Smalls suction gua sha instrument think there are the following differences:
1, fast: negative pressure gua sha is basically a minute out of the gua sha, while the traditional is required 5-10 minutes or even longer.
2, labor-saving: traditional rely on manual, the instrument is by suction, a day can do dozens of people, a day to do less than 10 people.
3, comfort: negative pressure suction size adjustable, the traditional is based on their own control is more difficult to grasp the strength, comfort is different.
Expanded information:
Scraping is the theory of Chinese medicine meridian acupoints as a guide, through the specially designed Gua sha apparatus and corresponding techniques, dipped in a certain medium, in the body surface for repeated scraping, friction, so that the skin localization appeared red corn, or dark red bleeding points, such as "Gua sha" changes, so as to achieve the role of blood through the role of Gua sha. Because of its simple, convenient, inexpensive, effective features, clinical applications, suitable for medical and family health care. It can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture, cupping, bloodletting and other therapies to enhance the effect of blood circulation and remove blood stasis, expel evil spirits and detoxify the body.
Commonly used gua sha utensils include gua sha board and gua sha oil.
1. scraping board
(1) cow horn class ① characteristics and efficacy cow horn class scraping board clinical especially to use buffalo horn for more. Buffalo horn taste pungent, salty, cold, pungent can be dispersed, blood swelling; salty can be soft and moist down; cold can clear heat and detoxification, cool blood shock. And the texture is tough, smooth and durable, rich in raw materials, easy processing; ② Note avoid hot water for a long time soaking, fire or electric grill; scraping the scraper needs to be immediately after the scraping board dry, coated with olive oil, and stored in the scraping board set.
(2) jade class ① characteristics and efficacy of jade has moisturizing skin and muscle, clearing heat and detoxification, calm and tranquilize, dispel evil spirits and other roles. Its texture is warm and smooth, easy to hold, because of its comfortable touch, suitable for facial gua sha; ② Note that after use to pay attention to clean; avoid collision; avoid contact with chemical reagents.
(3) stone class ① characteristics and efficacy stone stone material is Surabaya pumice, this stone contains a variety of trace elements, infrared radiation band is very wide, can dredge the meridians, heat detoxification, soft solid, and can make the human body localized skin warming, used to scrape the depreciation of the stone Gua Sha scraping plate edge thicker than 3mm; ② note that because of the stone may contain hazardous substances, need to be careful to distinguish between the authenticity of purchase, the purchase by the national authority to test the non-containing of Gua Sha, the purchase of the stone is a very important part of the body. Purchase by the national authority department test does not contain harmful substances stone.
Scraping tool material is not fixed, the form of a variety of, many daily utensils can be used as scraping tool: such as copper, silver dollars, porcelain spoon, tender bamboo board, cotton yarn, mussel shells, etc., and now there is a resin, silicone and other modern materials made of scraping tool.
2. gua sha oil
(1) liquid class
① characteristics and efficacy of cooled boiled water, vegetable oil (such as sesame oil, tea seed oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, olive oil), medicinal oils (such as safflower oil, bruise oil, rheumatism oil) and so on, not only to prevent gua sha board scratching the skin, but also play a role in moisturizing the skin, open the release of the pore, the role of the blood and gas. In addition, you can also choose to have a heat detoxification, blood circulation, blood stasis, through the pain and other effects of Chinese herbs, decoction, according to the condition of the choice;
② Note gua sha oil should be avoided fire use and preservation; skin allergies are prohibited, traumatic injury, ulcers, scarring, malignant tumors localized prohibited.
(2) cream class
① Characteristics and efficacy of the selection of fine texture creamy substances, such as petroleum jelly, moisturizing cream, snake oil, fu-talin cream. Can also have blood circulation and stasis, pain, aroma and other effects of traditional Chinese medicine extracts prepared into the cream used;
② Precautions avoid light, cool and dry place to save; appropriate according to the needs of the condition of the choice of appropriate gua sha media, such as fu talin cream has analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect, used for rheumatism joint disease efficacy is good.
Reference: Gua Sha - Baidu Encyclopedia