What is Gua Sha?
By Lijun Du

Gua Sha(刮痧) is a healing technique used in traditional medicine, but it is little known of in the West. It involves palpation(摸) and cutaneous(皮肤的) stimulation in which the skin is pressed with a piece of jade; that results in the appearance of small red patches. "Gua" means to scrape or rub. "Sha" is a reddish, elevated patch of skin. Sha is the term used to describe blood in the subcutaneous tissue before and after it is raised as a small red bump.

The Sha bump should fade in 2-4 days. If it is slower to fade, poor blood circulation is indicated and the practitioner must ascertain(查明) whether there is a deficiency of blood, Qi, Yang or a deeper organ deficiency at the root of the problem.

What are the benefits of Gua Sha? Gua Sha can be used to prevent and treat diseases and strengthen the body. It has a very quick effect on pain and an obvious effect on various diseases caused by functional disharmony of the internal organs.

Aisha Health Care & Beauty Institute is located on Xiahe road in the Guangming building's West tower number 17K. Aisha has brought us a wonderful form of therapy(治疗) -Gua Sha regeneration. It is so versatile(多功能的), simple and effective, that inevitably it has become our mission to help as many people as possible. In summarizing Gua Sha we can say that it stimulates the immune system, detoxifies(解毒), promotes circulation, regulates body and organ function, relieves pain, revitalizes and regenerates ("life-extension"), diminishes stress and relaxes and promotes clarity of mind... It is "replacing" other methods like massage, acupuncture and immune system therapy.

Two kinds of scraping therapy:
Meridian scraping therapy(经络刮痧法): the meridian scraping method combines acupressure with cutaneous scraping.
Holographic scraping therapy(全息刮痧法): It is a method of scraping points on the body which correspond to organs in the body. This therapy has the special feature of scraping only a small area and taking a short time.


Distribution of Holographic area on the face
面部全息穴区示意图
Different places on the face affect different organs of the body.

何为全息经络刮痧

刮痧不仅可以治病,还可以有效改善亚健康状态.依据患者的病变和体质,实施不同手法,使被刮拭过的经络和腧穴的微循环得以改善,起到疏经通络,活血化瘀的作用,从而让人体的自身愈病能力得以恢复.
刮痧还能养颜美容.通过刮拭面部的经络和全息穴区,来疏通气血,清除沉淀在皮肤深层的内毒素及其他代谢产物,使皮肤表面的分泌功能和清洁过程不断加强.

全息经络刮痧美容法是一种从传统医学发展而来的整体美容法.以刮痧的方法选择刮拭局部器官的全息穴区诊病,防病,治病,称为全息刮痧法.其法刮拭时间短,治疗部位灵活多样.按照经络和腧穴的主治规律选经配穴的刮痧方法为经络刮痧法.特点是点(穴位),面(皮部),线(经脉)相结合.

位于厦禾路光明大厦西塔17座的爱莎美容是厦门第一家引进全息经络刮痧理论的保健机构.其主要刮痧师--刘医师系中国营养协会会员,拥有丰富的临床经验.