Gua Sha is one of the traditional natural therapies in China, based on the TCM theory of the skin. It involves scraping the skin with tools (such as horn, jade, or cupping) on relevant areas to achieve the goals of unblocking meridians and promoting blood circulation. Gua Sha can expand capillaries, increase sweat gland secretion, … Read more
Please click the blue “Qihuang Academy” above to follow and start your journey in learning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and health preservation! We all know that choosing a good and suitable Gua Sha board is important, so how should we choose one? How to Choose the Right Gua Sha Board? [Niu Jiao (Ox Horn)] The … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us —— Gua Sha Therapy Suitable for Home Health Care It is common to see elderly individuals using a spoon or water buffalo horn to scrape the skin on certain parts of the body, causing redness and the appearance of purple bruises or spots. This simple method of … Read more
Author: Fu GuangjieThis spring, I often experienced head distension. Later, I purchased a horn Gua Sha board and followed the methods introduced in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to scrape my head for 10 minutes daily. I felt much clearer in my mind. The human head has multiple meridians passing through it, with the midline being … Read more
Today, let us explorethe unique techniques of Traditional Chinese MedicineBuffalo Horn Cupping Therapy Image | Source: Orthopedics Department Buffalo Horn is a precious Chinese medicinal material, with a pungent, salty, and cold nature. The pungent property can disperse and promote Qi circulation, invigorate blood and nourish; the salty property can soften hardness and moisten; the … Read more
Gua Sha Gua Sha is one of the traditional natural therapies in China, based on the TCM theory of the skin. It involves scraping the skin with tools made from materials such as buffalo horn or jade at corresponding points to achieve the goals of unblocking meridians, invigorating blood circulation, and resolving blood stasis. Regular … Read more
Why can scraping on the body treat diseases? Gua Sha (Scraping Therapy) Tool: Niu Jiao Ban (Horn Plate) Effect: Improves microcirculation, mobilizes the immune system At Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is a clinic where patients often come after trying various treatments elsewhere. The “prescriptions” given by the doctors are quite unique; … Read more
Question: How can I receive such articles every day?? Just click on the blue text above the arrow! The Gua Sha therapy has a long history and is deeply rooted in tradition. Gua Sha, also known as Bian Fa, is one of the six major techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment. The six techniques … Read more
—— The following is the main text —— Gua Sha is one of the traditional techniques in China, documented in the ancient classic of Chinese medicine, the “Huangdi Neijing” (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), and has been in use for over a thousand years.Common cold is a febrile disease caused by external wind pathogens or seasonal … Read more
