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CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE

At Mind Body Spirit Healing Center, we use only the highest quality herbal medicine from KPC herbs. We also use homepathic injectables and B12 injectables.

Chinese herbal medicine is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine and is often used in conjunction with acupuncture as a safe and effective means of healing the body and mind. For thousands of years, empirical and clinical research has demonstrated the therapeutic properties of Chinese herbal medicinals. Many of these herbs are the precursors to pharmaceutical drugs. Chinese medicine consist of natural plant parts such as roots, stems, branches, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit or seeds, as well as natural minerals and some animal products.

Prescribing Herbal Formulas

Prescribing herbal formulas is a rich tradition in Chinese medicine and requires much care, knowledge, and consideration. Each herb is understood to have a particular nature, target specific organs, and carry out distinct functions. When used in combination with other herbs, Chinese herbs either enhance each other's therapeutic functions or offset each others' strong effects. In this way, Chinese herbal medicine is extremely safe and virtually free of side effects when prescribed correctly by a qualified herbalist.

How to take your herbal formula

Chinese herbal medicine can be taken internally as a tea, powder, tincture or pill and externally as an ointment, lotion, wash or poultice. The classical administration of Chinese herbs is as a tea. With this method, each bag of dried herbs last 1-2 days and is boiled, strained and the liquid divided into 2-3 portions for daily ingestion. Tea is a very effective means of administration because it can be readily and efficiently assimilated into the body. At times, other methods of ingestion are more appropriate and you will be advised in these circumstances.