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Plum-Blossom Needle Tapping Therapy

Chapter 15.7.3: A little hammer with many short needles resembling plum flower petals. Used for tapping skin gently or heavily.

Overview

Little hammer with many short needles resembling plum flower petals. Used for tapping skin gently or heavily. Treats cutaneous areas of meridian — where climatic pathogenic factors enter body when immune system weak.

Light Tapping

Heavy Tapping

Plum-Blossom Tapping Guide

Light vs heavy tapping — when to use each.

Reflect

What skin or scalp condition would you treat with plum blossom? How does the tapping technique feel different from insertion?