Is it true that Gua Sha is a native way of treating colds?

When you have a cold with a sore throat and other discomforts, Gua Sha is effective in relieving the symptoms.
Gua Sha is one of the variants of Gua Sha, its therapeutic principle and the same Gua Sha, are sweating to relieve the effects of the table, and then prompted the person qi and blood flow. The pulling of Gua Sha can also play a role in dredging meridians, blood circulation, promote metabolism and so on.
Colds can be treated by pulling Gua Sha or scraping methods, but the premise is that the patient’s body can not be too weak. When the pharyngeal pain, in the neck pulling Gua Sha has a better therapeutic effect. During the period of illness, patients need to drink more water, eat more food rich in vitamins, protein, but also pay attention to work and rest, to avoid overwork.
Due to the multiple causes of colds, after the Gua Sha method is still not better, the patient should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor’s medication.