Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine is extremely safe to use when prescribed by a licensed practitioner. Herbs contain natural constituents, substances that produce positive physiologic effects inside the body by gently correcting the underlying causes of health problems.
During a consultation, your practitioner will conduct a thorough intake of your overall health. In addition she/he will examine the tongue and the pulse to diagnose the root imbalance in your physiology. Based on one's Chinese diagnosis, the practitioner may suggest Chinese herbs. Chinese herbs come in tea pills, powdered concentrates and liquid tinctures.
Chinese herbs are used to restore function, and once this have been achieved there may be no need to continue taking herbs. Depending on the condition treated one may take herbs to help maintain function, at lower dosage, but most formulas are not meant for lifelong consumption. In acute cases, herbs may only be administered for only a few days, in chronic cases, several months to a few years.
Our clinic offers herbal formulas made from the highest quality standardized, full-spectrum herbal extracts. Chinese herbs are regulated and most formulas are only sold by licensed practitioners.
Herbal Teas
Medicinal tea consumption not only relieves symptoms, it also aids the body to regulate and restore its function. One cup of tea consumption a day may help keep our longevity and wellness in check.
"It also teaches us that the key to our health is in our own hands." Szabo Gyorgy, herbalist.
Our clinic offers single herbal medicinal teas or a blend of medicinal herbal teas for wellness. Consult with your practitioner before purchasing medicinal teas.
Medication or Medicinal Herbs?
Up until 1930 doctors and pharmacists made 90% of medications from isolated plant constituents. Today, biomedicine still relies on plants rather than the laboratory for at least 25% of its medicine and many of these are the most effective off all conventional drugs.
It is hard to think of a world deprived of the antimalarial properties of quinine derived from Cinchona, Peruvian bark, or the heart remedy digoxin from Digitalis Purpurea, Common Foxglove or the cough relieving properties of ephedrine from Ephedra Sinica, Ma Huang.
In general, the human body is much better suited to treatment with herbal remedies than with isolated chemical medicines. We have evolved side by side with plants over hundreds of thousands of years. Our digestive system and physiology as a whole are geared toward digesting and utilizing plant-based foods, which often have medicinal value. Plants contain hundreds, if not thousands of different constituents that interact in complex ways.