Chinese Herbal Medicine

History

Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has a recorded history of 2,000 years of use in China and still retains a strong presence in health provision in China today. More recently it has become firmly established in the UK.

Uses of Chinese herbal medicine

As with Acupuncture, the possible uses of CHM are wide- ranging and people of any age or constitution can benefit.

Under Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) guidelines, no practitioner is allowed to list the wide range of conditions which I believe can be helped by Chinese herbal medicine.

However I can discuss these with you, either in person or on the phone. Please contact me on 01792 366115 0r 07989 491369 to discuss your particular health concerns.

For detailed information about Chinese herbal medicine please visit the professional register's website, Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine - Homepage

Preventative/constitutional

Like Acupuncture it can be used for the relief of symptoms and long term constitutional support which includes strengthening the immune system. It has a long history of being used as a preventative medicine.

The treatment

The herbalist on the first visit will take a thorough history of the complaint, and general health history of the patient. A combination of herbs will then be prescribed that are individually tailored to the patient and their condition.

The herbs

The herbs are taken either as a tea made from the raw herbs, powders or in tablet form. The Chinese material medica contains several hundred commonly used ingredients including roots, stems, flowers, leaves and bark together with some non-plant materials. Endangered plant and animal species are not used. The herbal suppliers we use are : Mayway UK, Shi Zhen and Balance Healthcare. They all have strict quality control standards.

Other information

The following practitioners are used as consultants:
Ken Lloyd - Herbal clinical supervision
(College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (CICM), Reading)
Giovanni Maciocia www.giovanni-maciocia.com
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