Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Therapy is a 5,000 year old tradition, leveraging the wisdom of plants to heal the body. It focuses on skilled combination of herbs in formulas to enhance therapeutic effect while minimizing side effects. 

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Many pharmaceuticals were derived originally from plant-based compounds identified in the lab. However, while pharmaceuticals distill that one compound out and alter it, the benefit of synergistic chemicals inherent to the plant become lost. Pharmaceuticals are excellent tools for the correct disorders. But herbal medicine can be an excellent alternative or adjunct in many cases.

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In the state of California, training to provide licensed recommendation of Chinese herbal therapies is regulated by the California Acupuncture Board, requiring a 4-year master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine.