Cupping Therapy, commonly referred to as Hijamah has been around for thousands of years. It developed over time from the original use of hollowed-out animal horns (the Horn Method) to treat boils and suck out the toxins of snakebites and skin lesions.
Horns slowly evolved into bamboo cups, which were eventually replaced by glass. Therapeutic applications evolved with the refinement of the cup itself, and with the cultures that employed cupping as a healthcare technique.
The true origin of cupping remains uncertain to this day. Some consider the Chinese to be responsible for cupping, however, the earliest pictorial records date back to the ancient Egyptians around 1500 B.C.
Translations of hieroglyphics in the Ebers Papyrus, the oldest medical textbook, detail the use of cupping for treating fever, pain, vertigo, menstrual imbalances, weakened appetite, and helping to accelerate the healing crisis.