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Three-Edged Needle Therapy
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| The three-edged needle is usually made of stainless steel. The length of the needle is approximately 6 cm. It is shaped with a cylinder handle, a triangular head, a sharp tip with three blades. It is often used to treat different kinds of disorders, such as the excess syndrome, heat syndrome, blood stasis, blockage of meridians and pain due to blockage. It acts to resuscitate, purge fire and subside swellings, remove blood stasis, relieve pain and so on.
Three-Edged Needle
Precautions:
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① Care must be taken to sterilize the needle properly to prevent infection.
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② When spot-pricking and scattering pricking are conducted, the manipulation must be gentle, soft, shallow and quick. Be careful not to let out too much blood, a few drops is advisable, and never injure the deep big artery.
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③It is not suitable for patients with poor health, after an illness, severe anemia, pregnancy or spontaneous bleeding.
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