Surgery


Cupping glass (03)

 

 

 

The increase in blood flow in a particular skin segment led to the withdrawal of the blood from a lower organ: this effect was called "revulsive" or "effet par révulsion".

 

    If the cupping glass was placed on the chest, this helped against pneumonia and bronchitis, and if the cupping glass was placed on the abdomen, it helped against abdominal pain, whatsoever, the cupping head was placed on the back, helping against back pain.

 

And then?

What happened after removing the suction cup? We read in the "Cours complet de Surgery" by Benjamin BELL (1749-1806) (vol. I, p. 91): "on a nice story about plaies et on a recouvre d 'un petit linge doux ou de charpie, trempés dans un peu de lait ou de crème, tout autre appareil est inutile "- around 1796 the wound was covered with a milk or cream dressing!

 

Exhibit

The suction cup shown here has a glass plug, in which a metal wire is incorporated. To this wire a small cotton ball was attached, which was soaked with spirit. While he was still burning, he was pushed through the hole, the bell attached to the patient. The flame went out because of lack of alcohol, partly because of lack of oxygen.

 

Here is the description of the trader from Amsterdam: "Oude Ventouse 2 onderdelen: klok met stop in belepen glass." Onderaan de stop bevind a ijzerdraad (inox?). Op deze ijzerdraad prikte men a propje watte gedrekt in iets brandbaars, vervolgens plaatst men de klok op het lichaam (op een slangenbeet, een geïnfecteerde wonde, ...), du watte aan en plaatst de stop voorzichtig in de klok Doordat de zuurstog de ventouse verdwijnt zuigt de klok de 'kwade sappen' uit de Thanks also to the glass of the klok makkelijk weer, Deze Ventouse, from the name of the "Superventouse Sans Souci", is the name of the company.

 

The risk of burns to the skin of the patient was high, that is why we rarely find this type of cupping glas.