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Address:7 Buchan Path, Glenrothes, Fife, UK
Postcode:KY6 1EH
Email: hiesun2005@yahoo.co.uk
FAQ
What is
Chinese Herbal Medicine?
Chinese Herbal
Medicine (CHM) is an ancient system of health care that has undergone continual
development over the centuries as the causes of illness that afflict mankind
have evolved. Chinese herbal medicine is one of the great herbal systems of the
world, with an unbroken tradition going back to the 3rd century BC. Yet
throughout its history it has continually developed in response to changing
clinical conditions, and has been sustained by research into every aspect of its
use. In its country of origin it is not an alternative form of therapy,
but is used in the state hospitals alongside modern medicine.?
Chinese
Medicine is a complete medical system that is capable of treating disease in all
its forms. Although your practitioner will treat whatever complaint you have
come for, the traditional view places great importance on preventing disease
before it occurs.Chinese herbal medicine is part of a larger healing
system which also includes acupuncture, massage dietary advice and
exercise.?
The underlying principles of CHM are very different from traditional Western notions about health, illness and the workings of the body. Chinese herbs are prescribed to normalise imbalanced energy, or Qi (pronounced 'chee'), that runs through invisible meridians in the body. Whether or not the philosophy is believed, studies have shown Chinese herbal medicines to be successful in treating a range of disorders, particularly gynaecological and gastrointestinal disorders
The underlying principles of CHM are very different from traditional Western notions about health, illness and the workings of the body. Chinese herbs are prescribed to normalise imbalanced energy, or Qi (pronounced 'chee'), that runs through invisible meridians in the body. Whether or not the philosophy is believed, studies have shown Chinese herbal medicines to be successful in treating a range of disorders, particularly gynaecological and gastrointestinal disorders
What can
Chinese medicine treat?
Chinese
medicine is successfully used for a very wide range of conditions. Among the
more commonly treated disorders are:?
Skin disease, including eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, urticaria?
Gastro-intestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, ulcerative colitis?
Gynaecological conditions, including pre-menstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis, infertility
Hepatitis and HIV: some promising results have been obtained for treatment of Hepatitis C, and supportive treatment may be beneficial in the case of HIV?
Chronic fatigue syndromes, whether with a background of viral infection or in other situations?
Respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and chronic coughs, allergic and perennial rhinitis and sinusitis?
Rheumatological conditions (e.g. osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)?
Urinary conditions including chronic cystitis
Diabetes, including treatment and prevention
Psychological problems (e.g. depression, anxiety)?
Skin disease, including eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, urticaria?
Gastro-intestinal disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, ulcerative colitis?
Gynaecological conditions, including pre-menstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis, infertility
Hepatitis and HIV: some promising results have been obtained for treatment of Hepatitis C, and supportive treatment may be beneficial in the case of HIV?
Chronic fatigue syndromes, whether with a background of viral infection or in other situations?
Respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and chronic coughs, allergic and perennial rhinitis and sinusitis?
Rheumatological conditions (e.g. osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)?
Urinary conditions including chronic cystitis
Diabetes, including treatment and prevention
Psychological problems (e.g. depression, anxiety)?
Are Chinese
Herbs Safe?
Chinese
Medicine has been used as front line medicine by the majority of the worlds
population since before recorded history, and is still the most widely utilised
medical system in the world today. Adverse reactions to Chinese herbs are
extremely rare and are negligible when compared to those commonly produced by
pharmaceutical drugs.
What are
the main elements which influence your health according to Chinese traditional
culture ?
Yin and
Yang ( Negative and positive elements)?
The ancient
Chinese proposed that every living thing is sustained by a balance of two
opposing forces of energy, called Yin and Yang. Together, they make up the life
essence, or Qi - a type of energy that flows through the body via invisible
channels called meridians. Half of certain organs and meridians are governed by
Yin and the other half by Yang. When Yin and Yang are out of balance in the
body, this causes a blockage of Qi and a subsequent illness. Yin and Yang
imbalances can be caused by stress, pollution, poor diet, emotional upsets or
infection. For diagnostic purposes, Yin and Yang are further subdivided into
interior and exterior, hot and cold, deficiency and excess.
The Five
Elements
The CHM
philosophy proposes that everything including organs of the body - is composed
of the five elements: fire, earth, metal, water and wood. The herbs are
similarly classified into the five tastes - sweet, salty, bitter, pungent and
sour - which correspond to the five elements, for example, since the skin is a
metal element Yang organ, it would be treated with a pungent herb.
