Rainbow Chinese Medicine: Gua Sha （Skin Scraping therapy）

Skin Scraping (Chinese：Gua Sha ），is a form of "folk" medicine, has a long history, it has become a very wide range of traditional natural therapies for treatment disease. Skin scraping is based on “ Jing-Ruo “ meridians and follow the "radical is treat the symptoms" principle, using scraping instruments ( horn, jade, glass cup ) and scrap the skin related meridian points by benign strong stimulation Meridian, dilate capillaries, in order to improve local microcirculation, eliminate the evil “ Qi “, clear the meridians, “Shujin qi”, dispels wind and cold, detoxification banishment of evil spirits, clearing heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation, reduce swelling and pain purposes.

As with many of the "folk" methods that are used domestically as a form of first intervention, the use of Gua Sha often precludes any need for any more complex medical treatment; and, because its use means that further medical treatment is unnecessary, the technique, although extremely widespread, is often hidden from view, and its role as a very significant and very important participant in the overall health care of a community may not be immediately apparent

Therefore, in the case of Gua Sha, the term "folk" medicine should not be thought of as separate from the practice of more complex Traditional Chinese Medicine, but far more as an immediate form of domestic "first-aid" intervention that serves to prevent any need for further medical intervention by a medical professional.

Regular scraping, can play a role of preventive health care and also can promoting Qi and activate blood, activating blood and dissolving stasis, adjust the Yin-Yang balance, relaxation muscle/ tendon and accessibility “Jing-Ruo”, remove toxin, increase metabolism rate, enhance the body's own potential for disease resistance and immune functions.

Clinical practice shows that: after treatment by scraping, can relax tense muscles, pain and oppression and disease can be significantly reduced or disappeared, and then remove the pain and lesions is conducive to lesion repair. Thus, the scraping is an effective method to eliminate pain and muscle tension, spasm..

"Sha",there may be visible as a red or purple spots and patches in scrapping process , in fact , it is leaking outside the containing metabolites in capillary blood. If some of the products of metabolism in the blood, blood circulation disorder will rise out of "Sha".

Indications:

In classical Chinese practice, the “Gua Sha” technique is most commonly used to treat disease as following:

· Fever

· Headache

· Sunstrokes / heat syncope and nausea.

· Fatigue caused by exposure to heat or cold.

· Cough and dyspnea: bronchitis, asthma, emphysema

· Muscle and tendon injuries

· Stiffness, pain, immobility

· Rheumatoid arthritis

· Digestive disorders

· Push sluggish circulation, fibromyalgia

· Urinary, gynecological disorders

FAQ:

Does " skin scrapping " damaged the skin? How long the Patches of red skin is back to normal color ?

"The Sha" in the skin in spots of red or purple after skin dcrapping, looks a bit scary. In fact, no matter how red, do not worry about it, because Gua Sha is not known to be harmful , also the petechial marks on the skin, is harmless. In 2001, a movie called "Gua Sha" was made addressing this practice and the cultural misunderstandings it causes. The movie stars”Tony Leung Ka-Fai”.

Erythema shades of color are often a reflection of disease severity. In general, the skin on the "stasis" will gradually subside in 3-5 days, it will be back to normal after one week, some people may be at a later date, depending on their physical circulatory system condition.

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