Cupping therapy can be generally defined as a technique where cups placed on the skin create negative pressure through a vacuum. This treatment dates back to ancient times and has been utilized worldwide. Around 400 BC, Herodotus described both wet and dry cupping as an effective treatment for various ailments such as indigestion, loss of appetite, and headaches. Hippocrates recommended wet cupping for gynecological complaints, back and extremity diseases, pharyngitis, lung diseases, and ear discomfort. Cupping therapy is also mentioned in the famous Ebers Papyrus from ancient Egypt (1550 BC). In China, cupping is recorded as a medical treatment in the Mawangdui texts (168 BC). The most systematic and detailed information on cupping therapy, outside of traditional Chinese medicine sources, can be found in the records of Muslim communities that have been applying this method since around the 6th century AD.