Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine are two branches of traditional Oriental Medicine, a time-tested and complete medical system that has been in use for over 2,000 years to effectively diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. It can increase our body's innate self-healing energy and enhance immunity, balance the emotions, and relieve ailments.

What Can Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Treat?

Before the introduction of western allopathic medicine into China, Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine were used exclusively and effectively to treat the gamut of human disease in China. The World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health both recognize that Acupuncture can potentially treat many different ailments. Oriental Medicine is used to effectively treat a wide range of ailments including but not limited to the following:

• Pain syndromes (back, neck, headache, etc.)
• Stress, anxiety, and other emotional disorders
• Women's health issues (PMS, irregular menstruation, etc.)
• Allergies
• Hepatitis A, B, and C
• HIV care
• Fatigue
• Gastro-intestinal problems (indigestion, constipation, etc.)
• Insomnia
• Sexual dysfunction
• Colds and flu
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Much more

What Does Acupuncture Do?

Modern science has discovered that human beings are more than simply a mechanical assembly of different body parts, but that rather people are complex bio-energetic systems. When the energy flowing through our bodies becomes unbalanced or disturbed, the result is pain or illness. Acupuncture treatment helps restore the natural balance and flow of energy in the body, which in turn helps the body to heal itself, all without the use of drugs or surgery.

What Exactly is Acupuncture?

In an Acupuncture treatment, extremely fine and flexible needles are inserted painlessly at specific points in the body to help facilitate the flow of energy. These points are located on energetic pathways leading to the organs, muscles, and nerves of the body. An Acupuncture treatment may also include moxibustion therapy (heat therapy), mild electro-stimulation of needles, cupping (suction cups placed on the body to improve energy and blood flow), and medical massage.

Does Acupuncture Really Work?

Yes! Acupuncture has been clinically proven to be effective for many ailments and is recognized by the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health for its potential to treat different disorders.

What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbal Medicine is an important branch of Oriental Medicine. Herbal Medicine has a history as long as Acupuncture, and the two are often combined synergistically to form a powerful combination to treat different ailments. The Oriental Medicine pharmacopoeia covers thousands of different herbs, each researched to incredible detail and shown to be effective and safe over thousands of years of clinical use. An herbal prescription typically consists of about 4 to 15 herbs that are combined for maximum therapeutic effect. (For more information on custom herbal prescriptions, click here.) Herbs are usually boiled in a clay pot and taken as a tea. Other herbal products include pills and powders.

Can Oriental Medicine Help Prevent Future Health Problems?

A beautiful aspect of Oriental Medicine is its ability to detect imbalances in the body and to address them before they potentially become more serious problems. Oriental Medicine does not rely on laboratory tests to determine the health of an individual. Instead, the condition of different body systems is ascertained through direct observation and questioning. The body is full of different signs that indicate whether a system is functioning optimally or not. Many times these signs of imbalance will be evident before a more serious problem potentially has a chance to manifest. Oriental Medicine is an elegant means of maintaining a healthy balance in the body, which can help prevent future health problems.

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