Forsythia, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried fruit of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, a plant in the genus Forsythia of the Oleaceae family. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and dispersing wind-heat.It is primarily used to treat boils and abscesses, scrofula, mastitis, erysipelas, wind-heat common cold, the early stages of warm diseases, warm-heat invading the营 (ying) level, high fever with thirst, mental confusion accompanied by skin rashes, and painful, scanty urination due to heat.
White Mustard Seed, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the seed of the plant Sinapis alba L. (family Brassicaceae). It has the effects of warming the lungs and resolving phlegm, promoting the flow of qi, and dispersing nodules and reducing swelling. It is primarily used for cold-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, fluid retention, wandering abscesses, numbness of the limbs, and swollen, painful joints.
Musk is a name for a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried secretion from the mature male scent sacs of animals belonging to the genus Moschus in the deer family, specifically the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii Flerov), the horse musk deer (M. sifanicus Przewalski), or the original musk deer (M. moschiferus Linnaeus). It has the therapeutic effects of opening the orifices and reviving the spirit, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, and reducing swelling and relieving pain.It is primarily used to treat mental confusion due to obstruction, swollen and toxic sores, scrofula and phlegm nodules, sore throat, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, masses and masses, sudden pain in the chest and abdomen, headaches, trauma, arthralgia caused by wind, cold, and dampness, difficult labor, stillbirth, and retained placenta.
Prunella is a medicinal herb used to clear heat; it is the dried fruit spike of Prunella vulgaris L., a plant in the genus Prunella of the Lamiaceae family. It has the effects of clearing liver heat, improving vision, dispersing nodules, and reducing swelling. It is primarily used to treat red, swollen, and painful eyes; nocturnal eye pain; headaches and dizziness; scrofula; goiters; mastitis; breast lumps; and breast distension and pain.
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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
