Which season has the best scraping effect?

As the saying goes, beginning of autumn scraped and lived to be eighty-eight. Scraping is mainly a method of exorcism. In summer and autumn, you are susceptible to six evils: wind, cold, heat, humidity and dry fire. Only when the evil spirits are exhausted and replenished in autumn and winter can we not raise evil spirits. As one of the external treatments of traditional Chinese medicine, scrapping is rooted in the theory of meridians and acupoints. Scratching the body surface with a hard object can stimulate the meridians and Shu points, dredge the meridians and qi-flowing, and regulate the qi and blood of viscera, so as to cut off and vent pathogenic factors, maintain healthy qi and cure diseases.

There used to be a saying that "all diseases cause dysentery", and colds, heatstroke, neck and shoulder pain, even diarrhea and constipation, poor appetite in children, weight loss and beauty, and scraping have all been proved to be effective. Scraping looks simple, but it is also suitable and taboo. Scraping for health care does not need too much stimulation to the body. In other words, the strength of transporting the board should be moderate, the speed of transporting the board should not be too fast, and the skin should be slightly red. The direction of scraping, remember a big principle: from top to bottom, from inside to outside. It is particularly effective to press acupoints along meridians to scrape.

Scraping can also promote metabolism, replenish oxygen to cells, remove blood stasis and increase vitality. It is a convenient and effective method to improve the sub-health state. Summer and autumn are the most popular seasons, followed by spring. During scraping treatment, keep warm indoors, especially in winter, to avoid catching cold and through flow. When scraping in summer, the fan should be avoided from blowing directly at the test site. Do not take a cold bath for 30 minutes after scraping.