In the ancient time, people called the scrape therapy as “ga fa”. When you come to learn Chinese in China, you can see people in some areas in China, especially the remote areas still use this way to cure some diseases. It is still a popular treatment for sunstroke by scraping the patient.

There are many kinds of instruments available for treating with scrape therapy. The students often see when they study Chinese in China are the smooth bamboo board, porcelain bowl, teacup, small soup spoon, small keys and copper cash and so on. In modern times, people also use the organic glass button and aluminum coins. Foreigners who learn Chinese in China should know that some plant oil is needed in scrap therapy. You should keep scraping until the skin becomes red and a little purple.

The scrape therapy is good to relieve exterior syndrome and eliminate evil, refresh the brain and smooth the blood flow. Some of the students who study Mandarin in China may be told that the main working elements are to excite the nerves, strengthen the circulation, enhancing the resistance ability.