Herbal therapy

In China, people have been using natural herbs to treat a wide  variety of diseases and conditions. These herbs are called herbal  medicine, which are composed of roots, bark, flowers, seeds, fruits,  leaves, and branches. It is well known that Traditional Chinese Medicine  has over 3000 years history and Chinese herb medicine is one of most  important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine which also includes  acupuncture. In China, there are over 3000 different herbs that can be  used for medical purposes. However, about 300 to 500 of these herbs are  commonly used.

In general, herbs can treat a wide variety of diseases and conditions.  Comparing with chemical medicine, Chinese herbal medicine is much more  gentle and safer because it is made of natural herbs. Most of Chinese  herbs do not cause side effects. Even some side effects that do occur  among a few herbs, those side effects can be easily counteracted with  other herbs. For these reasons, people turn to herbal therapy for a  number of indications. More and more people rely on Chinese herb  medicine as alternative after chemical medicine failed.