Chinese Herbal Medicine and Its Healing Properties
When Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” in 400 BC, he meant that plants, minerals and animal substances can all be seen as nourishment and consumed as food and medicine.
The Chinese have been using herbal medicine for millennia to treat diseases and promote health. Herbal medicine has been used to tonify (fatigue, weakness, shallow breathing), consolidate (excessive sweating, frequent urination, diarrhea), disperse (spasms, peripheral circulation, fluid metabolism, cold) and purge (constipation, accumulations). They are designed and blended to counteract undesired effects and enhance intended results, preserving one’s wellness and improving health.
Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas are created individually to be suitable for a person’s underlying conditions, not just the symptoms. They counteract undesired side effects when well blended together and used properly, creating a more gentle and natural way to restore unbalanced body constituents (Qi, moisture and blood) and emotions (calm the “Shen” spirit).
Rates
Initial Consultation | 60 min
Complete and review intake and health history, discuss nutritional advice and prescribe Chinese herbal medicine
Follow-Up Sessions | 30 min
Evaluation and modification of prescribed formula to optimize treatment
Above rates do not include the cost of herbs.
Combined with acupuncture, Chinese h
erbal medicine can improve your sleep, movement and digestion. This leads to an enhanced immune system, as well as a nourished and balanced body that is more capable of resisting diseases.
Herbal Medicine Efficacy
and Quality
Types of Herbs
Herbs are plants (seeds, barks, roots, flowers, fruits), minerals and animal substances, which are prepared in different ways: decoction, pills, powder, tablets, tinctures, syrups, plasters, ointments or liniments. The herbs are assimilated by the body through digestive, respiratory and cutaneous tissues. They are categorized by their taste and temperature properties, which are used accordingly to specific therapeutic effects. Hot herbs can treat colds, resolve phlegm, accumulations; salty herbs can softens and purge; sour herbs can prevent leakage of fluids and energy.
Herbal properties can also direct the formulas to specific organs, channels or areas of the body: descending for purging or treating the Kidneys, ascending to treat Lung conditions, or floating to treat common cold.
Herb Quality
Prescribed herbs have the pharmaceutical grade quality guaranteed by the international principles and procedures for manufacturing medicines, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), which ensures that the herbs are pure, tested for active ingredients, contaminants or unlisted ingredients. GMP is the standard against which all pharmaceutical practices are judged. Furthermore, endangered species or unacceptable toxic substances are not used.