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Nov 01 2011
Cupping, Ventosa
Posted by Botanica West
Above: Modern Suction Cupping
Many have seen the round strange round hickeys before, perhaps recently on a couple of well known celebrities, but why do people have cupping done and what benefit does it have?
The cultures that do cupping include Asian, Mexican, French Vietnam, the Balkans, much of Europe, modern Greece, Cyprus, Mexico, Russia and Poland.
In Poland, it is referred to as banki (singular banka) and in Iran it is called ‘bod-kesh’, meaning ‘pull with air’.
Cupping was also commonly used as a Eastern European Jewish folk remedy known by the Yiddish name, באנקעס (bankes) Read more »
Originally posted 2009-01-23 03:26:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
