariq
Saeed, Mai Hafiz
Batran, Rahaf Montaser
Abouhegazy, Nada Tarek
Farajallah, Alaa A.
author_facet Al-Tabakha, Moawia M.
Sameer, Farah Tariq
Saeed, Mai Hafiz
Batran, Rahaf Montaser
Abouhegazy, Nada Tarek
Farajallah, Alaa A.
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description BACKGROUND: Bloodletting cupping therapy (Hijama) is a traditional alternative medicine practiced in different cultures. Claims about the therapeutic efficacy of Hijama in hypertension are contradictory. The aim of this project was to determine if Hijama therapy is beneficial in the treatment of patients with hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 60 files for patients treated for hypertension, aged 40–60 years and whose systolic blood pressure (SBP) is at least 140mm Hg, were used. The data from 30 patient files were obtained from three licensed Hijama centers (study group), whereas data from the rest of 30 patient files were collected from a hospital (control group). The data from Hijama centers included age, date of Hijama therapy, and blood pressure measured before each Hijama session. Both diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and SBP data were obtained over 3-month period. RESULTS: The results showed a significant reduction in SBP (P value < 0.01) over three sessions of wet cupping (from 149.2 to 130.8mm Hg), but this was not significant for DBP over three sessions (P = 0.074). The study also found that the mean SBP in the study group was 9.6mm Hg less than that in the control group (130.8 vs. 140.4mm Hg, P = 0.019), whereas there was no significant difference in DBP between the study group and the control group (87.0 vs. 86.0mm Hg, P = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows clear relationship between Hijama and the reduction and control of SBP in patients with hypertension. Therefore, Hijama can be used as an adjunct to conventional therapy, which may allow downtitration of given doses of antihypertensive drugs. The possible association of SBP reduction by Hijama and pain reduction needs an investigation.
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spelling pubmed-58876462018-04-13 Evaluation of Bloodletting Cupping Therapy in the Management of Hypertension Al-Tabakha, Moawia M. Sameer, Farah Tariq Saeed, Mai Hafiz Batran, Rahaf Montaser Abouhegazy, Nada Tarek Farajallah, Alaa A. J Pharm Bioallied Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Bloodletting cupping therapy (Hijama) is a traditional alternative medicine practiced in different cultures. Claims about the therapeutic efficacy of Hijama in hypertension are contradictory. The aim of this project was to determine if Hijama therapy is beneficial in the treatment of patients with hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 60 files for patients treated for hypertension, aged 40–60 years and whose systolic blood pressure (SBP) is at least 140mm Hg, were used. The data from 30 patient files were obtained from three licensed Hijama centers (study group), whereas data from the rest of 30 patient files were collected from a hospital (control group). The data from Hijama centers included age, date of Hijama therapy, and blood pressure measured before each Hijama session. Both diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and SBP data were obtained over 3-month period. RESULTS: The results showed a significant reduction in SBP (P value < 0.01) over three sessions of wet cupping (from 149.2 to 130.8mm Hg), but this was not significant for DBP over three sessions (P = 0.074). The study also found that the mean SBP in the study group was 9.6mm Hg less than that in the control group (130.8 vs. 140.4mm Hg, P = 0.019), whereas there was no significant difference in DBP between the study group and the control group (87.0 vs. 86.0mm Hg, P = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows clear relationship between Hijama and the reduction and control of SBP in patients with hypertension. Therefore, Hijama can be used as an adjunct to conventional therapy, which may allow downtitration of given doses of antihypertensive drugs. The possible association of SBP reduction by Hijama and pain reduction needs an investigation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5887646/ /pubmed/29657501 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_242_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Al-Tabakha, Moawia M.
Sameer, Farah Tariq
Saeed, Mai Hafiz
Batran, Rahaf Montaser
Abouhegazy, Nada Tarek
Farajallah, Alaa A.
Evaluation of Bloodletting Cupping Therapy in the Management of Hypertension
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title_short Evaluation of Bloodletting Cupping Therapy in the Management of Hypertension
title_sort evaluation of bloodletting cupping therapy in the management of hypertension
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657501
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_242_17
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