Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbs consist of plants, animals and minerals. Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing), written around the 1st or 2nd Century AD is the oldest known book on Materia Medica that has survived. It recorded 365 herbs and their uses and has exerted significant influence on the subsequent development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs are most often used in combination as this way the herbs can enhance and harmonise each other’s effectiveness.
The practitioner will form a prescription after a detailed consultation which can be tweaked in quantity or changed after every follow up consultation. The complexity of the plant materials and with the guidance of ancient “tried and tested” formulas means that the herbs balance each other and are less likely to cause side effects compared to isolated active ingredients of Pharmaceutical drugs please see RCHM for further information. In the UK, Chinese medicine practitioners may only prescribe herbs of plant origin for internal use.
For more detailed information on what Chinese medicine is and is not please see 'What is Chinese Medcine?' by Andrew Nugent-Head.
We are proud to have our own private clinic pharmacy, which enables us to ensure the quality of any formulas, soaks, or capsules we prescribe. We only source our herbs through suppliers from the “Approved Suppliers Scheme” which are audited by trained pharmaceutical auditors. They ensure the herbs are free of harmful substances (such as heavy metals) and come from a reputable source.
We offer a variety of treatment packages to suit, please look at our Pricing Structure for more details.
For other conditions that we can help with please check our sister site Tian Yi for further information.
Herbs are most often used in combination as this way the herbs can enhance and harmonise each other’s effectiveness.
The practitioner will form a prescription after a detailed consultation which can be tweaked in quantity or changed after every follow up consultation. The complexity of the plant materials and with the guidance of ancient “tried and tested” formulas means that the herbs balance each other and are less likely to cause side effects compared to isolated active ingredients of Pharmaceutical drugs please see RCHM for further information. In the UK, Chinese medicine practitioners may only prescribe herbs of plant origin for internal use.
For more detailed information on what Chinese medicine is and is not please see 'What is Chinese Medcine?' by Andrew Nugent-Head.
We are proud to have our own private clinic pharmacy, which enables us to ensure the quality of any formulas, soaks, or capsules we prescribe. We only source our herbs through suppliers from the “Approved Suppliers Scheme” which are audited by trained pharmaceutical auditors. They ensure the herbs are free of harmful substances (such as heavy metals) and come from a reputable source.
We offer a variety of treatment packages to suit, please look at our Pricing Structure for more details.
For other conditions that we can help with please check our sister site Tian Yi for further information.
