After the autumn, he scraped and lived to eighty-eight

    It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, and the weather will still be hot. At this time, the yang energy in the sky settles to the earth, so the fiery energy on the ground is the most vigorous, and the folk proverb "autumn tiger, hot death" is said to be this truth. At this time, the weather is characterized by hot and humid conditions. After staying in such an environment for a long time, people are susceptible to summer humidity, heat and bacterial and viral invasion, which can cause problems such as sore throat, mouth ulcers, and edema. At the beginning of autumn, the bladder meridian can be used to eliminate the dampness and heat that have accumulated in the body for a long time. How does it work? Experts say gua sha is a good way to do it.

Under normal circumstances, after scraping, there will be no sha on a healthy body. Those bright red, crimson, purple, or even black-red spots and bumps represent the deposition of toxins in the blood. The heavier the color of the spot, the more toxic the accumulation of toxins in your body.

As the saying goes, "Scrape and scrape often, and live to eighty-eight." Gua sha can expel the garbage and waste accumulated on the blood vessel wall from the body, it can be said that every time you scrape the sha, the toxins in the body will be reduced by a part, and the blood will be purified.

Clears away heat and dehumidification

Bladder meridian

Bladder meridian: Speaking of clearing heat and dehumidity, there is a meridian that can be described as the "main force", that is, the bladder meridian, which is the largest detoxification meridian of the human body, and can also regulate various problems of the waist and legs.

Method: It's very simple, if you are at home, find a small porcelain spoon to drink soup instead of a gua sha board, and prepare a little olive oil. Apply olive oil to your back first, which will act as a lubrication. Then hold the handle of the spoon, press the edge of the spoon on the part to be scraped, and scrape it repeatedly 15~20 times with a little force. Please pay attention to the official account, massage and all kinds of traditional Chinese medicine stunts are here. In general, the most common areas to scrape are the sides of the spine in the back, which is where the muscles are thickest. The bladder meridian goes downward, so gua sha is generally scraped from top to bottom. When shaving, divide the entire back into three sections: upper, middle and lower. Scrape the upper section first, then the middle section and the lower section, each scraping from the left. In addition, 3 p.m. is the time when the bladder meridian is on duty, and it will be better to stimulate it at this time.

The bladder meridian and the kidney meridian are on the surface. When people are old, they tend to be depressed, have poor spirits, and have a poor memory, which is related to the lack of kidney qi. Frequent scraping of the bladder meridian can also produce a good mood.

　Lassitude

Baihui + Sun

Baihui acupoint: At the intersection of the midline of the top of the head and the line connecting the tips of the two ears. Temples: In front of the auricle, on both sides of the forehead, above the extension line at the outer corner of the eye.

Method: There are three ways to scrap the head, first, comb the comb from the front hairline from front to back, Mao Zedong shaved it like this, and the brain will be sober as soon as he combs it in the morning; Second, from the middle of the head, scrape in all directions, with Baihui as the center, and the whole head is relaxed and scraped; Third, scrape the middle of the head forward, the middle of the head backwards, and the temples on both sides of the head backwards. Promote blood circulation in the head, clear the mind, and help enhance memory.

Tip: Just scrape or rub it when it's okay, but with light pressure.

Neck and shoulder pain

Wind pool + shoulder well

Fengchi acupoint: On both sides of the big tendons behind the forehead and parallel to the earlobes, the two pits behind the head are these acupuncture points; Shoulder well point: at the midpoint of the line between the large vertebra and acromion, at the highest point of the shoulder.

Method: Scrape the wind pool from top to bottom against the skin, all the way to the shoulder well, and then along the direction of the shoulder, from the inside to the outside, 30 times where there is meat, and 20 times where there is no meat.

Tip: Adjust the angle with your wrist and move your forearm to drive the gua sha board to scrape.

Coughing and wheezing

Celestial Burst + Middle

Tiantu acupoint: the anterior midline of the neck, the central depression of the sternum. Jizhong acupoint: between the middle of the chest and the two breasts.

Method: Scrape along a line in the middle from top to bottom. You can also scrape along the intercostal space, scrape from the inside to the outside with edges and corners, generally scrape ten to twenty times, and scrape the chest a little flushed.

Tips: Nipple areola and unexplained breast lumps are forbidden to be scraped.

　　Poor digestion

Mid-navel + Tianshu

Mid-navel acupoint: upper abdomen, anterior midline, 4 finger width above the umbilicus. Tianshu acupoint: 2 finger width next to the umbilicus.

Method: The abdominal muscles are shaped from top to bottom, and the blood vessels are also like this, some people scrape from the inside to the outside in order to lose weight, the more they scrape the flesh, the looser they are, and the scraping of the abdomen should also be from top to bottom.

Tip: Poor bowel function is scraped below the navel, and some lesbians also scrape the lower abdomen with menstrual cramps.

　　Nourish blood and liver

Sea of blood + three yin sex

Blood Sea Acupoint: Bend the knees, cover the kneecaps with the palms, the five fingers facing up, the palms of the hands are naturally open, and the thumb is the place where the flesh is the most; Sanyinjiao: Located on the inner side of the calf, 4 fingers above the ankle joint.

Method: Scrape from the inner side of the lower limb to the Sanyin acupoint, from top to bottom, not pausing in the middle, scrape at one time, until the skin is red and the subcutaneous purple sha spots are formed. Often scraping the three yin can play a role in the purpose of nourishing blood and liver.

Tip: Scrape the outer side of the lower limb gua sha first, from top to bottom, then the back side (where the bladder meridian is located), and then the inner side.

　Related reading: Gua sha tips

Yang Jinsheng, deputy director of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that when holding a scraper, the direction of the scraper is 45 degrees or smaller than the angle of the skin. It should be scraped in the direction of blood circulation, not back and forth. It is advisable to scrape 3~5 parts each time, and each part should be scraped for 3~5 minutes, and the longest should not exceed half an hour. Different forces will also produce different effects, light stimulation is "supplement", strong stimulation is "laxative", the average person does not know whether their physique is real or virtual, and they are not sure to make up for the laxative, so they maintain the average strength, which is called "flat supplement and flat laxative". After the first curettage, wait for 3~5 days before the second curettage.

Gua sha precautions

1. It is necessary to understand the condition, treat it dialectically, examine the cause of the disease, and determine the part of the scrape.

2. Adopt techniques according to the patient's reality and reality, cold and heat, surface and interior, yin and yang.

3. It is forbidden to scrape if the fontanelle is not closed.

4. For varicose veins of the lower limbs, it is advisable to take appropriate techniques from the bottom up, and the techniques should be light.

5. People with low platelets (easy to bleed and stop) and critically ill people should be cautious to scratch.

6. Do not face the electric fan and avoid the wind as much as possible.

7. Do not use other substitutes for gua sha (such as copper coins, plastic crystals, porcelain, safflower oil, etc.).

8. The head and face do not have to be oiled, and the health gua sha can be scraped through clothes; To cure the disease, you must use a special gua sha oil.

9. After scraping once, be sure to scrape at the same part after the sha retreats, and you can usually use light hands to make up the scraping to promote microcirculation and strengthen the effect of shading.

10. Drink a glass of warm boiled water after scraping to replenish the fluid consumed in the body, promote metabolism, and accelerate intestinal cleansing and detoxification.

11. When scraping, sometimes there will be a little capillary bleeding, seeping into the nearby tissues, and then absorbing, which is a way to increase resistance, which is a normal situation.

12. People who are afraid of pain can soak in a hot bath or hot compress before scraping to reduce pain.

13. After scraping, the sweat pores will expand, do not take a cold shower within half an hour, do not blow cold wind, you can take a hot bath, or it is okay to shave while washing.

14. Gua sha does not have to be out of the sha, the sha is the external manifestation of toxins in the body, if the body is healthy, even if you use vigorous gua sha, it will not be sha, on the contrary, even if the technique is not heavy, the sha is also obvious.

15. Health care scraping, no need to apply oil, no need to scrape out of the sha, from head to toe every part, each meridian, in order to gently scrape several times, 3-10 minutes a day, it will naturally achieve the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life.