Evaluating the Therapeutic Effects of Wet Cupping (Al-Hijamah) on Hematological Parameters, Kidney Function Tests and Lipid Profile in Adult Women
Khaled Abdul-Aziz Ahmed1,2*, Ola AL-Sanabra3
, Amal Haidar4, Sahar Eskander4, Belqees Al-qiari4, Aqdar Hamzah4, Samah Mahdi4 and Ghada Al-Assi11Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
2Pharmacological and Diagnostic Research Centre, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
3Department of Medical Analysis, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Alsalt, Jordan.
4Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.
Corresponding Author E-mail: khaaah@gmail.com
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of wet cupping in improving the kidney function tests, hematological parameters and lipid profile in adult women. Blood samples were collected and used for measuring uric acid, creatinine, urea, glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and complete blood cell (CBC) counts. The necessary calculations were done to estimate the unmeasured parameters. The study subjects for body mass index showed that most of these women were overweight to obese. After about 2 weeks of doing wet cupping, 92% of the individuals were feeling good as compared with their condition before performing of wet cupping. The results have shown a significantly increased in the percentage of lymphocytes and platelets count due to blood cupping. Alongside, the results have revealed that creatinine and urea levels were significantly reduced post-cupping as compared to values seen in pre-cupping. Additionally, statistical significant reduction was observed in the triglyceride levels and triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol and LDL/HDL-cholesterol ratios in the women after cupping in comparison to that seen cupping. It can be concluded that wet cupping as a one of the traditional medicine can be safely used for reducing the risks of kidney disorders and cardiovascular diseases risks.
Keywords: Hematological Parameters; Kidney function; Lipid profile; Wet cupping Back to TOC