Is scraping effective for weight loss? Methods of scraping for weight loss

There is no harm to health in traditional Chinese medicine's weight loss methods. Not only that, it can also play an important role in body maintenance. Gua Sha is one of the weight loss methods in traditional Chinese medicine. So what is the effect of Gua Sha weight loss?

Is scraping effective for weight loss?

There are many ways to lose weight, and scraping is one of them. Everyone should know that scraping can help people's health, but many people will ask doubtfully, "Can scraping help lose weight?" In fact, scraping really has the effect of losing weight.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the main cause of obesity is problems with the spleen and stomach's transportation and transformation functions, which causes nutrients to accumulate locally, leading to local obesity; or systemic obesity due to problems with water metabolism. Gua Sha can open up the spleen and stomach meridians, allowing the spleen and stomach functions to return to normal. Excess nutrients and moisture will be metabolized, and people will naturally lose weight. So how can scraping help lose weight?

Scraping method for weight loss

If you want to lose weight through scraping, which acupoints are the focus? Large intestine meridian, stomach meridian, gallbladder meridian, and bladder meridian.

1. For fat in the lower abdomen and the outer side of the arms, the large intestine meridian should be scraped, including the outer side of the index finger, Hegu point, Quchi point, shoulder, neck, cheek, Yingxiang point (nose wing);

2. For obesity caused by food accumulation, it is necessary to strengthen the transport and transformation ability of the spleen and stomach, mainly scraping the stomach meridian line, including the outer side of the index finger of the foot, the instep, the front of the leg, the abdomen, the chest, the neck, the cheek, and the head (Touwei acupoint);

3. The fat on the outer side of the thigh is because a lot of toxins are deposited in the gallbladder, and you need to scrape the gallbladder meridian, including the outer side of the little toe, the outer side of the leg, the side of the body, the shoulder, the side of the head, and the Tongziliao;

4. For edema-type obesity, the bladder meridian should be scraped more often, including the outside of the little toe, the outside of the foot, the back of the leg, the buttocks, the back (two fingers away from the spine), the back of the neck, and the head (back of the head). In addition, acupoints such as Zhangmen and Yinlingquan also have the effect of weight loss.

Generally, one area is scraped for 3-5 minutes, or one area is scraped 10-15 times, from top to bottom. The strength is not important. What is important is that the technique should be heavy, accurate and steady. Especially since the meridians are hidden deeper, the technique must be more profound. The best downward tilt angle of the scraping board is 45 to 60 degrees; at the thigh, the scraping board and the thigh should form an obtuse angle. After sha appears, you have to wait until the sha disappears before scraping again.

The correct use of scraping can achieve the effect of weight loss, but it should be noted that if your obesity is secondary obesity, the effect of scraping weight loss will be greatly reduced, because secondary obesity is mainly caused by neurological, endocrine and metabolic diseases, or genetic, drug and other factors, and treatment is required to lose weight.