It’s no secret that herbs help improve the quality of our health, many of today’s wonder drugs are derived from them. Traditional Chinese medicine goes back over 3,000 years. It was not developed by any particular individual; rather, it grew out of the necessity of maintaining good health among the Chinese people. The ancient Chinese, like all of us, had to struggle against diseases in order to stay in good health. In the process, they came to see the benefits of consuming herbs--- Chinese herbology, inserting needles in the body--Chinese acupuncture, eating the right foods-- Chinese food cures, massaging the body-- Chinese manipulative therapy and exercising the body--Qi-gong and tai-ji.
Chinese herbology posits that all disease stems from imbalance occurring in the organ system. The health body, with the properly functioning immune system, is more than capable of combating the viruses it is exposed to. A properly balanced system will resist and destroy bacteria before they cause disease.
Illness simply cannot exist if the body is in harmony. Chinese herbal theory holds that an unhealthy body requires herbal and dietary treatments to restore and maintain this essential balance. Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine treats the whole person rather then individual symptoms. There are classic formulas to treat common problems, but most prescriptions are individually formulated to stimulate the body’s natural healing powers.