Generally speaking, Gua Sha and cupping are not recommended during the menstrual period, or the corresponding treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Because gua sha and cupping have the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), dredging meridians and other effects, gua sha and cupping during the period may accelerate the flow of blood, which may lead to an increase in menstruation, or even lead to fainting due to lack of qi and blood.
Gua Sha is a specific part of the human body surface repeatedly scraping, point, picking, percussion and other techniques, so that the surface of the skin of the body appear local flushing, purple red, purple-black ecchymosis, small dotted purple-red rash (Gua Sha marks); and cupping is the human body acupoints against the can as a tool, the use of fire, pumping and other methods of generating negative pressure, so that it is adsorbed in the surface of the body, resulting in localized stasis of blood.
Scraping and cupping need to be operated by professional medical personnel to rule out contraindications, do not blindly try on your own.