Herbal Medicine Health Supplements
In theory Chinese Herbal Medicine supplements can be applied to any health condition from H1N1 (Swine Flu) to male and female Fertility, Stress, Migraine to list but a few - when combined with Acupuncture treatments in our clinic the result is often a powerful healing effect on the health of your body, mind and spirit.
Research
There is a continually growing body of research which indicates that traditional uses of Chinese Herbal Medicine and the known pharmacological activity of their constituents often coincide.
However, herbal medicine is distinct from medicine based on pharmaceutical drugs. Firstly, because of the complexity of plant materials it is far more balanced than medicine based on isolated active ingredients and is far less likely to cause side-effects.
Also, because herbs are usually administered in a synergistic combination based on traditional Chinese Medical theory, the complex components of formulae tend to balance each other, and they undergo a mutual energetic exchange which increases efficacy while maintaining safety.
Finally, herbal medicine seeks primarily to target the root cause of illness and correct internal imbalances rather than to treat symptoms alone; any therapeutic intervention is designed to stimulate the body's powerful self-healing potential.
History of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine has great antiquity, with therapeutic roots extending back to the Zhou Dynasty, Late Bronze/Early Iron Age at about 2500 to 3000 years ago. From its ancient origins, herbalism in China evolved in response to disease concepts current at the time and continues to evolve to meet the contemporary heath requirements of people all over the world today
With over 23 centuries of continuous use, traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine treats illness from within a framework that addresses the patient's overall constitution.
Both the illness and underlying physical makeup of an individual are taken into account for diagnosis and treatment.
Western drugs often control symptoms but do not alter the disease process, whereas Chinese herbal therapy treats the core imbalance underlying a persons condition's or symptoms.
All treatments are tailored to the individual and based upon a through diagnosis utilizing the comprehensive diagnostic framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine
How Chinese Herbs Work
Herbal Medicine can assist the Internal Organ Networks in the performance of their tasks. Herbal formulae can be tailored to assist a particular organ or organ network specifically e.g. the Lungs to aid respiration or treat conditions such as asthma, the Heart for Blood circulation and stress, the Stomach and Spleen to aid digestion and energy or even more complex formulation for issues such as male/female Infertility.
Herbs are more nourishing and harmonizing compared to their western counterpart (prescription drugs) which are designed to isolate and destroy pathogens resulting in more harm to your body.
Chinese Herbs can supplement the diet and fortify your constitution (somatic & spiritual) as well as help prevent ailments.
Specific types of herbal formulae address issues such as colds, allergies, inflammations, or cramps often with immediate results, while others may strengthen a persons constitution over the long term.
Tonic formulas help to replenish eroded body resources; regulating formulas unblock an individuals Chi, Moisture, and Blood thereby relieving discomfort; purging formulas assist in the elimination of viral or bacterial infections.
And best of all we supply them in pill form, therefore making it much easier for you to take your medicine!
For more information contact:
Blue Heron Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine
Galway, Ireland
091 895748
Email: info@blueheronacupunctureonline.com
