Chinese Botanical Medicine is a safe, powerful and drug-free way to energize and heal your body
For over 5,000 years, Chinese botanicals have been prescribed for everything from acne, infertility, high blood pressure to insomnia, constipation and even depression. It has evolved into an art form with scientific backing. Ancient botanical information has been gathered, complied, formulated and tested for many millennia. Passed down from generation to generation.
With a pharmacopeia of over 1,800 individual plants, roots, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds. The healing power of each botanical is usually combined with up to 15 other herbs into individually engineered formulas. Our doctors have spent over 4 years of rigorous training to master the subtle science of prescribing Chinese botanicals.
Each botanical is classified according to its energetic quality and function upon the different organs, meridians and neuro-hormones. Many of the botanicals are extremely high in potent anti-oxidants.
In order to create the most effective formula, the botanicals are used in different quantities and for different purposes. This allows your herbalist to create a formula aimed at helping your unique needs.
Within each formula exists a specific hierarchy of botanicals. For you interest, these are their classical names:
1. Chief Botanical
This botanical has the greatest effect upon the principle problem and is the most important ingredient of the formula. It addresses the energetic and therapeutic focus of the entire prescription.
2. Deputy Botanical
These botanicals support the Chief Botanical in the treatment of the principle problem. Deputy herbs usually address secondary signs and symptoms.
3. Assistant Botanical
The role of the Assistant Botanicals are to support and reinforce the effects of the other ingredients. They also help moderate or eliminate any harsh properties of other botanicals within the formula.
4. Envoy Botanicals
Envoy Botanicals harmonize, guide, and focus the action of the entire formula on certain meridians or areas of the body.
Chinese botanical formulas combined in this way offer very powerful synergistic effects on your entire body and mind.
The art and science of creating a formula lies within choosing the precise, most effective, and purest herbs that target your health and body’s imbalances. It’s important that you work with a qualified herbalist that knows your entire health situation. It is no only a matter of seeking the advise of someone behind the counter of a Chinese herbal store who just feels your pulse. A much more in depth diagnostic intake is usually necessary to get a whole picture of your health and prescribe appropriately. Also, your doctor needs to monitor your progress on the formula and adjust your prescriptions as necessary.
Formulas can be prescribed in a number of ways:
· Raw herbs that are boiled into a tea or soup
· Liquid extracts
· Pills or tablets
· Powder forms
Because production and growing regulations in China are still currently slack, some herbs have very high amounts of heavy metals and pesticide residue. Therefore, we’ve decided to carry only the highest quality Chinese botanical formulations that are manufactured in the United States. All the herbs are tested for heavy metals and pesticides prior to being used by our suppliers. Because of this, we do not recommend that you purchase Chinese herbal patent formulas or Raw herbs from Chinese herbal shops in Chinatown.
Chinese botanical medicine can by used to kick-start the healing process, strengthen and tonify the body. And in some cases actually work better than acupuncture to heal certain ailments. These formulas have the capacity to address the underlying root cause of various medical conditions. Both chronic and acute. When prescribed correctly, Chinese botanicals rarely cause unwarranted side-effects.
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