Herbal medicine is an integral part of East Asian Medicine, providing a powerful and very specific intervention in any disease process.

Founded in the principles of Yin and Yang, herbs are placed into different categories based on their intrinsic nature. Examples of these divisions are herbs which have the functions of: cooling, warming, drying, moistening, rising, descending, gathering, dispersing, tonifying, harmonising etc. So with this understanding, herbs can be specifically prescribed to “harmonise” the internal environment which has become out of balance. When balance has been attained the intrinsic healing capacity of the body will be activated and healing will take place.

Herbs can be prescribed in acute conditions such as colds and influenza where the body is struggling to fight off the “pathogen” or in chronic conditions where the internal harmony within a specific organ or between organs has occurred. Herbs, when ingested, enter into specific energy channels, balancing the quality of energy within channels, which will then be able to rectify the vibrational frequency within the organs they are responsible for maintaining.

Easy to take

Herbs prescribed at Acupuncture Synergy Health are combined into highly effective formulae and are dispensed in pill and capsule form which are easy to take and assimilate. Herbs are rarely used individually but are rather combined to produce a formulae, which will address the root of the patient’s condition. These formulae have been developed over hundreds of years with a very sound record of clinical effectiveness and safe usage. Rather than a symptomatic approach to treatment an experienced herbalist will be able to look at your presenting symptoms and understand the common thread which makes an accurate diagnosis and subsequent treatment strategy possible.

Assurance of highly trained practitioner

So in using herbal medicine an accurate diagnosis must be ascertained as any improper use of the herbs may not only be ineffective but may also worsen a patient’s condition. However, with the specific diagnostic techniques of pulse and tongue diagnosis, general body diagnostics and detailed questioning of the patient, an accurate understanding of the root cause of the patient’s condition can be made.

Only an experienced East Asian Medicine practitioner can safely prescribe herbs for your specific needs so it is important that you only obtain “Chinese herbs” from a practitioner with the appropriate training and expertise. This might also include their registration with CMBA (Government regulating board in Australia) as a herbalist. You owe it to yourself to get advice and guidance from a practitioner who has been trained in the intricacies of East Asian Medicine diagnosis and herb prescription.