Scrapping therapy is an alternative therapy also known as “Gua Sha” in Chinese. It means scrape the “sha” out from your body.
It is a method used to cure the illness in your body without the need of using medicines. But sometimes the Chinese Physician will combine it with the Chinese medicine if need be.
In this website, I will share with you this amazing method without the need of using the medicine for home remedy.
With different kind of problem, we will scrape at the different part of the body.
Not to worry, I will show you every steps of the procedures.
First of all, let me explain what is “Sha”. After the procedure, you will expect to see some small red spots appear on your skin. These are call “Sha” (痧)(small red spots).
What is “Sha”?
Sha is a kind of toxic in our body. There are 2 meanings to it.
1) Sha is the element of illness that hidden in our body. It will surface on our skin after the procedures. The many small red spots can be in bright red or sometimes purple red in colour.
At the different development of the illness, the “sha” will be in different colour. When the illness is not so serious, normally the red spots is in lighter colour. If the illness is more serious, it will be in dark red or sometimes even purple red colour.
2) When you see these red spots, it may not just one isolated illness, it could be the combination of a few illnesses that “sha” appear on our skin after the scrapping methods.
What tools to use?
You can use the following tools:
1) one porcelin spoon or one water buffalo plate
2) olive oil, message oil or cream for applying on your skin before scrapping.
Scrapping Therapy (Gua sha) tools
Important Points to note
1) The room need to be well ventilated. It should be done at comfortable temperature whether winter or summer.
It is not advisable to scrape the patient when he/she is facing directly at the blowing fan or air conditioner.
2) During scrapping, we have to observe the patient’s response. Check if he/she is well, whether he/she is looking pale in the face. Also observe any cold sweat, or if the heart beat is going fast.
If the patient appears unwell, the sessions has to be stopped immediately. Let him/her lay down and rest. Give him/her a cup of salt/sugar lukewarm water.
3) If the patient appear well, complete the treatment until you see some red spots appear, than, clean dry any excess water or oil.
Let him/her put on the clothing and make sure the patient have proper rest in the next few days. If the area is painful, it is absolutely normal.
I suggest that you drink a cup of lukewarm water after the scrapping therapy. This is to replenish the water lost during the treatment.
Also, it will help to stimulate the qi* and blood at the same time increase metabolism. Thus, the toxic can be purge out from the urine.
(*qi - This is the vital energy or life force which flows through the meridians and is used to protect, transform and warm the body.)
Every treatment needs about 5 to 6 sessions. Every scrapping need to have the interval of 3 to 5 days. If one treatment is not effective. Then, try doing the 2nd , 3rd treatment until you see improvement.
Although scrapping therapy will result the “sha” (small red spots) to surface on the skin. But, some illnesses can see “sha” faster than the other illnesses, therefore, don’t over scrape the skin too much to make sure you see it. Because over scrapping may be more harmful to the illness.
Who are NOT suitable for scrapping therapy .
Scrapping therapy is NO NO to people who had the following illnesses:
1 leukemia
2 erythema (abnormal redness of the skin due to local congestion, as in inflammation.)
3 low in blood platelet
4 New bone fracture
5 after the operation of Malignant tumor
6 area of your scar
7 Suppuration inflammation
8 skin area where Infiltrates with fester or Infectious skin disease
9 skin area of unexplained tumor or malignant tumor
10 the lower abdomen during menstruation or pregnancy for ladies
11 old people with weak body
12 Cardiovascular patient
