Scrapping Therapy
刮痧是中国传统的自然疗法之一，对人体有很多的好处，可以起到防病治病的作用。古代医家认为刮痧法的作用机理主要是开腠理、行气血、通经络、散邪毒, 这与现代研究刮痧改善微循环、调节免疫和加强新陈代谢等功能基本吻合。按照中医脏腑经络学说理论为指导，刮痧通络 ,可以改善和调整脏腑功能，使脏腑阴阳得到平衡。
The scrapping is one of TCM natural therapies. It is very good for human body, and thus prevent/treat the diseases. In the viewpoint of ancient famous doctors, the scrapping therapy can open the striae and interstitial space, activate the qi/blood, dredge the channel/collateral and disperse the pathogenic toxins, which basically consists with its functions as indicated by the modern researches (i.e. improve the micro-circulation, improve/regulate the function of zang-fu viscera and balance the yin-yang of zang-fu viscera).
刮痧疗法治疗银屑病的方法：
For psoriasis treatment, the scrapping is made through the following methods:
头部：全息穴区——额旁2带(左侧)、额顶带后3分之1、顶颞后斜带(对侧)。胆经——双侧风池。
Head: Holographic acupoint – lateral band 2 of forehead (at the left), 1/3 behind the top band of forehead and oblique band behind the top tempora (at the opposite side); and gallbladder channel – Fengchi acupoint at both sides.
背部：督脉——大椎至陶道。
Back: Governor channel – From Dazhui acupoint to Taodao acupoint.
上肢：肺经——双侧列缺至太渊。
Upper limbs: Lung channel – From Lieque acupoint to Taiyuan acupoint at both sides.
下肢：脾经——双侧血海、三阴交。阿是穴——直接刮拭皮肤病损处。
Lower limbs: Spleen channel – Xuehai and Sanyinjiao acupoints at both sides; and Ashi acupoint – Directly scrape the lesion site.
刮痧治疗银屑病的优势：
For psoriasis treatment, the scrapping has the following advantages:
1.行气活血，刮痧感化于肌表，使经络畅达，气血通达，则瘀血化散，凝滞固塞得以崩解消弭，全身气血通达无碍，局部疼痛得以减轻或消逝。
1. Qi-flow activation & blood circulation invigorating: The scrapping on the skin surface can dredge the channel/collateral and smoothen the qi/blood, so as to disperse the blood stasis, disintegrate/decompose the coagulation/stagnation, smoothen the systemic qi/blood and relieve/eliminate the local pain.
2.活血祛瘀，调整阴阳，刮痧可促进四周血液循环可促进肠部蠕动恢复正常。从而起到活血化瘀、调整阴阳的感化!
2. Blood circulation invigorating, blood stasis dispersing and yin-yang regulation: The scrapping can promote the blood circulation around the lesion site and resume the bowel movement, so as to invigorate the blood circulation, disperse the blood stasis and regulate the yin-yang.
3.舒筋通络，排除毒素。刮痧是消弭疼痛和肌肉严重、痉挛的有用方式，刮痧可使局部组织形成高度充血，使体内废料、毒素加速排除，从而使血液得到净化，增添了全身反抗力，可以减轻病势，促进康复。
3. Muscular rigidity relieving, collateral dredging and toxin expelling: The scrapping can eliminate the pain and serious muscular spasm. It can produce a high congestion in the local tissues and accelerate the discharge of wastes/toxins out of body, so as to purify the blood, improve the systemic resistance, relieve the illness and promote the rehabilitation.
