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Sand lump
痧块 〔痧塊〕 shā kuài
A lump in the rib-side, chest, or abdomen, observed in sand patterns and that forms when the release of sand by gua-sha leaves residual toxin that gathers and binds.
Medicinal therapy: Clear and separate the toxin bind using a) medicinals that course the qì aspect such as aquilaria (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, 沉香 chén xiāng) and amomum (Amomi Fructus, 砂仁 shā rén), b) medicinals that address toxin bind in the blood aspect such as peach kernel (Persicae Semen, 桃仁 táo rén), carthamus (Carthami Flos, 红花 hóng huā), madder (Rubiae Radix, 茜草根 qiàn cǎo gēn), sparganium (Sparganii Rhizoma, 三棱 sān léng), and dalbergia (Dalbergiae Odiferae Lignum, 降真香 jiàng zhēn xiāng), and c) abductive dispersers that address toxin binding with stagnant food such as radish seed (Raphani Semen, 莱菔子 lái fú zǐ) and areca (Arecae Semen, 槟榔 bīng láng).
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