The efficacy of cupping is to relieve pain, invigorate blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, etc. It can be used to treat colds, pneumonia, rheumatism and paralysis and other diseases. Gua Sha works to invigorate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, etc. It can be used to treat colds, sunstroke, nausea and other conditions.
Cupping is a method of treating diseases by adsorbing the can onto the surface of the human body through the negative pressure generated inside the can after the air inside the can is discharged. It has the efficacy of activating blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, clearing meridians, relieving pain, dispersing cold and removing dampness. At present, it can be used to treat colds, pneumonia, rheumatic paralysis, sprains and so on.
Gua Sha also belongs to a treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine, which is the use of specific tools to scrape on the skin of a certain part of the human body, so that the local skin appears gua sha spots or gua sha marks, so as to play a role in the treatment of diseases. It has the efficacy of dredging meridians and channels, promoting qi and blood circulation, etc. It can currently be used for the treatment of colds, sunstroke, nausea, chest tightness, abdominal pain and other illnesses.
Cupping is not recommended for people with severe skin breakage, people with high fever and convulsions, and pregnant women in the abdomen and lumbosacral area. For patients with skin diseases, serious heart disease, kidney disease edema, bleeding tendency disease, etc., all need to contraindicate Gua Sha.
If there is a need for cupping or gua sha, it is recommended to be operated by a professional physician, not on your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.