Chinese Herbal Medicine
What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?
Chinese Herbal Medicine (CHM) is part of a broad tradition that includes acupuncture, massage (tuina), dietary therapy and exercise (qi gong). With a recorded history dating back over 2000 years, CHM has a strong presence in modern Chinese healthcare, where it is practised alongside Western medicine in the treatment of a wide range of conditions. Its popularity has caught on in the West, and in the UK CHM has expanded rapidly in the UK since the 1980s.
Like the other Chinese Medicine disciplines, CHM is based on the principle that good health depends on achieving optimum vitality and balance - a balance described in terms of the polarity of Yin and Yang.
What does Chinese Herbal Medicine treatment involve?
CHM treatments use combinations of herbs designed to correct the particular disharmony of the individual. Several hundred commonly used ingredients are used, including roots, stems, flowers, leaves and barks. The practitioner seeks to balance ingredients with certain properties to the needs of the individual patient.
CHM may be administered in a variety of ways. Most commonly, it is prescribed either as a tea, to be made up from raw herbs or from concentrated powders, or as ready-made formula in tablet form. External preparations are also used, including creams, ointments and washes for skin conditions, and compresses for traumatised tissue. Chinese herbal teas tend to be bitter, but most people soon grow used to them.
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