Gua Sha a way to get rid of toxin

Gua Sha ( 刮 痧 ) is a very old remedy to help facilitate the body to heal by getting rid of toxin. I have been using this method passed on by my mom. I remembered when I was younger she would use tiger balm and a coin and apply the tiger balm on my back and scratch or scrape my skin with the coin. The immediate reaction of the skin is to get red and tiny dark red dots appear after. Gua means scratch or scrape and Sha means fever.

The weather as been cold and hot lately that my children are getting sick often passing viral back and forth. I have tested this methods on both my children age 4 and 6. I do not think it should be use for younger children because they may not take the amount of pressure of the coin and sometimes it tickles or it hurts. It  really depends on their tolerance level.

I used tiger balm because it is accessible here. You can get those in Watsons or Manning. You can use any type of ointment that would help relieve muscle soreness. Usually when you are not feeling well your muscle gets sore in your neck and shoulder area and you may also have a pounding headache. Gua Sha will work on those too.

You may also come across Graston Technique used by professional athletes which essentially derives from Gua Sha in my opinion.

This is my 6 year old back.
He was having a 102 fever when I applied the gua sha.
After an hour or so the fever reduced.

This youtube video I found shows you how simple it is. You don't have to a special tool, a coin or even a spoon would work.