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Last Thursday, I was in Klang for work. It rained heavily in the afternoon and I was caught in the rain while doing inspection. Sweat, rain and air-cond (car) is an evil. I got cold and a little bit of fever for this past 2 days.

Yesterday my grandma came to KL and I was so happy. Alas, the seasoned-hand is here to help me with my illness. I asked her to scrape my back. Well, this is a traditional chinese technique to cure fever, cold, bodyache and etc. Its called gua sha (mandarin).

Just now around 7.00pm, I asked grandma to gua sha and I’m now so refreshed. No more fever. The flu is gone and my nostril dried up and I have my fingers busy digging it.

Things you need for gua sha: A chinese soup spoon made of clay. Some saltwater ( dont make it so salty) – half a smallbowl of water + a few pinches of salt. Alternatively, you can use some oil in replace for the saltwater. Actually, the correct way is to use oil. Haha. Here, the saltwater/oil act as the lubricant and at the same time the medicine. The spoon is just a tool. You can also use a coin. But preferably something with a blunt edge.

This technique is very very effective if you want quick relief. Trust me. Scrape your back, backbone, shoulder blade, clavicle-collar bone, cervical spine-neck, and chest. My dad said this is how the Viet Congs survived in the underground tunnels when they were ill.

Check it out, folks.