The use of wet cupping, also known as hijama, is a therapeutic intervention that aims to achieve long-lasting therapeutic effects. When considering this treatment option, it is important to focus on treating one disorder at a time during each session, unless there is an overlap of symptoms that can be addressed by bleeding a single area. Attempting to treat multiple disorders by bleeding multiple parts of the body in a single session may exhaust the patient and reduce the effectiveness of the treatment.

To be considered a suitable candidate for wet cupping, patients must present clear indications of specific conditions, including:

• Sharp fixed pain, that is localized and worse with pressure. It could be an acute pain as in traumas or chronic as in a prolonged neck pain.
• Vascular congestion, that is visible on the skin especially on the extremities such as spider veins.
• Purple tongue , swollen sublingual veins, this is indicative of a systemic blood stagnation.
• Swollen sublingual veins, this is indicative of a systemic blood stagnation.
• Purple lips, this is indicative of a systemic blood stagnation.
• Purple nails , swollen sublingual veins, this is indicative of a systemic blood stagnation.
• Dark gums , swollen sublingual veins, this is indicative of a systemic blood stagnation.
• Dry, rough scaly skin, indicates blood deficiency or blood stasis. 
• Skin tags and molds, indicates blood stasis/phlegm accumulation.
• slow healing wounds, indicates blood stasis/blood deficiency.
• Nail pathologies. Blood stasis/blood deficiency.
• Skin discolouration. Pale=deficiency due to cold or blood deficiency. Red=excess due to excess or deficiency heat.
• Numbness and tingling, indicates blood stasis/blood deficiency.
• Cupping effect. Red= excess. Pale=deficiency. Purple=stasis.

Overall, with careful consideration of these factors, wet cupping may be a suitable treatment option for those seeking long-lasting therapeutic effects.