Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Safe, Effective and Drug-Free
Chinese Herbs are a variety of medicinal substances derived mostly from plants and minerals, which the Korean and Chinese developed over centuries and handed down from generation to
generation. Prepared herbal formulas may come in the form of a tea or tablets,
and treat disease and disharmony by restoring body functioning to a healthy,
balanced state.
Herbal medicine, a natural therapeutic method using medical plants, is greatly differentiated from the pharmacological treatment for which various substances are made into drugs. Herbal medicine is a natural therapy to prevent or treat diseases by analyzing the medical actions of certain plants and using the ingredients excellent in medical effect. Regardless of east or west, the herbal medicine has been used to keep health and cure diseases for a very long time through traditional and classical principles on life and environment. For example, Chinese Shen Nong first published a record on traditional Oriental medicinal herbs. In Korea, Heo Jun published an encyclopedia Dongeuibogam in 1613, which is composed of 25 volumes and introduces standard herb medicine prescription for each disease. This historical background allowed Asians to strongly trust in herb medicine treatment, which is much more weakly seen in Europeans and Americans. Accordingly, herb therapy was used as an important means to treat diseases as folk therapy as well.
Although
acupuncture was the first Chinese therapy to gain wide acceptance in the United
States, Chinese Herbal Medicine is quickly establishing itself as one of our
most popular and effective therapies. Chinese Herbal medicine is the main
treatment method within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is the world¡¯s
oldest, continuously practiced, professional medicine. Its written history
dates back 2,500 years and its practice is even older than that. Chinese
herbal medicine is safe, effective medicine when practiced by a Board certified
herbologist and proven effective by many centuries of herbal medicine practice.
All
of the medicinal herbs in the Chinese Materia Medica are classified according
to their energetic qualities, functions, and the different organs, meridians,
and imbalances that they address. In order to create the most effective
formula, the herbs are used in different quantities and for different purposes.
This allows the herbalist to create a formula aimed at addressing your
specific needs. Formulas can be prescribed in a number of ways: raw herbs
that are boiled into a tea, powders, granules, and pills.
Chinese
herbal medicine can be used to expedite the healing process and strengthen,
support or tonify the body. These formulas have the capacity to address
the underlying root cause of various medical conditions, both acute and
chronic. When prescribed and used correctly, Chinese herbal formulas rarely
cause unwarranted side-effects.
Chinese
herbal medicine is a safe, effective and drug-free way to become well and stay
healthy, naturally!
