Chinese Herbal Prescription

An equally important but lesser known modality of Traditional Chinese Medicine is Chinese Herbal Medicine, which differs from Western herbology.  The origins of Chinese herbal medicine in China can be traced back at least 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest health care systems in the world. The practice of Chinese herbal medicine has become a natural and holistic system of primary health care.  Chinese herbal medicine takes a holistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment.  Most diseases or illnesses present with a core set of recognizable signs and symptoms, but the actual presentation of a particular disease or illness will vary from person to person. For this reason, people with similar health conditions may be provided with quite different Chinese herbal medicine prescriptions. Chinese herbs are almost always prescribed in combination, giving the formula a synergistic effect far greater than the sum of its parts. Most patent formulas are hundreds of years old with proven clinical effectiveness.

Chinese herbs are effective and safe when combined with some western prescription medications and in some cases can be used as alternatives when administered by a trained and certified practitioner in communication with your primary care physician.