Chinese Herbs
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What is Chinese Herbs?
Chinese herbal is a system of health care that uses Chinese herbs to prevent disease and cure illnesses. It originates from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and has been used for thousands of years. It is the most popular form of herbal therapy used in the world today. TCM practitioners use yin and yang theory together with signs and symptoms to formulate herbal products that contain medicinal substances to treat a wide range of chronic health problems. Instead individual herbs are selected for their healing properties and herbal therapy.
Chinese Herbal - 9 Health Benefits
Chinese Herbal Medicine is unique
Chinese herbal prescriptions are uniquely put together with different formulas and single herbs by skilled practitioners and are made to tailor to the clients specific ailments. Typically this means rather than many generic drugs/supplements which are made in a one size fits all fashion, Chinese herbal formulas can target multiple signs and symptoms as well as negating possible side effects.
Chinese Herbal medicine can be effective in treating skin conditions
Chinese medicine views the diagnosis of skin conditions such as eczema more by how the signs and symptoms present such as the colour, look, size, itchiness and location of nodules as well as other health and lifestyle symptoms.
Support and boost energy
Chinese Herbal medicine as mentioned above is prescribed to treat the client as a whole and addresses not only the main complaint of the client but also aims to improve the digestion, sleep and mood of the client. If the digestion is working properly the client will absorb nutrients from food better and have well formed and regulated bowel movements.
Help with sleep issues and insomnia
Herbal medicine has the ability to assist with insomnia and other sleeping issues such as unrestful sleep, high frequency waking, inability to get to sleep to name a few.
Manage stress and putting the body into rest and digest
Everyday life, whether it be busy at work, getting up early or going through a global pandemic, can very easily put us into the ‘fight or flight’, sympathetic nervous state. Being in this state for prolonged periods can have trickle down effects causing poor sleep, digestion and mood.
Improve digestion and promote homeostasis
Like acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine has the great ability to aid in proper digestion and alleviate digestive issues via nudging the body into the ‘rest and digest’ response. Chinese herbal formulas can have particular effects on IBS and IBS type symptoms.
Fertility Support and Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle
Traditional Chinese herbal medicine is also commonly used to support fertility and regulate the menstrual cycle. A practitioner will gather detailed information of the menstrual cycle, as well as general health questions to develop a tailored treatment plan to support healthy menstruation and fertility.
Anti-inflammatory effects
Research suggests some Chinese Herbs may have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects.
Little to no side effects
Chinese herbal formulas prescribed by a registered practitioner are very safe and have little to no side effects to worry about. Each formula even has inbuilt support herbs to lessen any possible side effects. For example if a particular formula may be strong in the stomach, herbs such as gan cao are often included to moderate other herbs and support the stomach lessening any side effects such as bloating or upset stomach.
8 Common Herbs Used in Chinese Herbal Medicine
Licorice Root
Licorice root is native to parts of Asia and Europe, including Turkey, Iran, India, and China. It is believed that the use of licorice root dates back to ancient Egypt. In Chinese medicine, it has been used for centuries as a remedy for various ailments, from skin conditions to digestive issues.
Ginseng
Ginseng is native to the eastern part of Asia, primarily Korea, China, and parts of Russia. It has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. It is known to boost energy levels and reduce stress.
Astragalus
The astragalus root is typically harvested from wild plants, though it can also be cultivated in gardens. It is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties, which are thought to help reduce stress levels and boost immunity. Its first recorded use was by Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing about 2,000 years ago.
Goji Berries
Native to the Himalayan region, China, and other parts of Asia, these tart, red-orange berries are packed with antioxidants and other beneficial nutrients that can help support a healthy immune system, improve mental clarity, and even reduce inflammation in the body.
Ginger
Ginger has been cultivated since ancient times, with historical records indicating its use in Chinese and Indian medicines dating back over 5,000 years. It has long been used to treat various ailments, such as indigestion and nausea. Throughout the Middle Ages, ginger was also widely used in Europe to treat a variety of ailments including fever, colds, headaches, toothaches and even gout.
Ginkgo Biloba
The primary ingredient in ginkgo biloba comes from the leaves of the Ginkgo tree, which is native to China but can now be found growing in other parts of the world. It is believed to have a wide range of health benefits, such as helping with memory and cognitive function, relieving stress and anxiety, and improving circulation.
Turmeric
Known for its bright yellow color and earthy flavor, tumeric is believed to have many health benefits such as anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant activity. Tumeric is a root vegetable, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is part of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and its scientific name is Curcuma longa. The plant grows in tropical climates and thrives in hot, humid weather.
Astragalus Root
It is native to Northern China, Mongolia, and Korea, but it can be found growing in other parts of the world as well. From supporting the immune system to protecting the liver, astragalus root has been well-researched and proven to have many health benefits.
What Conditions Can Chinese Herbal Medicine Treat?
Common Cold and Flu
Herbs like elderberry, echinacea, and licorice can be beneficial in reducing symptoms associated with these conditions by boosting the immune system and fighting off infection. These herbs can also be helpful in preventing colds and flus in the first place by increasing resistance to bacterial and viral infections.
Skin Conditions
Herbs like skullcap root and burdock root can help reduce inflammation and promote healing of skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne. These herbs work by increasing circulation to the affected areas which helps improve nutrient delivery to the skin cells.
Digestive Issues
Poor digestion, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcers, acid reflux, and other gastrointestinal issues can all be treated with Chinese herbal medicine. Herbs like ginger root, licorice root, rhubarb root, and others can be beneficial in relieving symptoms associated with these disorders. These herbs work by increasing digestive juices and promoting better absorption of nutrients from the food you eat.
Respiratory Problems
Chinese herbal medicine is also effective for treating respiratory problems such as asthma and allergies. Herbs like ginkgo biloba can help reduce inflammation in the lungs and allow more oxygen to enter into the bloodstream. Other herbs such as mint leaf and mulberry leaf can help reduce the production of mucus and relieve congestion.
Stress-Related Disorders
Anxiety, depression, and insomnia can be treated with herbs like wild yam root, jujube seed, and passionflower can help to reduce levels of stress hormones in the body while promoting relaxation. These herbs can also help improve sleep quality by reducing restlessness and increasing the amount of deep sleep you get each night.
Fatigue and Joint Pain
Herbs like dong quai root and angelica root can be helpful in relieving symptoms associated with fatigue such as muscle aches, headaches, and low energy levels. For joint pain, herbs like ginger root and licorice root can be beneficial in reducing inflammation and promoting better joint mobility.
Inflammation
Chinese herbal medicine offers a safe and effective way to treat inflammation. By targeting the root cause of the imbalance in the body, it can help relieve symptoms such as pain and swelling while promoting healing. Herbal formulas may also include ingredients such as ginger, turmeric, goji berries, and other medicinal plants that possess anti-inflammatory properties.
Nausea
Herbal remedies used to treat nausea may include ginger, peppermint, fennel, and chamomile. These herbs are taken in various forms such as fresh leaves, teas, tinctures, or capsules. They are believed to stimulate digestion and reduce inflammation in the stomach lining, resulting in relief from nausea symptoms.
Heart Disease
Certain herbs have been found to be particularly effective in treating specific cardiovascular conditions. Ginseng is known to improve blood circulation and protect against heart attacks, hawthorn berries are believed to lower cholesterol levels, garlic is thought to prevent the formation of blood clots, and ginger may reduce high blood pressure.
Alzheimer and Parkinson’s Disease
Chinese herbs can be used to improve brain function by increasing the flow of qi and restoring balance to the body. Herbs such as ginkgo biloba, bacopa monnieri, and huang qi are commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine to help with cognitive issues caused by Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
There are two main differences between Chinese and Western herbalism. Western herbalism primarily treats diseases or symptoms, such as headaches, runny nose, stomach pain, etc. Chinese herbal medicine is based on an individualized pattern diagnosis as well as disease diagnosis. A patient receives a custom written formula to treat the symptoms, the disease, and also their individual pattern. The specific pattern is made up of signs and symptoms as well as a person's emotional well-being, and body constitution. Western herbalism primarily uses single herbs or groups of herbs which treat the same symptom or disease. Chinese medicine formulas range between 5-15 herbs carefully crafted to include herbs to treat the person's main symptoms while using other herbs to treat the entire pattern and underlying cause of disease or constitution.
Herbs taste like earthly, bitter roots and don't taste that great. Most herbal prescriptions take a bit like liquorice as it's added to almost every formula to make it taste better and bind all the plants together.
In East Asia they don't have a sweet tooth like in western cultures, so liquorice is enough. However, for western palates this is not enough, so people often add honey to make it taste better.
The herbs come as a powder. No need to cook up the bits of bark, twig or seed anymore! But the powder still tastes of herbs and isn't that nice.
Believe it or not, people do get use to the taste after a while. Some people even like the taste. Other people add hot milk instead of hot water, which takes away the bad taste and makes it taste more like Ovaltine.
If you find it really hard to drink, you can have the powder put into tablets or capsules, which has no taste.
How does Chinese Herbal Medicine work?
Chinese herbal medicine is based on TCM, which proposes that everything is composed of five earthly elements: earth, fire, water, wood, and metal. In this system, the five elements are constantly shifting, becoming dominant at different types in the natural cycle, and affecting a person’s health.
Each element corresponds to a group of organs, an emotion, a flavour, a weather phenomenon, and a colour. A Chinese herbalist will take all these things into consideration when deciding on the best herbal remedy to restore your balance. For example, Apart from the presenting signs and symptoms, they may also note the appearance of your complexion, sound of your voice and constitution type during their diagnosis, which allows them to select the herbs that will balance the elements in your body and promote healing.
Here’s a breakdown of the elements and their corresponding factors:
|
Element |
Flavour |
Emotion |
Weather |
Colour |
|
Earth |
Spleen, stomach, mouth, muscles |
Pensive |
Damp |
Yellow |
|
Fire |
Heart, tongue, pulse |
Joy |
Heat |
Red |
|
Water |
Kidney, ears, bones |
Fear |
Cold |
Black |
|
Wood |
Liver, galbladder, tendons, eyes |
Anger |
Wind |
Green |
|
Metal |
Lungs, nose, skin |
Sadness |
Dry |
White |
The Four Natures is another theory that is important for selecting the right herbs. These are warm, hot, cool, or cold, and their herbal “opposites” are often chosen to treat specific illnesses. For example, if someone has a fever, the herbalist may select a “cold” herb to treat it, to help restore the person’s balance.
It is important to continue to stir as you drink your tea to ensure that the herbs stay mixed and you don’t end up with a mouthful of ‘sand’ at the bottom of the cup. Having a few granules left in the glass is not a problem. You can always rinse the glass with more water and drink what’s left. Get as much of those herbs in as possible. Herbs can taste earthy, like slightly bitter roots. Herbs don’t always taste great and may have unusual and unfamiliar flavours. Although patients often get used to the granules after the first few doses. Some people do struggle with the flavour of the granules. Many herbal granule prescriptions taste a bit like liquorice to combat this. Liquorice is added to almost every formula to make it taste better and bind all the plants together.
How Does Chinese Herbal Medicine Differ from Other Medicines?
Chinese herbal medicine consists mostly of plant-based preparations (with some animal and mineral sources) that contain a wide array of chemical substances, each with varying degrees of biochemical activity and concentration. Conversely, pharmaceutical medicines are laboratory created single compounds with a specific biochemical activity and concentration. While sometimes the focused approach of a pharmaceutical medicine is exactly what is needed (like insulin for diabetics or antibiotics for bacterial infection), other times the broad general effects found in herbal formulations are a better solution to deal with what ails the body. Moreover, Chinese herbal medicine can be customized. The combination of herbs that compose a formula can be changed, removed, or replaced on a case-by-case basis, making the formula work with greater specificity on different patients.
Depending on the condition, some herbs or formulas can begin to work within minutes. For example, teas for headache, nasal congestion, and certain types of anxiety symptoms often work this quickly. And while treating conditions that result from excess have usually rapid results, conditions resulting from some type of deficiency can take time. To build back up from a deficiency, the nourishing formulas sometimes need to be taken for many weeks before the patient sees sustained results. But based on experience, even with treating deficient conditions the patient notices a difference usually within three to five days.
Can Chinese Herbs Interact with Medications?
Chinese herbs can certainly interact with medications. Usually this amounts to either the herb or the medication modulating the liver metabolism and kidney clearance of these drugs, requiring closer attention to dosing. Other times they can have opposing effects, decreasing each others effectiveness. Sometimes the herbs and drugs have synergizing effects, such as blood moving herbs and anti-coagulants, which for some conditions can cause some problems. Herb-drug interactions are an important part of the modern Western trained Chinese medical practitioner. Great care is taken to ensure there are no unwanted or adverse interactions between herbal remedies and any medications the patient might also be on. All pharmaceuticals and supplements taken by the patient are cross referenced with each prescribed herbal formula in the most current literature to ensure that there are no contraindications or negative interactions.
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