Chinese Medicine
Chinese
herbal therapy involves the use of natural plants and minerals, each having its
own specific characteristics and particular medical use to treat disease,
rectify the hyperactivity or hypoactivity of yin and yang, and to help restore
the body to its normal physiological functions. Chinese herbal therapy must be
given by qualified TCM practitioners. Normally, the practitioner must
have a diagnostic
interview, such as asking you the questions that relate to your health problems,
taking your pulse and observing your tongue, before making a prescription. A
prescription can be defined as a preparation which, on the basis of the
differentiation of syndromes and the establishment of therapeutic methods,
organically combines various herbs for the treatment in accordance with
established principles.