Cupping [verb]

She told me this and then leaned forward, cupping her chin in her hands, and went quiet again.

Its precipitation is when it is turned inside out like a purse, and hangs out between the thighs, like a cupping glass.

Her legs must be put out quite straight and laid together, and apply six cupping glasses to her breast and navel.

Apply cupping glasses to the stomach and also to the navel, especially if the swelling be flatulent.

Apply cupping glasses to the shoulders and ligatures to the arms, and if this be not effective, open the liver vein in the arm.

He prescribes ointments and aromatic and medicated waters to be applied before and after cupping to facilitate healing.

They practised bleeding by cupping; and were very successful in healing wounds and expelling poisons.

With this process it is possible to improve the cupping qualities of a coffee to a surprising degree.

A woman, after cupping her child's temples for sore eyes, threw the blood over the roof of her hut as a charm.

When the cupping-horn is removed, some cuts are made with a small knife, and it is again applied.