Summary

Herbal medicine is one of the oldest methods of healing on the planet with a history of over 100,000 years of continuous use. Every country has developed its own unique brand of healing according to their particular indigenous plants, and several of these systems have developed into widely regarded medical philosophies. Traditional Chinese medicine has a recorded history of almost 5000 years and the Ayurvedic medicine of India is even older.

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Many people these days are looking to the Oriental medicine systems for an understanding of the body based on energetic fluctuations and life force processes. While Traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, Unani and other esoteric philosophies are often effective and valuable, people are forgetting that there is a strong Vitalist tradition which Western trained herbalists draw upon when integrating traditional principles with modern practices.

What form do the remedies take?

Herbal remedies are usually given in easy to take liquid form, as tinctures or syrups, or may be given dried to be made into a tea. Sometimes they are also given in powdered form as capsules or tablets, and essential oils creams and lotions may also be used.