Traditional Chinese herbal medicine has a long development history, and it
has a unique treatment Immunotherapy which is different from western medicines.
Chinese doctors seem the nature and the human body as a whole, so the treatment
is not based only on the symptoms, but also on differentiation of syndromes.
People have been using natural herbs to treat a wide variety of diseases and
conditions. These herbs are called herbal medicine, which are composed of roots,
bark, flowers, seeds, fruits, leaves, and branches. It is well known that
Traditional Chinese Medicine has over 3000 years history and Chinese herb
medicine is one of most important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In
China, there are over 3000 different herbs that can be used for medical
purposes. However, about 300 to 500 of these herbs are commonly used.
Ben Cao Gang Mu, Materia Medica, which is a dictionary of Chinese herbs, was
written by Li Shi Zhen (1518-1593). It consists of 52 volumes, with more than
1.9 million characters and more than one thousand and one hundred pictures. The
book lists 1,892 medical materials of herbs, animals and mineral with 11, 096
formulae being used in the past. The book has been translated into more than 60
languages. It has great effect on the development of Chinese Herbal
medicines.
Chinese Herbal therapy or herb medicine has three main functions:
1. Treating the acute diseases and conditions such as killing bacteria or a
virus;
2. Healing chronic illness such as kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorder,
respiratory disorder, allergies, immune Immunotherapy deficiency, etc. by
strengthening the body and helping it to recover;
3. Maintaining daily life health by keeping the balance of human body.
In general, herbs can treat a wide variety of diseases and conditions.
Comparing with chemical medicine, Chinese herbal medicine is much gentler and
safer because it is made of natural herbs. Most of Chinese herbs do not have
side effects. Even some side effects that occur among a few herbs, those side
effects can be easily counteracted with other herbs. For these reasons, people
turn to herbal therapy for a number of indications. More and more people rely on
Chinese herbal medicine as alternative after chemical medicine failed.
Traditional Chinese medicine has proven itself through the test of time, and
more and more people return to be healthy again with the Chinese herbal
medicine. Recently, we have researched a new method treating kidney disease with
Chinese herbal medicine, which is called herbal bath. Many kidney disease
patients like the treatment because they are comfortable when having the
treatment.
