"Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food" – Hippocrates
As one of the key modality of Oriental Medicine, Herbal medicine, or Herbology is an incredibly personalized medical practice that has developed 1over thousands of years. With over 400 herbs in use today that are taken by over one billion people in Asia. Treatments are prescribed with ingredients from plants as well as other minerals, with the intent to focus on a specific ailment.
Herbal medicines work naturally to help restore balance to the body. There are rarely any unpleasant side effects, but when there are, the practitioner can easily remedy those with other herbs or a change in treatment.
In many cases the concoctions are highly tailored to the individual, in that the practitioner takes into account the patient’s full medical history and carefully selects the necessary ingredients. In other cases, the practitioner selects a formula from a selection of formulas already created to target specific ailments. In either situation, herbal therapy is an extremely involved practice, in that treatment for one patient can change often as their symptoms and reactions to the treatment can change frequently as well. The practitioner must keenly observe the reactions and outcomes of treatments, whether they are standardized or personalized, and decide whether to continue the same treatment or to change remedies.
Chinese herbal medicines can treat both acute and chronic ailments. Acute ailments can include influenza, herpes, hepatitis, nausea, insomnia, and headaches, for which treatment plans can last from one to 30 days, depending on the symptoms as well as how early the condition was caught. Chronic ailments include autoimmune disorders and degenerative diseases associated with age. Treatments for chronic ailments depend more heavily on the dosage prescribed to the patient, their ability to remain consistent in consuming the remedies, as well as their ability to change other parts of their life, such as dietary habits, sleeping patterns, and reducing stress. Chronic treatments can take as short as three months, and as long as a year. In some cases, herbal medication must be taken daily, indefinitely. These are the cases in which conditions were not caught early enough, or when there is irreversible damage.
"Let Food Be Thy Medicine and Medicine Be Thy Food" – Hippocrates
As one of the key modality of Oriental Medicine, Herbal medicine, or Herbology is an incredibly personalized medical practice that has developed 1over thousands of years. With over 400 herbs in use today that are taken by over one billion people in Asia. Treatments are prescribed with ingredients from plants as well as other minerals, with the intent to focus on a specific ailment.
Herbal medicines work naturally to help restore balance to the body. There are rarely any unpleasant side effects, but when there are, the practitioner can easily remedy those with other herbs or a change in treatment.
In many cases the concoctions are highly tailored to the individual, in that the practitioner takes into account the patient’s full medical history and carefully selects the necessary ingredients. In other cases, the practitioner selects a formula from a selection of formulas already created to target specific ailments. In either situation, herbal therapy is an extremely involved practice, in that treatment for one patient can change often as their symptoms and reactions to the treatment can change frequently as well. The practitioner must keenly observe the reactions and outcomes of treatments, whether they are standardized or personalized, and decide whether to continue the same treatment or to change remedies.
Chinese herbal medicines can treat both acute and chronic ailments. Acute ailments can include influenza, herpes, hepatitis, nausea, insomnia, and headaches, for which treatment plans can last from one to 30 days, depending on the symptoms as well as how early the condition was caught. Chronic ailments include autoimmune disorders and degenerative diseases associated with age. Treatments for chronic ailments depend more heavily on the dosage prescribed to the patient, their ability to remain consistent in consuming the remedies, as well as their ability to change other parts of their life, such as dietary habits, sleeping patterns, and reducing stress. Chronic treatments can take as short as three months, and as long as a year. In some cases, herbal medication must be taken daily, indefinitely. These are the cases in which conditions were not caught early enough, or when there is irreversible damage.
