After scraping, the skin will soon appear strips of scratches and fine grains of sand (bleeding points), and they remain for a long time, which is one of its characteristics. Sha syndrome was first seen in the Jin Dynasty , refers to scrub typhus. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Sha syndrome included diseases such as sand-like spots appearing on the skin after moxibustion, hydrotyphoid, dry cholera, water sand, etc. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of diseases named after Sha gradually increased to more than a hundred. It covers internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ENT, etc., and has been confused with typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases.
Sha disease is a common disease name in traditional Chinese medicine books, but it is not found in Western medicine books. The name of the disease. It is named based on the symptoms. The so-called Sha means that after scraping a few times on the patient's body, the skin will soon develop some purple-red color, similar to some fine grains of sand. People named it based on these symptoms. Sha syndrome.
The types of scraping therapy can be divided into two types: one is direct scraping therapy, and the other is indirect scraping therapy. The so-called direct scraping therapy means that the doctor uses tools to directly scrape and rub the skin of a certain part of the human body, causing the skin to become red and congested, and to show purple-red or dark black spots. This method is mostly used when the body is relatively strong and the symptoms are severe. The indirect scraping method means that when the doctor performs the surgery, he uses a piece of towel or cotton cloth separated from the part of the human body that needs to be scraped, covering it on the skin of the part, and then uses a tool to scrape the towel or cotton cloth to make the skin Redness, congestion, and spots appear
Because the shape of the special scraping board is designed according to the anatomy of the human body, it is suitable for scraping the meridian acupoints and holographic acupuncture areas of the human body to achieve the desired stimulation intensity. Gua sha cream has good lubricity and contains Chinese medicinal ingredients that are beneficial to the skin. It can protect the skin, prevent infection, and improve the curative effect. 2. Correctly master the scraping methods and reinforcing and diarrhea techniques. The physical strength is different, the severity of the disease is different, and the duration of the onset is different, so the scraping and swabbing techniques should be different. 3. The scraping site must be selected correctly. Scraping wherever it hurts is the folk scraping method. Only by selecting the corresponding meridian acupoints according to different diseases can the scraping effect be significant. 4. Make full use of the diagnostic and disease-preventive functions of scraping, adhere to scraping for health care, prevent diseases before they become ill, treat them in advance, and enhance the body's immune function are the best ways to prevent and treat diseases.
Note: 1. Gua Sha therapy has a good effect on painful diseases, colds and fevers, sub-health conditions, disease prevention and health care, and mild organ dysfunction. Gua Sha plays an auxiliary therapeutic role for serious organ dysfunction, obvious deformation of bones and joints and other diseases. 2. You can scrape according to the indicated parts of various diseases in the scraping textbook, provided that the diagnosis of the disease is clear. Especially when the scraping effect is not obvious, you should ask a doctor to make a clear diagnosis before scraping treatment. 3. Severe and difficult diseases should be scraped under the guidance of a doctor. 4. Carefully study the precautions of scraping therapy and master the indications and contraindications.
Gua Sha can mainly play the following three roles on the human body:
1) Promote metabolism and eliminate toxins: The human body is constantly undergoing metabolic activities every day, and metabolism The waste generated during the process must be excreted in time. Gua Sha can promptly scrape the "garbage" metabolized in the body to the body surface and deposit it into the pores under the skin, making the blood flow in the body smooth and restoring natural vitality.
2) Relaxing tendons and unblocking meridians: Nowadays, more and more people are troubled by cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, and low back pain. This is because when the human body's "soft tissues" (joint capsules, ligaments, fascia, etc.) are injured, the muscles will be in a state of tension, contraction or even spasm, causing painful symptoms. If not treated in time, varying degrees of adhesions, fibrosis or scarring, thus aggravating the condition; scraping can relax the muscles and unblock meridians and eliminate painful lesions; it can relieve muscle tension, significantly reduce pain symptoms, and also facilitate the recovery of lesions.
3) Adjust Yin and Yang: "Yin balances Yang secretly, and the spirit is the cure." Traditional Chinese medicine places great emphasis on the balance of the relationship between yin and yang in the body. Gua Sha has a two-way regulating effect on human body functions, which can improve and adjust the functions of the internal organs and restore balance.
What is "sha"?
After scraping, red, purple, black spots or black blisters will appear on the skin surface, which is called "sha".
This is a normal reaction after scraping. It will disappear on its own after a few days and does not require special treatment. The process of Sha is a phenomenon in which blood vessels dilate to the point where capillaries rupture, blood overflows, and blood spots form locally on the skin. This blood clot will soon break up and disappear.
Will "sha" damage the skin? When will red skin return to normal?
The skin of "Sha" is red and looks a bit scary. In fact, no matter how red it is, there is no need to worry because it is not harmful to the skin. The color of the erythema usually reflects the severity of the disease. If the disease is more serious, the "Sha" will appear more often and the color will be darker. If the disease is milder, the "Sha" will appear less and the color will be lighter. Under normal circumstances, the "blood stasis" on the skin will gradually subside within 3-5 days, and will return to normal in no more than 1 week later. Not only will it not damage the skin, but because this method promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, it will strengthen the Local blood circulation will make the skin healthier and more beautiful than before.
The scraping health method is suitable for most people. However, people with the following conditions should not undergo gua sha:
1. It is forbidden to scrape the abdomen, lumbosacral area, and nipples of pregnant women;
2. Diseases with bleeding tendencies such as leukemia, decreased hemodialysis, etc. need to be scraped with caution;
3. People with high skin allergies or skin diseases are prohibited from shaving;
4. People who have been ill for a long time, are old, extremely weak, or emaciated need to be careful when scraping;
5. People who are drunk, overly hungry, overly full, overly thirsty or overtired are not allowed to scrape;
What should you pay attention to when doing scraping?
1. When treating Gua Sha, you should pay attention to keeping the room warm, especially in winter, you should avoid cold and wind. When scraping in summer, you should avoid blowing the fan directly on the test area.
2． Do not take a cold bath within 30 minutes after scraping.
3． It is not advisable to scrape again at the original place to remove the sha spots before the sha spots on the previous scraping site have receded. The time between scraping again needs to be 3-6 days, and the standard is based on the recovery of the skin.
4. After scraping, it is best to drink a cup of warm water (preferably light sugar and salt water) and rest for 15-20 minutes.
What is the basic method of scraping?
1. Holding the scraper method: Hold the scraper with the palm of your hand, with the thick side of the scraper facing your palm during treatment, and the thin side of the scraper facing your palm during health care.
2． Scraping direction: Scrape the neck, back, abdomen, upper limbs, and lower limbs from top to bottom, and scrape the chest from the inside out;
3. Replenishing scraping and diarrhea scraping: Generally speaking, scraping along the course of the meridians is called supplementing scraping; scraping against the course of the meridians is called diarrhea scraping;
4. Gua Sha time: Use the diarrhea scraping or flat tonifying and flat diarrhea technique to scrape, and each part will generally need to be scraped for 3-5 minutes; use the supplementary scraping technique to scrape each part for 5-10 minutes. There is no strict time limit for health care scraping, and the principle is to feel satisfied and comfortable.
Indications for scraping therapy
Internal diseases: colds, fever, headache, cough, vomiting, diarrhea and high temperature heat stroke caused by external evils, acute and chronic bronchitis, lung infection, Asthma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, stroke sequelae, urinary tract infection, enuresis, acute and chronic gastritis, enteritis, constipation, diarrhea, hypertension, dizziness, diabetes, cholecystitis, hepatitis, edema, various neuralgias, spasmodic pain of organs etc., such as: neurological headache, vascular headache, trigeminal neuralgia, biliary colic, gastrointestinal spasm, insomnia, dreaminess, neurosis and other conditions. In addition to caution and contraindications, various diseases, including some difficult and complicated diseases, can be treated with holographic meridian scraping.
Surgical diseases: various surgical diseases with pain as the main symptom, such as acute sprains, various soft tissue pains caused by wind, cold and dampness, various bone and joint diseases, sciatica, frozen shoulder, stiff neck , chronic low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee joint bone hyperplasia, femoral head necrosis, surgical conditions such as hemorrhoids, skin pruritus, urticaria, acne, eczema, alopecia and other diseases.
Pediatric diseases: malnutrition, loss of appetite, growth retardation, cold and fever, diarrhea, enuresis and other diseases in children.
ENT diseases: toothache, rhinitis, sinusitis, sore throat, vision loss, amblyopia, juvenile pseudomyopia, acute conjunctivitis, deafness, tinnitus and other diseases. Gynecological diseases: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, breast hyperplasia, postpartum diseases, etc.
Health care: disease prevention, recovery from illness, physical fitness, weight loss, beauty, etc.