Can I use scraping and cupping to treat a cold?

Gua Sha and cupping are both methods of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine. They use physical therapy to open up the body's meridians and achieve the ultimate goal of activating tendons and collaterals to treat diseases. Generally speaking, both of these treatment methods can achieve the purpose of balancing the body's yin and yang by promoting smooth circulation within the human body. Therefore, these two methods are effective in treating colds, fevers and other diseases, and can be promoted for clinical use.

According to the principle of "treating heat quickly" in traditional Chinese medicine, the heat evil is expelled quickly through the stimulation of the Sha-releasing technique, so as to achieve the purpose of clearing away heat, allowing the internal yang heat evil to penetrate the body surface and finally be expelled from the body to clear the stagnant heat and swelling and toxins in the body. Cupping therapy creates negative pressure on the meridians and acupoints to cause congestion, blood stasis and other changes in the acupoints on the surface of the body. The acupoints are connected to the internal organs through the meridians, thereby treating various internal organ diseases.

The effect of scraping on harmonizing yin and yang is basically achieved through acupoint combinations and scraping techniques. For example: If the disease is in the meridians or in the skin and flesh, it is considered superficial and should be scraped lightly; if the disease is in the internal organs or in the tendons and bones, it is considered internal and should be scraped heavily. Scraping has a bidirectional effect on the regulation of yin and yang balance. For example, for those with unstable blood pressure, after scraping the acupoints on the trunk and limbs, low blood pressure can be raised, while high blood pressure can also be lowered. The key to scraping health care is to adjust the excess or deficiency of yin and yang according to the properties of the syndrome, so that the body returns to "yin and yang balance", restores its normal physiological functions, and thus achieves the purpose of curing the disease.

After catching a cold, you can treat it through scraping and cupping. However, there are some things you need to pay attention to during treatment, such as keeping warm. Because during these two treatments, the pores of the skin will be opened. If you do not pay attention to keeping warm, the cold air will enter the body through the pores, which will not only fail to achieve the treatment effect, but will also aggravate the condition.