Turmeric, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried rhizome of Curcuma longa L., a plant belonging to the genus Curcuma in the Zingiberaceae family. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating qi, unblocking meridians, and relieving pain. It is primarily used to treat stabbing pain in the chest and flanks, chest pain due to chest obstruction, dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea, masses and tumors, rheumatic pain in the shoulders and arms, and swelling and pain from falls or blows.
Red yeast rice is a commonly used medicinal herb for promoting blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis. It is produced when Monascus purpureus Went, a fungus of the Aspergillaceae family, parasitizes the seeds of the grass species Oryza sativa L. (rice), resulting in red yeast rice grains.It is primarily produced in Fujian. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, and clearing turbidity and lowering lipids. It is commonly used to treat amenorrhea with abdominal pain, postpartum blood stasis, trauma, food stagnation, bloody or white diarrhea, and hyperlipidemia.
Pearl Shell, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the shells of the following mollusks: Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea) of the family Veneridae, Cristaria plicata (Leach) of the family Cristariidae, or Pteria martensii (Dunker) of the family Pteriidae. It has the therapeutic effects of calming the liver and subduing yang, soothing the mind and alleviating convulsions, and improving vision and removing corneal opacities.It is primarily used to treat headaches and dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, red eyes with opacities, and blurred vision.
Goat Liver: A name for a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It refers to the liver of the goat (Capra hircus Linnaeus) or sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus) of the Bovidae family. It has the effects of nourishing the blood, tonifying the liver, and improving eyesight. It is primarily used to treat blood deficiency with sallow complexion, emaciation and weakness, liver deficiency with blurred vision, night blindness, color blindness, and corneal opacities.
Gua Sha Therapy
A. Duration of Gua Sha 1. Perform Gua Sha using purging scraping or even-replenishing and even-reducing techniques, with each area generally scraped for no more than 3 to 5 minutes. 2. For the supplementary scraping technique, each area should be scraped for 5 to 10 minutes. 3. Typically, select 3 to 5 areas for supports … Read more
A. Techniques for holding the scraping board, scraping direction, and scraping angle. 1. Grasping scraping board technique Hold the scraping plate in the palm, with the thick side facing the palm during supports and the thin side facing the palm for health maintenance. 2. Direction of Scraping Scrape from top to bottom on the neck, … Read more
