中草药

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ChineseHerbs

Modernmedicineissavingmillionsofliveswithsuchwonderdrugsaspenicillinandthemycinsandsuchadvancedtechniquesasradioactivetreatment.Atthesametime,moreandmoreChineseandagrowingnumberofwesternersplacegreaterconfidenceintheprescriptionsofherbmedicinesandacupuncturetherapy.

Herbsusedinthearomaticbutoftenbitterbrewsarenotlimitedtothevegetablekingdom.Materialsandanimalsubstancesarealsoingredients.Moreover,notalltheconcoctionsaretobedrunk.Manymedicinesareintheformofpills,ointmentsandpowders.

HundredsofmillionsofpeopleinChina,EastAsiaandoverseasChinesemunitieshavebeencuredofdiseaseswhichwesternprescriptionsfailedtodoso.

Herbalmedicaltreatmentismildandtonic,anditscurativeprocessesslow.Theobjectiveistofindtheseatofthetroubleorobstructionandthenworktocounteractitseffects.

Surprisinglyenough,Chineseherbsalsoincludesuchstrangethingsasinsects,deerhorn,tigerbones,cicadashells,frogs,andtoads.Liquidconcoctionsusuallythick,brownishorblack,and.oftentastebitter.

Aproverbsays"Efficaciousremediesareibitterinthemouthbutbeneficialtothebody,"andIthinkChineseherbsbearthebestproof.