After scraping Gua Sha can not drink, because alcohol will cause local vasodilatation, is not conducive to the skin surface of the stasis (Gua Sha) subside absorption. And may lead to foreign evil more easily from the open pores invade the human body, cause wind and cold and other discomforts, thus affecting the therapeutic effect of gua sha.
Gua Sha is a commonly used form of treatment in clinical Chinese medicine, which is mainly able to dredge the meridians and improve local blood circulation. So clinical commonly used in the treatment of external diseases, such as local muscle joint pain, cough, cold and so on.
However, it should be noted that, after scraping gua sha should not drink immediately, because after scraping gua sha skin surface still have blood stasis, and the skin pores are also in the state of diastole, this time to drink may lead to the local capillary congestion and expansion, accelerate the local blood circulation, which leads to the skin surface of the blood stasis (gua sha) is not easy to subside and absorb, thus affecting the therapeutic effect.
At the same time, due to scraping Gua Sha local skin pores in the open state, drinking at this time will also make the pores increase easy to be attacked by external evil caused by wind and cold. Therefore, it is recommended not to drink after scraping Gua Sha, so as to avoid discomfort.
In addition, it is recommended that after scraping Gua Sha should try to avoid drinking, bathing or eating spicy food. And it should be noted that, if there is a demand for gua sha, should go to a professional medical institution by a professional physician to carry out the relevant operation.