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The difference between traditional scraping and negative pressure instrument

The consumptive meter feeling of smear has the following differences:

1, fast: negative pressure scraping takes basically one minute, while the traditional one takes 5- 10 minutes or even longer.

2, labor-saving: traditionally by hand, equipment by suction, one person can do dozens of people a day, one person can't do it a day 10 people.

3, comfort: negative pressure suction can be adjusted, traditionally it is difficult to master the strength according to their own control, comfort is not the same.

Extended data:

Scraping is guided by the theory of meridians and acupoints in traditional Chinese medicine. By using special scraping instruments and corresponding techniques, dipping in a certain medium and scraping repeatedly on the body surface, red millet or dark red bleeding spots appear locally on the skin, thus achieving the effect of promoting blood circulation and penetrating tuberculosis. Because it is simple, convenient, cheap and efficient, it is widely used in clinic and is suitable for medical treatment and family health care. It can also be used in combination with acupuncture, cupping, pricking collaterals and bloodletting, so as to strengthen the efficacy of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and expelling evil spirits and toxins.

Commonly used scraping instruments are scraper and oil scraping.

1. Scraper

(1) Horn ① Features and efficacy Horn scraping board is widely used in clinic, especially buffalo horn. Buffalo horn is pungent, salty and cold, and pungent can promote qi circulation, promote blood circulation and reduce swelling; Salty can be soft and firm; Cold can clear away heat and detoxify, and cool blood will calm the nerves. Tough texture, smooth and durable, rich in raw materials and simple to process; 2 Precautions: Avoid soaking in hot water for a long time, baking with fire or baking with electricity; Immediately after scraping, the scraper should be dried, coated with olive oil and stored in the scraper sleeve.

(2) Features and Functions of Jade Jade has the functions of moistening skin, promoting granulation, clearing away heat and toxic materials, calming the nerves, eliminating pathogenic factors and dispersing turbidity. Its texture is moist and smooth, easy to hold, comfortable to touch, suitable for facial scraping; ② Precautions: Pay attention to cleaning after use; Avoid collisions; Avoid contact with chemical reagents.

(III) Characteristics and Efficacy of Bian Shi (1) Bian Shi is made of pumice in Sibin, which contains many trace elements and has a very wide infrared radiation band. It can dredge meridians, clear away heat and toxic materials, soften hard mass, and warm local skin of human body. The edge thickness of the scraping stone plate used for scraping is less than 3mm; (2) Precautions: As Bian Shi may contain harmful substances, it is necessary to carefully distinguish the authenticity when buying, and buy Bian Shi that has been tested by the authoritative department of the state and does not contain harmful substances.

Scraping tools are made of various materials, and many daily appliances can be used as scraping tools, such as copper coins, silver dollars, porcelain spoons, tender bamboo boards, cotton yarns, mussels, and now there are scraping tools made of modern materials such as resin and silica gel.

Step 2 scrape oil

(1) liquid

① Features and effects mainly include cold boiled water, vegetable oil (such as sesame oil, tea seed oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil, peanut oil and olive oil) and medicinal oil (such as safflower oil, traumatic injury oil and rheumatism oil), which can not only prevent scraping board from scratching skin, but also play the roles of moistening skin, opening pores, promoting blood circulation and promoting qi circulation. In addition, Chinese herbal medicines with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging collaterals and relieving pain can also be selected and decocted into liquid medicine, which can be selected according to the condition;

② Precautions: Scraping oil should be used and stored away from fire sources; Skin allergy is prohibited, and injuries, ulcers, scars and malignant tumors are locally prohibited.

(2) Cream

① Features and efficacy: Select fine paste-like substances, such as vaseline, moisturizing cream, snake oil, voltarin cream, etc. It can also be made into cream, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dredging collaterals, relieving pain, and inducing resuscitation with fragrance.

② Precautions: Keep away from light and store in a cool and dry place; Appropriate scraping media, such as Voltalin cream, should be selected according to the needs of the disease, which has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and has good curative effect on rheumatic joint diseases.

Reference link: Guasha-Baidu Encyclopedia