Cupping and scrapping are two common physical therapies in traditional Chinese medicine, which play a very important role in eliminating diseases and maintaining health. Both therapies can regulate yin and yang, dispel wind and remove dampness, and improve metabolism. Scraping focuses on eliminating dampness in common cold, while cupping focuses on pathogenic wind, cold and dampness, so both of them actually have their own advantages and disadvantages.
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Guaishi Guasha has the function of expelling toxin and clearing heat, and cupping has the function of dispelling cold and removing dampness. The two complement each other and complement each other, and they are often used in combination, regardless of each other. When recuperating symptoms, scraping can be used first, and then cupping treatment can be selected at key points, which can often play a better physical therapy role.
Scraping has the functions of regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, dredging collaterals, expelling evil spirits and expelling toxin. Scraping is widely used in clinic because of its simple, cheap and effective characteristics, which is suitable for medical treatment and family health care. It can also be used in combination with acupuncture, cupping, pricking collaterals and bloodletting, so as to strengthen the efficacy of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and expelling evil spirits and toxins.
It is normal for local slight pain and itching to occur 1 ~ 2 days after scraping. Avoid taking a cold bath 30 minutes after eruption; Avoid direct blowing by fans or air conditioners in summer; Keep warm in winter.
Cupping has the advantages of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, relieving swelling and pain, and expelling wind and cold. Don't burn the mouth of the cupping cup, or it will burn your skin; Do not leave the can for more than 20 minutes, otherwise it will damage the skin.
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