gua sha

See also: guāshā

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 刮痧 (guāshā, literally scrape sand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɑ ˈʃɑ/

Noun

gua sha (uncountable)

  1. A treatment used in traditional Chinese medicine involving repeated pressured strokes over the skin with a hard object thereby breaking surface capillaries and leaving light bruising, claimed to release unhealthy bodily matter.

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