Week Eight (Part One)

Question 1

Guasha

General Goal:

Answer 1

To attract pathogens from inside the body to the skin surface where they can be released

Question 2

Guasha

Indications (Most Common):

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Guasha

Indications (additional):

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Guasha

Cautions and Contraindications:

Answer 4

Do not use Guasha on patients with bleeding disorders, thin skin, or other skin conditions which could be exacerbated

Question 5

Guasha

Sedation or Tonification:

Answer 5

Guasha is a sedation technique. It will be more effective if you are able to push/slide up to 100 times/minute

Question 6

Guasha
Colors

Red:

Answer 6

Heat

Question 7

Guasha
Colors

Purple:

Answer 7

Cold

Question 8

Guasha
Colors

Dark and Dusky:

Answer 8

Heat toxin

Question 9

Guasha
Colors

Purple and Dusky:

Answer 9

Heat toxin

Question 10

Guasha
Dots and Bumps

Large, like goosebumps:

Answer 10

Wind, or allergy to a substance, or an animal

Question 11

Guasha
Dots and Bumps

Red:

Answer 11

Wind heat

Question 12

Guasha
Dots and Bumps

Purple:

Answer 12

Wind cold, or perhaps and allergy

Question 13

Guasha
Dots and Bumps

Darker (like from a bruise):

Answer 13

Either blood heat, excess heat, or heat toxin

Question 14

7-Star

Needle Gauge:

Answer 14

21

Question 15

7-Star

Uses:

Answer 15

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

Question 16

7-Star

Additional Uses:

Answer 16

Relieving the itching and pain of skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis; for sprains and injuries. Numbness and hair loss.