Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbs are specifically used to create decoctions or “teas” and are a very powerful part of healing disease or “patterns of disharmony”. Herbal decoctions can also be given in the form of tinctures, granules, concentrated powders, or as an external patch, compress or bath. Chinese herbal medicine uses several hundred substances, mostly of plant origin (roots, seeds, flowers, twigs, and barks).
They are combined into a formula, which can contain anything between 3 and 18 ingredients. It is the “herbal synergy”, or how the herbs act together as a unified whole, and how they interact with the individual that is the strength behind Chinese herbs and why they are so successful.