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Gua sha is now a very popular health maintenance method. Many people choose to gua sha when they are not feeling well. Gua sha can eliminate diseases and dampness, so many people do it. But do you know what to pay attention to when gua sha? What are the benefits of gua sha? Why do so many people choose gua sha? Let's find out together today!
Gua sha is very simple, and I believe many people know it. You can also do gua sha at home, but you must pay special attention when doing it! Regularly scraping certain parts of the body can have a good health-preserving and disease-preventing effect.
Gua sha is one of the traditional therapeutic methods. Depending on the intensity of the technique, there are slight differences. Generally, in the case of heavy scraping (the force is heavier, and it is generally stopped when a deeper color needs to be scraped out), a little lubricant, such as activator oil or tea oil, will be applied before scraping. For light scraping (the skin is slightly red), no lubricant is needed, and scraping can be done directly.
The scraping technique mentioned here is light scraping, and the equipment and techniques can be mastered by oneself, which is simple and easy to do. Scraping these five parts of the body regularly is very effective for health preservation and disease prevention.
1. Scraping the hands and feet promotes qi circulation and meridian dredging.
Many women often have cold hands and feet. What should they do? Cold hands and feet indicate insufficient yang qi or poor circulation of qi and blood in the body. First, slowly scrape the palms with the surface of the gua sha board until they become warm, then scrape the four sides of the fingers with the grooves on the gua sha board, from the root to the fingertips, scraping each direction 5-10 times, which has the effect of promoting qi circulation and meridian dredging. Similarly, scraping both feet can achieve the same effect.
2. Scraping the abdomen helps bowel movements.
Long-term constipation not only easily leads to the occurrence of hemorrhoids but also affects the digestion and absorption functions, causing the accumulation of toxins in the body. Use the surface of the gua sha board to scrape from top to bottom on the abdomen, from left to right. It should be noted that if there is visceral prolapse, scraping should be done from bottom to top.
3. Scraping around the eyes improves vision.
Similar to the acupoints used in eye exercises, only gua sha is used instead of finger rubbing, which can provide more effective stimulation to the acupoints. First, use the gua sha comb to press the Jingming acupoint, then use the Jingming acupoint as the starting point, and scrape in two directions, the upper eyelid and lower eyelid. This can improve the circulation of qi and blood around the eyes, relieve eye fatigue, and dryness.
4. Scraping the neck promotes blood circulation and relaxes tendons.
Neck and shoulder discomfort is a common occupational disease among white-collar workers. Scraping can promote blood circulation and relax tendons, improving the local blood stasis state. Mainly select three lines, namely, from the midpoint of the occipital bone to the Dazhui acupoint, and from the upper edge of the occipital bone to the left and right shoulder directions, respectively. In addition, scraping this area when having a cold also has the effect of dispelling wind and relaxing muscles.
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