I found this picture on the internet with this description on the side:
An Iraqi practitioner removes a blood-full suction cup, applied on the back of a patient, at his medical practice in Baghdad's impoverished district of Sadr City, 07 June 2007. Murtada Abu Ali, 45, has become a regular for this ancient treatment known by its Arabic name of 'hijama', or sucking, and says it helps him in a way no modern medicine can. Increasingly Iraqis are following this advice and the ancient technique is finding renewed popularity in central and southern Iraq as people use it to cope with the stress of the country's unending bloodshed
here is the link: http://www.daylife.com/photo/09hQ19Pddg4L4
For those who know about "hijama", could you explain the procedure please?
thanks.
An Iraqi practitioner removes a blood-full suction cup, applied on the back of a patient, at his medical practice in Baghdad's impoverished district of Sadr City, 07 June 2007. Murtada Abu Ali, 45, has become a regular for this ancient treatment known by its Arabic name of 'hijama', or sucking, and says it helps him in a way no modern medicine can. Increasingly Iraqis are following this advice and the ancient technique is finding renewed popularity in central and southern Iraq as people use it to cope with the stress of the country's unending bloodshed
here is the link: http://www.daylife.com/photo/09hQ19Pddg4L4
For those who know about "hijama", could you explain the procedure please?
thanks.