Hijama therapy is a minor surgical procedure that is also known as Wet Cupping. This therapy is practiced widely by Muslims and was practiced on the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Hence, cupping therapy is also known as a Prophetic Medicine, which has been prescribed to the nation as a means of treatment and cure.
Hijama Cupping is similar to the Chinese Cupping Therapy but is also different due to it being a Sunnah recommendation.
The treatment involves a negative pressure or suction being applied by a cup to draw the toxins to the surface of the skin, then applying small, superficial scratches to excrete the toxins out of the body.
Hijama cupping therapy removes blood and tissue fluids mixed with potentially harmful substances.
Therapeutic benefits of Hijama cupping is not related to the amount of blood drawn out but to the amount of excreted toxins.