Chinese Herbal Medicine
The practice of Chinese Herbal Medicine dates back approximately 4000 years, providing an unbroken lineage of medical knowledge and wisdom. Currently, the Chinese pharmacopeia contains documented effects and medicinal uses of over 5,000 individual plant, mineral, and animal substances. These substances are then combined into formulas where the herbs have synergistic effects that increase their potency and effectiveness. The combinations of herbs are also designed to reduce and even eliminate side-effects that are often associated with the Western pharmaceuticals used in modern medicine today.
How herbal medicine is used
After we discuss in detail your medical history and current condition, you are prescribed an herbal formula that is tailored to your individual needs. This follows the Chinese medical principle that the same disease must be treated individually for each patient's particular body type, constitution, and symptoms.
The experience of Herbal Medicine
The herbs you receive will consist of concentrated extracts to be taken orally in capsules or directly as a tea/drink. The manner in which you will take the herbs depends on the type of effect we want to achieve. Some conditions respond better to herbs taken in warm or hot water as teas, while in other cases simple herbal capsules will be appropriate.
How they work
Herbal medicines represent the unique chemistry of the plant, animal, and mineral kingdom. These plants, animals, and minerals are part of the same fabric of life in which we live, breathe, and move. When we ingest these substances they "speak" to our cells in a common language -- a communication between the elements of Nature in the herb and the elements of Nature in our cells.
Where drugs are like commands, herbs represent suggestions. Rather than forcefully shift the body into a different physiological state -- a sometimes necessary endeavor which we do not philosophically oppose -- herbs gently move the body into a different state of being, like an encouraging whisper. The end result is that the body is making most of the changes on its own, and the effects tend to be more lasting.
This does not mean that herbal medicines are better than drugs - it simply depends on the situation and how each is applied.
How herbal medicine is used
After we discuss in detail your medical history and current condition, you are prescribed an herbal formula that is tailored to your individual needs. This follows the Chinese medical principle that the same disease must be treated individually for each patient's particular body type, constitution, and symptoms.
The experience of Herbal Medicine
The herbs you receive will consist of concentrated extracts to be taken orally in capsules or directly as a tea/drink. The manner in which you will take the herbs depends on the type of effect we want to achieve. Some conditions respond better to herbs taken in warm or hot water as teas, while in other cases simple herbal capsules will be appropriate.
How they work
Herbal medicines represent the unique chemistry of the plant, animal, and mineral kingdom. These plants, animals, and minerals are part of the same fabric of life in which we live, breathe, and move. When we ingest these substances they "speak" to our cells in a common language -- a communication between the elements of Nature in the herb and the elements of Nature in our cells.
Where drugs are like commands, herbs represent suggestions. Rather than forcefully shift the body into a different physiological state -- a sometimes necessary endeavor which we do not philosophically oppose -- herbs gently move the body into a different state of being, like an encouraging whisper. The end result is that the body is making most of the changes on its own, and the effects tend to be more lasting.
This does not mean that herbal medicines are better than drugs - it simply depends on the situation and how each is applied.
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