What is Herbal Medicine and How Does it Work?
Traditional Chinese Medicine utilizes many plants and their parts which have antiviral, antibacterial and immunomodulating properties. Some TCM formulas combine 8 to 12 herbs and may be prescribed in pill or extract form, or as loose dried herbs to be boiled into a tea, or decoction. The potency may vary depending on the method of ingestion.
Herbal medicine is an integral part of the larger healing system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Thousands of herbs have been recognized for their healing properties, and different parts of a plant or herb may have different properties. For example, the leaf……
The healing properties of each herb can be categorized and understood based on the herb’s flavor and nature.
Flavor.
Herbs fall into one of 6 descriptions of flavor: sweet, bitter, sour, acrid, and salty, and bland. Yep, just like
Nature.
The herb’s nature, or temperature, can be understood as hot, warm, neutral, cool, or cold. Think ginger, or cayenne - hot, or spicy; or mint - cooling. You get the idea!
