Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine developed with Chinese culture and it has been used to treat many different conditions alone and also speeds up acupuncture effects. Herbal Therapy uses plants and medicinal herbs to help prevent and treat disease and focuses on nourishing the body to restore the balance of energy to mind, body, and spirit. This practice promotes health and offers an alternative to prescription drugs. The practitioner usually uses a variety of herbs, in different combinations, to restore balance to the body. Before choosing a mixture of herbs for a patient, the traditional Chinese practitioner will typically ask about symptoms and examine the patient, often focusing on the skin, hair, tongue, eyes, pulses, and voice, in order to detect imbalances in the body. Herbal formulations may consist of 4 to 20 different ingredients, to be taken in the form of teas, powders, pills, tinctures, or syrups.