Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine to heal illness and improve well-being

Chinese Herbal Medicine is based on a highly evolved healing system that is at least 3000 years old and involves the medicinal use of herbs native to the Chinese sub-continent. Since then the use of these herbs has been expanded to help patients throughout the world. In modern-day China, the use of Chinese herbs is very widespread and extensive research has and is being conducted in many parts of the world to verify their efficacy and best applications.

What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?

How are Chinese herbs different from pharmaceutical drugs?

Firstly, Chinese herbalism does not believe in isolating individual “active ingredients” as is standard in pharmaceutical drugs. There is Divine and innate wisdom contained within natural herbs, plants and foods, which contain a matrix of hundreds of ingredients working synergistically. That is why drugs inherently have more serious side effects than herbs.
Secondly, Chinese herbal formulas are designed to treat underlying causes and patterns of overall symptoms instead of only treating isolated symptoms. For example, if you have a headache, Western medicine has a number of standard drugs that are relied on, but Chinese medicine would utilize one of many different formulas depending on the underlying causes and the overall holistic pattern of presented symptoms.
Thirdly, Chinese herbal medicine advocates combining herbs in a formula and only rarely uses individual herbs. The herbs are combined in a special way to enhance each other’s therapeutic effect and to minimize the chance of side effects and toxicity.

How long does it take for the herbs to work?

Everyone varies with respect to the exact time needed to see results. For most chronic conditions you will typically notice results within one to two months. Relief for acute conditions can often be seen within days.

How do I take Chinese herbs?

There are many ways to take Chinese herbs. The majority of our patients take the herbs in tablet or pill form. These are simple and easy to take and we will inform you of the appropriate dosage.
Some patients prefer to take the herbs in raw form where you take them home and cook them as a decoction and drink the tea. Another method is to take the herbs as a liquid herbal extract or as a ground up powder.

Are Chinese herbs safe?

Yes. At Green Crescent Clinic we purchase our herbs from reputable distributors who submit their products to independent inspection in the United States.
In fact, pharmaceutical drugs have a much higher incidence of adverse effects than herbs, to the extent that the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated that 106,000 people die annually in the U.S. alone due to “adverse drug reactions” and over 2 million people experience a “serious drug reaction” (JAMA, April 15 edition, 1998).

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