مقايسه خون وريدي و خون حاصل از حجامت از نظر فاكتورهاي بيوشيميايي و هماتولوژي و پاسخ هاي ايمونولوژيك

Comparison of the biochemical, hematological and immunological factors of "cupping" blood with normal venous blood

Introduction: Cupping therapy (hejamat) is one of the therapeutic methods used in traditional medicine that is still popular in many societies today. In spite of the advancement of science, we have less information on the traditional and alternative medicine including cupping. Study of the mechanisms of action of cupping makes the traditional medicine more convincing and therefore it can be used more easily for treatment. It can then be presented to the society with a more convincing scientific base. The aim of this study was to compare the biochemical, hematological and immunological factors of the blood obtained during the cupping with the venous blood. Methods: The study was performed on 56 healthy volunteer men aged between 20 and 40 years. At the beginning of the study, 16 ml venous blood sample was obtained from each volunteer. The cupping treatment was then given to the volunteers and another blood sample from cupping was taken for the comparison of biochemical, hematological and immunological factors. The biochemical factors were evaluated by Selectra auto analyzer, hematological factors by KX-21 cell counter and sedimentation rate was measured by Westergreen method. Cytokines were measured by a sensitive sandwich ELISA kit (R&D system). Results: Analysis of the results showed significant differences in many of the biochemical, hematological and immunological factors between the venous blood and the cupping blood. Conclusion: Based on the results of the comparison between venous blood and cupping blood, the venous blood and cupping blood are different, both in components and immunologic response.