Gua sha, straightforwardly means "scratch" and "sand" (here, the sand alludes to the raised redness on the skin rather than genuine sand). "'Sha' is brought about by the microorganisms or infection poisons, what break the vessels and structure hyperemia regions, or spots in the skin or bodily fluid, and structure sand-like dispersed or dense regions," said Wang. The sand similarity originated from the demonstration of performing gua sha, where experts tenderly scratch the skin and see minuscule dabs under the skin arise; these little granules take after bits of sand, which prompted their name, Wang expounded. In the wake of applying gua sha, it is normal for clients to encounter redness or delicacy (an indication of blood reestablishment), yet those impacts will die down inside a couple of days. Furthermore, in the same way as other words in the Chinese language, the characters that make up "gua sha" give understanding into what the training is, as Lee shared. "The Chinese person for 'Gua' (刮) is made out of the person for 'tongue' on the left and 'blade' on the right. The Chinese person for 'Sha' is made out of 'sickness' or 'infection' on top and 'sand' on the base," she clarified.
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