Where should I scrape for a cold and headache

Colds are common in life and can happen to anyone. Colds can easily cause some symptoms to patients, such as headaches and fevers. In order to relieve the condition in time, some people choose scraping, because scraping can expand the body's capillaries, thereby increasing the secretion of sweat glands. So where should you scrape for colds and headaches?

First, where should you scrape when you have a cold and headache? Symptoms of a cold caused by wind and cold. The main symptoms are severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache, no sweating, clear runny nose, thin white sputum, no thirst, and a thin white tongue coating. Treatment method: Select the acupoints Fengchi, Dazhui, Fengmen, Feishu and scapular area, Zhongfu and front chest, and Zusanli. Acupoints for releasing sha: Shaoshang and Dazhui. Locate Fengchi: At the back of the head, below the occipital bone, level with Fengfu point, in the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle. Dazhui: On the posterior midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. Fengmen: On the back, 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra. Feishu: On the back, 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra. Zhongfu: On the outer and superior side of the anterior chest wall, 1 cun below the Yunmen point, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, at the level of the first intercostal space. Zusanli: 3 inches below the knee, one finger width on the outer side of the tibia. Shaoshang: 0.1 inch beside the nail corner on the radial side of the thumb.

Second, wind-heat cold. Symptoms: Mild aversion to cold, severe fever, headache, sweating, runny nose, thick yellow phlegm, thirst, and thin yellow tongue coating are the main symptoms. Treatment method: Select acupoints Dazhui, Hegu, Quchi, Chize, Waiguan and Fengchi. Location of Dazhui: on the posterior midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. Hegu: Between the first and second metacarpal bones, the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. Quchi: At the lateral end of the elbow transverse line, with the elbow bent, at the midpoint of the line connecting Chize and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Chize: In the middle of the elbow transverse line, on the radial edge of the biceps tendon. Waiguan: On the dorsal side of the forearm, on the line connecting Yangchi and the tip of the elbow, 2 inches above the transverse line on the back of the wrist, between the ulna and radius. Fengchi: On the back of the neck, below the occipital bone, at the same level as Fengfu, in the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle.

Gua Sha has the effects of regulating Qi and promoting blood circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, and expelling evil spirits and detoxifying. It has been widely used in various diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, as well as in the fields of beauty and health care. It is particularly suitable for the rehabilitation of painful diseases and degenerative bone and joint diseases such as cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder; it can be used in combination with cupping for respiratory diseases such as colds, fever, and coughs; it can be used in combination with acupuncture, bloodletting and other therapies for disfiguring diseases such as acne and chloasma; it is also suitable for the prevention and treatment of sub-health, chronic fatigue syndrome and other diseases.