Week Eight (Part One) Flashcards
Guasha
General Goal:
To attract pathogens from inside the body to the skin surface where they can be released
Guasha
Indications (Most Common):
Exterior conditions like wind-heat, wind-cold, summer cold, summer heat. Exterior pathogens attach the superficial layers and can effectively expel them in early stages.
Guasha
Indications (additional):
Many digestive problems including food poisioning
May female conditions
Many pain syndromes including headache, extremity pain, sore throat, sinus pain, etc.
Guasha can benefit the gums and teeth
Guasha
Cautions and Contraindications:
Do not use Guasha on patients with bleeding disorders, thin skin, or other skin conditions which could be exacerbated
Guasha
Sedation or Tonification:
Guasha is a sedation technique. It will be more effective if you are able to push/slide up to 100 times/minute
Guasha
Colors
Red:
Heat
Guasha
Colors
Purple:
Cold
Guasha
Colors
Dark and Dusky:
Heat toxin
Guasha
Colors
Purple and Dusky:
Heat toxin
Guasha
Dots and Bumps
Large, like goosebumps:
Wind, or allergy to a substance, or an animal
Guasha
Dots and Bumps
Red:
Wind heat
Guasha
Dots and Bumps
Purple:
Wind cold, or perhaps and allergy
Guasha
Dots and Bumps
Darker (like from a bruise):
Either blood heat, excess heat, or heat toxin
7-Star
Needle Gauge:
21
7-Star
Uses:
For any type of pain
Promotes qi and blood circulation, so can be used to unblock the channels and collaterals and releive various types of stagnation
7-Star
Additional Uses:
Relieving the itching and pain of skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis; for sprains and injuries. Numbness and hair loss.
