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~ Be pleased to find a weakness, there is strong power behind every weakness. ~ Hildegard von Bingen

In the Western system, these methodologies eventually became relegated to folk medicine, but in the Eastern systems, they remain in prominent use.

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Cupping is a technique of suctioning the skin and muscle layer into glass cup which causes temporary discoloration. Cupping opens the skin pores, releases pathogens, and promotes the free flow of qi and blood thereby relieving localized stagnation and pain.

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Gua sha is a technique of scraping an area of pain, drawing toxins and stagnation to the skin surface, causing temporary discoloration, and creating an artificial crisis to hasten the resolution of a long-standing condition.

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Moxibustion (moxa) is a technique of directly or indirectly applying lit moxa wool (artemesia vulgaris) to an acupuncture point or channel which draws qi to the area from penetrating the heat of the moxa reinforcing and activating energy flow.

 
 

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