According to the type of cold different scraping parts are also different, commonly used points include the large vertebrae points, quchi points, outside the Guan points and so on.
1. wind-cold cold: manifestation of headache, runny nose, sputum thin, tongue coating thin white, no sweat, fever symptoms are mild. Scraping parts can choose big vertebrae point, wind pool point, wind door point, etc..
2. wind-heat cold: manifested as fever symptoms, headache, tongue coating thin yellow, sweat, runny nose, phlegm yellow thick. Scraping parts can choose Fengfu point, Fengchi point, the big vertebrae point, Hegu point, Shakuzawa point, Quchi point, outside the Gua Sha point and so on.
3. summer dampness cold: manifested as head swelling and pain, dizziness, heartburn and thirst, general fatigue, chest tightness, nausea, nasal congestion and fever. Scraping the part of the Gua Sha can choose the He Gu point, Shak Ze point, Zhi Gou point and foot San Li point, Feng Long point and so on.
The different types of colds should be treated differently, Gua Sha needs to be operated by a professional doctor, not by yourself.