What is gua sha in Chinese medicine

What is gua sha in Chinese medicine

What is gua sha in Chinese medicine

Gua sha is guided by the theory of meridians and acupoints in traditional Chinese medicine, through special gua sha appliances and corresponding techniques, a certain medium is dipped in a certain medium, and repeated scraping and rubbing are carried out on the body surface, so that the skin is partially red miliary, or dark red bleeding spots and other "sha" changes, so as to achieve the effect of blood circulation and dialysis sha. Because of its simple, convenient, inexpensive and effective characteristics, it is widely used in clinical practice and is suitable for medical treatment and family health care. It can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture, cupping, stabbing and bloodletting and other therapies to strengthen the effect of blood circulation and blood stasis, exorcism and detoxification.

By promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis and reducing blood viscosity, it can improve microcirculation disorders, avoid the transformation from sub-health to disease, and is also an effective way to maintain a healthy body. Activating blood and removing blood stasis, activating cells, detoxifying and detoxifying, and rapidly improving microcirculation are the characteristics of gua sha therapy. When scraping at the site of microcirculation disorder, the downward pressure of the scraper will force the accumulated harmful metabolites to leak out of the capillary wall and exist between the subcutaneous muscle tissue, which is what we see as "gua sha". As long as there is microcirculation disorder, the permeability of the capillaries will be disordered, and there will definitely be sha after scraping, mild microcirculation disorders will produce a small number of red and purple-red sha spots, and severe microcirculation disorders will produce more dark cyan and blue-black sha spots. Scraping out the sha will eliminate endotoxins, relieve local blood stasis, reduce blood viscosity, dredge meridians, and improve microcirculation. After the qi and blood are changed from blockage to smoothness, the cells of tissues and organs receive sufficient supply of oxygen and nutrients, and their vitality is enhanced. If you can choose the relevant meridian acupoints and holographic acupoints that have the effect of improving sub-healthy viscera, you can improve the body's immunity more quickly and restore the visceral regulation function to normal.