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Volume 7 Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy Herbal Traditional 2018
December10-11, 2018
Page 41
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December10-11, 2018 Dubai, UAE
International Conference on
Herbal & Traditional Medicine
The Islamic Hijama "Cupping"
Namat Al Subaie
National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), Bahrain
C upping Therapy “Hijama “it’s regulated in kingdom of Bahrain under, the decision no (33) was issued on 8th December
2018, to regulate the practice of complementary and alternative medicine professional technical requirements for the
licensing of private facilities. Hijama is an old Islamic treatment modality where blood is drawn by vacuum from a small skin
incision for therapeutic purposes. Hijama is derived from the word Al-Hajamwhich means to suck, to extract or to absorb. This
presentation aims to provide a brief overview on the Islamic Hijama Practise, Hijama Prohibitions, Misconception in Hijama,
also will cover the Hijama Points. However the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and early western civilisations
performed Hijama using different techniques as early as 3000 BC. Animal horns were processed and used for cupping.Vacuum
was created by the manual sucking by the mouth of the practitioner, Honey and olive oil were used for the sake of anti-septic
solution. Finally Hijama or cupping is not a new treatment; it can be traced back from 5000 yrs. definitely there has to be
millions of satisfied patients from such a long period. Therefore, Efficacy and safety of the therapy in different disease, so
the therapy can be used commonly for treatment for various disease.and nowadays science has proved the benefits cupping
therapy in treating numerous disease
Biography
Consultant Namat Alsubaie has completed MSc Quality Health Care Management, Royal collage surgeon, Ireland (RCSI) on 2011, and get certificate for cupping
therapy from Sharjah international holistic health center 2018, also I’m certified Auditor and jurisdiction officer at NHRA. I gained a comprehensive experience in
alternative medicine through searching regulating alternative medicine different professions. Currently I’m in chairperson for the advisory committee on licensing of
Alternative medicine and complementary medicine committee and equal opportunity committee (supreme council of women (SCW) Bahrain and GCC Alternative
and complementary medicine committee since 2015 till date.
Namat Al Subaie, J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2573-4555-C4-011