A powerful, and sometimes overlooked, component of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the use of Herbal Prescription. The equivalent of the role of prescription drugs in Western Medicine, herbal pharmacies provide the medicinal treatments that help the body resolve its dysfunctional issues from within. While Acupuncture treatment is most commonly recognized in Chinese Medicine, Herbal treatment is just as important and effective. Many would argue that Herbal Prescriptions play a larger role in the medicine. Nonetheless, together with Acupuncture, the use of Herbal Prescriptions give the practitioner a two pronged approach to improving the health of the patient, both internally and externally at the same time.
Just like an Acupuncture treatment, an Herbal Prescription requires the same diagnostic procedures to determine which protocol will best address your condition. Your tongue body, coat and pulse will be observed and interpreted by your practitioner, along with physical indicators they are trained to observe. They will ask questions about your diet and lifestyle and a proper herbal formulation will be determined and created for you. Each Herbal Formula that your practitioner creates for you is custom made to your needs at the time of your visit. With each visit that you make the formula may be slightly modified to suit and support your progress. As specific symptoms of your condition begin to disappear, herbal components for that symptom are removed from your formula in order to focus on remaining conditions.