"koah kshal" Rubbing away the sickness...
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You are aware that this is a reason for divorceUsername Taken wrote: My wife often self-coins her front, and gets someone else to do the back.
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Re: "koah kshal" Rubbing away the sickness...
whats the significance with the big white 'plaster/band aid' things that khmers wear when they are sick, usually found on their face, often the forehead?
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Supposedly cools the body temperature.Jamie_Lambo wrote:whats the significance with the big white 'plaster/band aid' things that khmers wear when they are sick, usually found on their face, often the forehead?
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cool thanks
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Could be different things. There are 'Tiger patches' (brand name) which is a plaster patch containing things like camphor, forms of salicylic acid, menthol and such that are effective at reducing minor pain. If on the face, it is often worn along the jawline for a toothache. And there are cooling gel patches for reducing fever, worn pretty much exclusively on the forehead, often for children. Both are effective to some degree.Jamie_Lambo wrote:whats the significance with the big white 'plaster/band aid' things that khmers wear when they are sick, usually found on their face, often the forehead?
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sweet thanks for the infoLTO wrote:Could be different things. There are 'Tiger patches' (brand name) which is a plaster patch containing things like camphor, forms of salicylic acid, menthol and such that are effective at reducing minor pain. If on the face, it is often worn along the jawline for a toothache. And there are cooling gel patches for reducing fever, worn pretty much exclusively on the forehead, often for children. Both are effective to some degree.Jamie_Lambo wrote:whats the significance with the big white 'plaster/band aid' things that khmers wear when they are sick, usually found on their face, often the forehead?
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"Though it is commonly practiced by traditional healers, Western-trained physicians say there is a scientific basis for the efficacy of the age old practice.
Kors kha-yal causes the brain to release endorphins, a chemical that has a pain-relieving effect, said Dr Reid Schaftell of Phnom Penh’s American Medical Center.
The continual scraping action thus “promotes a feeling of well being,” Schaftell said. Coining also elicits a very basic physiological response: It increases blood circulation, helping to reduce fever and relieve headaches and muscle pain."
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ ... ess-44265/
Kors kha-yal causes the brain to release endorphins, a chemical that has a pain-relieving effect, said Dr Reid Schaftell of Phnom Penh’s American Medical Center.
The continual scraping action thus “promotes a feeling of well being,” Schaftell said. Coining also elicits a very basic physiological response: It increases blood circulation, helping to reduce fever and relieve headaches and muscle pain."
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/ ... ess-44265/
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my dads been having it done over here in England actually for his bad back or something
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The effectiveness of coin rubbing is a really complex issue. According to numerous alternative healthcare websites and articles, cao gio is safe and its efficacy is only verified by testimonials of Southeast Asians who practice this form of healing. An extensive search of scientific articles was done by Dr. Tara Sullivan and she found no articles that verified its effectiveness. Sullivan states, “coining is a cultural folk remedy with no basis in scientific evidence (Sullivan, 2005).” Even though coining has no scientific basis, there were numerous articles set up in websites that concern ethnomedicine and cultural relativity because coining has been highly criticized by western doctors.
For more information on complications, see:
Amsh Amshel CE, Caruso D. (2002). Vietnamese ‘Coining’: A Burn Report and Literature Review. J Burn Care Rehabil 21(2), 112-114.
Davis R. (2000). Cultural Health Care or Child Abuse? The Southeast Asian Practice of Cao Gio. J Am Acad Nurse Practitioners 12(3), 89-95.
Rampini SK, Schneemann M, Rentsch K, Bachli EB. (2002). Camphor Intoxication After Cao Gio (Coin Rubbing). The Journal of the American Medical Association 288(1),
The effectiveness of coin rubbing is a really complex issue. According to numerous alternative healthcare websites and articles, cao gio is safe and its efficacy is only verified by testimonials of Southeast Asians who practice this form of healing. An extensive search of scientific articles was done by Dr. Tara Sullivan and she found no articles that verified its effectiveness. Sullivan states, “coining is a cultural folk remedy with no basis in scientific evidence (Sullivan, 2005).” Even though coining has no scientific basis, there were numerous articles set up in websites that concern ethnomedicine and cultural relativity because coining has been highly criticized by western doctors.
For more information on complications, see:
Amsh Amshel CE, Caruso D. (2002). Vietnamese ‘Coining’: A Burn Report and Literature Review. J Burn Care Rehabil 21(2), 112-114.
Davis R. (2000). Cultural Health Care or Child Abuse? The Southeast Asian Practice of Cao Gio. J Am Acad Nurse Practitioners 12(3), 89-95.
Rampini SK, Schneemann M, Rentsch K, Bachli EB. (2002). Camphor Intoxication After Cao Gio (Coin Rubbing). The Journal of the American Medical Association 288(1),
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