Chapter 92 Scraping, Cupping and Acupressure
The fire in the fire pit illuminated the room in half-light, and the burning flames dispelled the cold.
The flashlight shone on Lin Lizheng's back, and Lin Youcai used a scraping board to scrape the Fengchi acupoints on the outside of the big tendons on both sides of the hairline at the back of his neck until they turned red.
Then move along both sides of the spine from top to bottom, from light to heavy, until flushed sha marks appear on the skin.
Lin Youcai asked the village head if it hurt. Lin Lizheng only felt a slight pain and felt very comfortable and refreshed after the shaving.
If the cold is too severe, after scraping the sha, small papules will protrude from the skin on the sha marks.
Lin Youcai took a sterilized sewing needle and gently pricked the particularly raised small rashes on the sha marks.
After breaking the skin, Lin Xianwen took out a glass bottle, a small jar and a porcelain cup from his bag and handed them to his father.
The glass bottles and small jars are canned fruits, canned hot sauces, and canned mustard tubers, which I can't bear to throw away after eating. Mineral water bottles, beverage bottles, and even the plastic bags of snacks are not thrown away, and they are all placed in the cabinet.
You have to keep everything here, everything is useful, if you lose it, it will be gone.
Lin Xianwen opened the tinder, blew on it, and made the fire burn a little brighter.
Lin Youcai picked up a small glass can, lit a small piece of paper and threw it into the bottle, then quickly covered the sha marks left by Lin Lizheng's broken skin.
The fire in the bottle went out, creating a vacuum with suction, and dark red blood beads emerged from the bleeding point one after another.
Just let it bleed, and then remove the glass jar after a while. Lin Youcai took the handkerchief handed over by Old Lady Wu, wiped the blood, and said, "Village head, you can put on your clothes now. You can't take a bath or get caught in the wind during these 7 days. Stay indoors by the fire, and wipe off the sweat immediately to avoid catching a cold. It's a pity that there are no moxa sticks, otherwise it would be better to give you some moxibustion."
Lin Lizheng was being helped up by his eldest son to put on his clothes. He moved his body and said, "Eh? I don't feel so cold anymore. My bones and head don't hurt as much anymore."
Lin Youcai smiled and said, "The cold air enters the body, and the effect will be obvious if the cold air in the body is removed. You are not fully recovered yet, so take good care of yourself. Drink more warm water and keep warm."
Old Lady Wu looked at the old man and saw that he was indeed getting better. She smiled and said, "Got it. Remember, I will keep an eye on the old man. Scholars know a lot. Fortunately, you are here."
Lin Lizheng: "Old lady, do you have any steamed buns? I feel a little hungry!"
Old Mrs. Wu said with a smile: "Yes, you won't starve."
"Dad, I'll heat it up for you. The meat and vegetables are saved for you." Lin Benshu's wrinkled face relaxed, and he was eager to get the food, but was stopped by Lin Youcai.
"Eat the meat tomorrow. Drink some porridge, some steamed buns, and drink more warm water. It's too late. I'm worried that the village head will feel uncomfortable in his stomach if you eat the meat." Lin Youcai was worried that the old man would not be able to digest it and would feel uncomfortable again later.
Lin Lizheng nodded, "Okay, let's listen to the talented one."
Lin Youcai: "Grandma Wu, Uncle Benshu, Uncle Benshui, Uncle Honda, I will tell you five acupuncture points. You can press them for the village head from time to time. He will feel better and get better faster."
The three sons of the village head nodded hurriedly, and his sons and grandsons all came over to listen carefully.
Lin Youcai told them one by one where the five acupoints his wife taught him to press when catching a cold were, how to press them, and how long to press them. He pressed them with his hands as he explained.
On Shen Xianglan and Lin Zisu's side, Daya took off her shirt and lay on the quilt. Her thin shoulder blades, spine, and ribs were clearly visible, and there were bruises and scratches on her face and body.
Lin Zisu felt that her body was thin enough, with bruises all over her body, but looking at Daya, she felt much stronger.
After Shen Xianglan scraped the sha off Daya, there were blood beads on the sha marks. She sucked them out with a cupping jar, wiped them clean, and let her put on her clothes.
Shen Xianglan warned Wei Qiniang, "Don't take a bath within 7 days, don't go out to the cold wind, stay indoors to warm yourself by the fire, and drink more warm water."
Daya slowly sat up and put on her clothes. She looked up at Shen Xianglan and Lin Zisu and said, "Thank you Aunt Shen, thank you Sister Zisu. I don't feel so cold anymore."
"Remember to drink more warm water." Lin Zisu waved her hand and packed up her things.
"Keep warm and have a good rest." Shen Xianglan turned to look at Wei Qiniang, "You can take a dry towel to the fire pit to warm it up, and apply it to Daya's neck, back, or feet."
Shen Xianglan squatted down, "Come and take a look. I'll tell you which places to pinch. She'll get better faster and feel more comfortable."
Wei Qiniang leaned over to take a look, and Lin Zisu turned on the flashlight, shining the light on the acupuncture point that her mother pointed to.
"There are five acupuncture points for wind-cold. The first one is Fengchi, which is on the spot where I scraped her just now." Shen Xianglan pointed to the Fengchi acupuncture point on the outside of the big tendons on both sides of the hairline at the back of the neck. "First, hold Daya's forehead with one hand, and use the thumb and index finger of the other hand to massage the Fengchi acupuncture point. Massage both sides for a while."
"You know the temples, right? Use the middle fingers of both hands to apply pressure at the same time, and rub along the direction for a while, then rub against the direction for a while. Ask Daya if she feels sore or swollen. If she does, it means you have pressed in the right place and you can stop." Shen Xianglan gave up her seat and let her try.
Then he took Daya's hand and pointed to the junction of the thumb and index finger on the back of her hand, the highest point of the muscle. "This position is called Hegu acupoint. Use the tip of your thumb to pinch and rub Hegu acupoint 30 times. Use both hands to pinch and rub. Stop when you feel soreness and swelling, and press another acupoint."
She asked Daya to sit down, lower her head, and pointed to the lower edge of the 7th cervical vertebra on her back, where the lower edge of the bone was most obvious. "This acupuncture point is called Dazhui. Use your thumb to press and rub along the direction, then against the direction, for a while. The last acupuncture point is called Feishu." She pointed to the upper back, the inner side of the shoulder blade, 3 horizontal fingers away from the spinous process of the 2rd thoracic vertebra. "This is the position. You can press and rub it the same way as before. Use your thumb to press and rub along the direction, then against the direction, for a while. There are 5 acupuncture points in total. You can press and rub them in the morning, noon and evening."
Shen Xianglan stood up, only to find that there were people surrounding her. Aunts, daughters-in-law, and little girls were listening with great interest, trying to massage others' bodies.
Shen Xianglan smiled and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask me. You can also ask me about scraping and cupping. You can use bamboo or wooden tubes, as long as they don't leak and the openings are not sharp, you can use them for cupping. This is about acupuncture points. If you get the acupuncture points right, the effect will be very obvious."
Zhao came over groaning, and pulled Shen Xianglan and said, "Xianglan, my body aches a lot, can you heal me?"
Zhao was Shen Xianglan's cousin, the eldest son of Lin Youcai's second uncle, and the daughter-in-law of Lin Youfeng.
It makes no sense not to help blood relatives, and none of the relatives have caused trouble along the way.
Seeing her listless appearance, Shen Xianglan helped her back to her bed, "Sister-in-law, take off your shirt and crawl on the quilt. I'll do some scraping and cupping for you."
When Zhao saw her treating Daya, she followed her instructions, taking off her clothes and lying down.
Lin Zisu was helping out, but her mind was elsewhere. Although her mother knew this and that, these were simple treatments that she had learned specifically for herself and her family.
In her previous life, her mother Chen Huiqin was not a doctor. Her mother majored in traditional Chinese medicine and worked in a Chinese medicine pharmacy.
Contents of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Formulae", "Pharmacology", "Chinese Medicine Processing", "Drug Synthesis", "Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics", "Chinese Medicine Chemistry", "Chinese Medicine Identification", "Chinese Medicine Preparation", etc.
Her mother knows Chinese medicine and can make it into granules, ointments, and pills. . .
In addition to the RV, it is her mother's ability that is the confidence of their family of four.