Eliana Yefet ~ Traditional Chinese Medicine
A holistic approach to healing
Chinese medicinal herbs
Chinese phytotherapy - one of the most important fields in Chinese medicine - can be used as a separate form of treatment or in combination with other TCM methods. Combined with acupuncture or acupressure, herbs can increase the effect of treatment and maintain it for the long term due to daily consumption.
Herbal medicine in China has evolved over thousands of years with the oldest records of individual herbs and herbal formulas being from the second century BC. Herbs, animal components and minerals have been applied to a wide range of complaints and their combined properties and effects have been tested.
4 Thermal Properties
Hot, warm, cool, cold or neutral
5 Flavors
Sweet, bitter, sour, salty and hot / spicy
The herbs are classified into different groups based on the basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Special Therapeutic Effect
, There are categories that strengthen or regulate qi, warm the interior, calm the mind, stop coughing or bleeding
Connection to Meridians and Organs
Plants act on several meridians / Zàng-fu organs
In contrast to Western medicine, Chinese herbs are rarely used alone, but in combination- in form of a specially made prescription, depending on the patient's condition and individual diagnosis.
Depending on the patient's references, the formula is ordered from a certified pharmaceutical company that specializes in importing Chinese medicinal herbs.
The herbs can be prescribed and administered in different forms:
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Powder / granules
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Tincture
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Homemade cooking of raw plants