Chinese Herbal Medicine
Ways to Take Your Herbs
Herbal formulas are traditionally given in one of
three formats:
Raw Herbs: Raw ingredients are ground in-house and combined into a formula specifically designed for you. They are packaged into teabags that you steep overnight and drink the following day.
Powders: The herbs are processed into a powder that you mix with water and drink. The benefit of this is that the formula can be adjusted to better suit your case, but the processing does take away from some of the strength.
Patents/Pills: The herbs are processed into tiny "teapills". This is generally thought of as the easiest format, but suffers from not being customizable and not being as strong as the other formats.
What Does Herbal Medicine Treat?
With over two and a half thousand years of continued use, research and development, Chinese Herbal Medicine now treats an extremely broad range of conditions. The following is only a tiny taste of how Herbal Medicine can help you!
- colds + flus
- asthma + allergies
- constipation, diarrhea, IBS, reflux
- low energy
- metabolic diseases, diabetes
- anxiety, depression, brain fog
- painful / heavy / low or no menses
- difficulty conceiving
- issues with menopause
- chronic pain
- palpitations, heart and circulation issues
... And far far more! Contact us to find out if herbal medicine is right for you.
Are Herbs Safe?
When taken under the supervision of a trained practitioner, Chinese Herbs have a great record of being safe to take and having few if any side-effects.
Our herbs are all sourced from companies that independently test and verify the purity of the formula and that there are no significant levels of harmful chemicals from cultivation.
Please let your practitioner know about all the medications and supplements you are on to avoid any interactions between your herbs and meds.
Your Treatment Plan
Your practitioner will take a thorough history of your condition and ask very detailed questions about your past medical history. Many of the questions may be unique as Chinese Medicine focuses on how all of your body systems connect to each other and how they may be involved in your issues.
Your practitioner will describe the kind of imbalance that is leading to your set of issues or conditions and will suggest a treatment plan. Together you will decide on the best way to include herbs as a part of that plan.
Herbal Formulas are created to respond to your unique set of circumstances and over the course of your treatment plan your formula may change to accommodate your improving condition.