What is Gua Sha?
By Lijun Du
Gua Sha(刮痧) is a healing technique used in traditional medicine, but it is little known of in the West. It involves palpation(摸) and cutaneous(皮肤的) stimulation in which the skin is pressed with a piece of jade; that results in the appearance of small red patches. “Gua” means to scrape or rub. “Sha” is a reddish, elevated patch of skin. Sha is the term used to describe blood in the subcutaneous tissue before and after it is raised as a small red bump.
The Sha bump should fade in 2-4 days. If it is slower to fade, poor blood circulation is indicated and the practitioner must ascertain(查明) whether there is a deficiency of blood, Qi, Yang or a deeper organ deficiency at the root of the problem.
What are the benefits of Gua Sha? Gua Sha can be used to prevent and treat diseases and strengthen the body. It has a very quick effect on pain and an obvious effect on various diseases caused by functional disharmony of the internal organs.
Aisha Health Care & Beauty Institute is located on Xiahe road in the Guangming building’s West tower number 17K. Aisha has brought us a wonderful form of therapy(治疗) -Gua Sha regeneration. It is so versatile(多功能的), simple and effective, that inevitably it has become our mission to help as many people as possible. In summarizing Gua Sha we can say that it stimulates the immune system, detoxifies(解毒), promotes circulation, regulates body and organ function, relieves pain, revitalizes and regenerates (“life-extension”), diminishes stress and relaxes and promotes clarity of mind… It is “replacing” other methods like massage, acupuncture and immune system therapy.
Two kinds of scraping therapy:
Meridian scraping therapy(ç»ç»œåˆ®ç—§æ³•): the meridian scraping method combines acupressure with cutaneous scraping.
Holographic scraping therapy(å…¨æ¯åˆ®ç—§æ³•): It is a method of scraping points on the body which correspond to organs in the body. This therapy has the special feature of scraping only a small area and taking a short time.
Distribution of Holographic area on the face
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Different places on the face affect different organs of the body.
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