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The Power of Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine is the essence of health in that, unlike Western medicine which bases on a "cure-all" concept, iit focuses on the overall wellness to maintain optimum health. Western medicine often uses powerful drugs to treat symptoms of diseases, while herbal medicine uses the mildest herbs to keep an individual free from disease (only when everything has failed then stronger and more powerful herbs may be used).  As a matter of fact, an ancient Chinese herbal doctor would not be remunerated fore treating his patients when they had fallen ill:  the explanation is that he was at fault in not being able to maintain their health.

Herbal medicine or herbal pharmacology aims at maintaining the body in optimum conditions. It targets not just one specific body organ, but the whole body, including the mind. Herbal medicine addresses the balance and harmony of the human body, which is fundamental to good health. If the body is healthy, it will be more resistant to disease. Herbal medicine focuses on health, not sickness. It achieves balance and harmony of the Five Elements.  The Five Elements are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, which not only are fundamental to the cycles of Nature, but also correspond to the different organs of the body.  Accordingly, herbal medicine aims at balancing each of these Five Elements to attain balance and harmony for overall well-being.  For this reason, it is common to combine herbal remedies, such as  using different parts of the same plant or different parts of different plants in treatment. If a strong plant is used, it is often balanced by other herbs, which are milder and less potent. Herbal medicine ingeniously uses control and restraint to achieve balance and harmony for ultimate good health.

Natural Herbal Cures and Remedies is your herbal medicine.

Stephen Lau

YOUNGER AND HEALTHIER FOR LONGER- A Handbook for Both Men and Women

The Role of Herbs in Chinese Medicine

Initially, traditional Western medicine had negative view of the Oriental herbal remedies, dismissing them as nothing more than folklore and superstition. Until recently, Western medicine has begun to look into Oriental medicine with a more positive and open mind, assessing it through valid scientific methods and investigations. Nowadays, Western medicine has looked more closely into the health benefits of plants, such as aloes, garlic, feverfew, and licorice, just to name a few.

For one reason, some Oriental medicine has a history of over thousands of years. For example, for centuries, the Chinese have investigated into different plants for different medicinal purposes, and different combination for different types of people. For another reason, plants are a part and parcel of life: most of human food comes from plants, or has some relationship with plants (such as animals eating plants). Accordingly, plants play a pivotal role in human health.

Many plants are used exclusively for medicine, while others are used for both food and medicine, such as garlic, licorice, and mint. It is interesting to know that the Chinese do not make a distinction between a food and a medicine, when it comes to plants. What is edible and nutritious is good for the body.

Modern Western medicine has opted for dangerous chemical drugs, instead of living plants, to treat diseases and ailments. Remember, pharmaceutical drugs are chemicals, while herbal remedies are living plants. treat all your health-related problems with herbal remedies, which are safe, inexpensive, and they work!

Stephen Lau

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