This is the Right and Safe Scraping Method

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The term "treatment" scrapings may only exist in Indonesia. This method is a solution that he says is effective in overcoming "colds". When our body is scraped (usually from the neck to the waist) there will be a red color that is seen as a sign that "the wind is coming out".

Reported Kompas.com, the more red the more concentrated, the sign that the wind entering the body is in abundance. Unfortunately according to the doctor from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Saptawati Bardosono, the red color that arises is a sign of fine blood vessels (capillaries) under the surface of the skin that break due to scrapings. So that was seen the red trail in the scraped place.

Unfortunately until now, many people from the world of medical education do not believe that scrapings are effective for health.

"In western countries, scrapings are completely unknown," Saptawati said.

However, according to Mulyadi, doctors from Medizone Clinic, medically, scraping is one method of widening the closed blood vessels (vasoconstriction) to be wider.

"This is not dangerous, as long as it is not a primary need. "If the scrapings continue, the small and fine blood vessels that will rupture become many," said Mulyadi.

Still according to Mulyadi, scrapings make people get colds feel comfortable because the body releases the hormone endophine at a normal level. Scientifically, according to him, scrapings have been proven to be able to treat symptoms of colds or wind syndromes that have symptoms of muscle pain or pain.

"The principle of scraping is not much different from accountancy which implements needles into the body. The principle of scraping is to increase the temperature and energy of the scraped body. "This increase in energy is carried out through stimulation of the outer body skin," he explained.

Correct scraping technique

Still based on reports Compass.com, if the scrapings are applied correctly, the body will feel fresh and fit after scraping.

"The scrapings are still used today, because inevitably there are a number of minor ailments that can be cured only with traditional medicine," said Mien Rogi, Martha Tilaar Day Spa Treatment Developer.

However, according to him, scrapings cannot be done carelessly. It must be true, there are ways, and the technique itself. Of course you can ask your friends, mother, father, brother, sister, masseuse, or even your partner to help you scrap. Following are the steps:

Prepare coins or coins whose edges are not sharp, such as coins of Rp1,000.
Use olive oil as a base for making it in the body.
Perform scrapings next to the bone, precisely in the joints near the bone. It is not recommended to scrape just above the bone.
Do scrapings from top to bottom.
Never scrape the backbone, because it can endanger your health.
After finishing the scrapings, wipe the back with wind oil so that the body is warmer.
Bathing the next day after the body temperature returns to normal, do not immediately take a shower after scraping.

If you feel better after a scraping, you have scraped correctly. However, if your condition worsens or you are still sick, you should consult a doctor.