Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lu, Shuting
• Du, Shizheng
• Fish, Anne
• Tang, Cong
• Lou, Qingqing
• Zhang, Xuefang

Titel

Wet cupping for hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ist Teil von

• Clinical and experimental hypertension (1993), 2019-07, Vol.41 (5), p.474-480

Ort / Verlag

England: Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To assess the efficacy and safety of wet cupping in adults with hypertension, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using 13 databases. Wet cupping alone or in combination with antihypertensive medication or acupuncture was used. Seven randomized trials were included, most not of high methodological quality. A few small studies suggested that wet cupping alone versus antihypertensive medication significantly reduced blood pressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome (hypertension-related symptoms). However based on current evidence, no firm conclusions can be drawn and no clinical recommendations made. Research projects included need validation. Studies indicate that wet cupping is a safe therapy.