Herbs is itself a powerful method of healing. Western drugs often control symptoms, but do not alter the disease process (antibiotics eliminate bacteria but do not improve a person’s resistance to infection). Chinese herbs treat the underlying condition as defined by traditional diagnosis, and rarely cause unwanted side-effects. Each herb has its own characters. The various characters and functions of these herbs concerning medical treatment include herbs properties, flavors, actions of lifting and sinking, channel tropism, toxicity, etc.
The theory of characters and functions of Chinese herbs is based on the theories of yin and yang, viscera, channels and collateral’s and treatment principles of Chinese medicine, and has been developed and summed up throughout a long of medical practice. This theory provides the basis for herbs analysis and application.
The theory of characters and functions of Chinese herbs is based on the theories of yin and yang, viscera, channels and collateral’s and treatment principles of Chinese medicine, and has been developed and summed up throughout a long of medical practice. This theory provides the basis for herbs analysis and application.