When is the best time to perform gua sha?
The effect of scraping after a shower is the best. After a shower, the blood qi is relatively strong. Scraping helps to remove diseases and improve health, promote detoxification and sweating, and has the effect of relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation. Scraping is a common treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine. Scraping can also cause some damage to the skin, so scraping should not be too frequent.
The best time for scraping should be after a shower, when the blood qi is relatively strong. Another good time is after cupping or in the morning of the day, when the blood qi is also relatively strong. It is best not to scrape on an empty stomach. Scraping has the effect of sweating detoxification, relaxing muscles, promoting blood circulation, and eliminating toxins from the body.
The interval should be at least more than one week. Although scraping can detoxify, dispel dampness, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis, the frequency of scraping must be controlled. The interval between each scraping should be at least one week or more. Scraping can cause some harm to the skin, resulting in the rupture of capillaries. After each scraping, the skin needs a certain amount of time to repair itself. If the frequency of scraping is too frequent, it will increase the damage to the skin, and it is easy to cause subcutaneous bleeding or even infection. It is recommended to wait until the previous scraping marks have basically disappeared before proceeding with the next scraping.
