Which is better, scraping or cupping?

Today, with the living standards getting better and better, people have higher and higher requirements for the quality of life. The topic of health care has also become a concern of modern people. Gua Sha and cupping are commonly used methods in traditional Chinese medicine treatment. They both use the principle of the interconnection of meridians in traditional Chinese medicine for health care treatment. They are more trusted and concerned by everyone in the current domestic health care field.

The effect of scraping on harmonizing yin and yang is basically achieved through acupoint combinations and scraping techniques. 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. Cupping therapy stimulates the acupuncture points and the skin of the meridians through its warm mechanical stimulation and negative pressure suction effect. The acupuncture points and the skin of the meridians are closely connected with the meridians. Therefore, cupping can dredge the meridians, harmonize the Ying and Wei, remove various pathogenic evil spirits in the meridians, promote the smooth flow of Qi and blood, nourish and open the tendons, veins and joints, and thus treat various diseases.

Through long-term clinical health care treatment, we found that many people have certain misunderstandings about scraping. For example, the color of the scraping is not necessarily better. It should be observed according to one's own actual conditions. When cupping, special attention should be paid to not overeating. Moreover, cupping cannot be performed continuously. Cupping must be performed only after all the original cupping marks have been eliminated. This will have the best health care effect.