Is it possible to remove heavy metals from the body by wet cupping therapy (Al-hijamah)?

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dc.authoridDANE, SENOL/0000-0001-5572-9454;
dc.contributor.authorGok, Sumeyye
dc.contributor.authorKazanci, Fatmanur Hacievliyagil
dc.contributor.authorErdamar, Husamettin
dc.contributor.authorGokgoz, Nurcan
dc.contributor.authorHartiningsih, SitiSugih
dc.contributor.authorDane, Senol
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:22Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractWet cupping therapy (WCT) is a traditional blood-letting method recommended for treating a lot of diseases. Al-hijamah is WCT of prophetic medicine that's also called the triple S technique that includes skin suction, scarification and second suction. Its mechanism of action is still unknown but it is believed to remove toxic substances from the body according to the evidence-based Taibah mechanism (Taibah theory). In this study, the aim was to compare wet cupping blood and venous blood samples in terms of heavy metals concentrations. 24 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. After venous blood samples were drawn, WCT (Al-hijamah) was performed and wet cupping blood samples were taken. In order to measure the levels of heavy metals all samples were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). In the present study, all levels of selected heavy metals were significantly higher in wet cupping blood than venous blood. It may be possible to remove heavy metals from the body through wet cupping therapy.
dc.identifier.endpage704
dc.identifier.issn0972-5938
dc.identifier.issn0975-1068
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84990234586
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage700
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4137
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000385334000024
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNatl Inst Science Communication-Niscair
dc.relation.ispartofIndian Journal Of Traditional Knowledge
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectWet cupping therapy (Al-hijamah); Aluminum; Lead; Mercury; Silver; ICP-MS
dc.titleIs it possible to remove heavy metals from the body by wet cupping therapy (Al-hijamah)?
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