Abstract
Ḥ ij ā ma means Cupping ; which refers to Wet Cupping in Arab and Muslim civilization s Ḥ ij ā ma therapy was passed on to the Muslim Arabs and Persians from the early Greeks and Romans, through the Alexandrians and Byzantines Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) en dorsed the application of Ḥ ij ā ma It is an essential and admired therapeutic modality of Unani system of Medicine. In the West; cupping remained a significant com ponent of medicine and therapy, in conventional, alternative, and folk - based medicine , until the early 20 th century. surgeon Char les Kennedy wrote, in 1826: The art of cupping has been so well - known and the benefits arising from it so long experienced, that it is quite unnecessary to bring forward testimonials in favour of what has received not only the approbation of modern times, but also the sanction of remotest antiquity . After falling out of favour with medicine in the present era, cupping therapy is enjoying revival in fame , endorsed by acupuncturists and other hol istic healthcare prac titioners. New and thrilling variations on this antique technique, like cupping , massage, are also being developed. Ḥ ij ā ma is a regimenal approach f or the management of various ailments suggested by renowned Unani physicians As an adjuvant therapy Ḥ ij ā ma offers considerable improvement in pain and has an obvious effect in improving the quality of life. It has immunomodulator outcome that could be used as monitoring means for disease activity and prognosis. It has been found that Ḥ ij ā ma is a good pall iative and anti inflammatory regimen in contrast to other conventional therapies.
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