Natural Healing with Chinese Herbs (11)

NATURAL HEALING with Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbs do not grow in China only. If you find the right climate and soil type, you can grow many of those herbs overseas. For instance, American Ginseng is grown in Wisconsin State.

The raw herbs available in retail have the following natural features:
* Part of a plant: root, leave, seed, flowers, branch, etc.
* Unprocessed except being cut, sliced, and cleansed of dirt.
* Dried because the dried form weighs less and can be stored longer.
* Some herbs can be eaten after boiling because they turn soft.
* Most herbs cannot be eaten for they remain very coarse after boiling.
* Herbs in general don't taste good. Most taste bitter and earthly. Some taste neutral. A few taste even sweet.
* Inexpensive except for a few like Ren Shen 人參, Chuan Bei Mu 川貝母, or Dong Qong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草.

How do people take the raw herbs?
a) Raw herbs are usually taken orally by extracting the essence out of them. The natural way being practiced since ancient time is to boil and brew the herbal package in water to get a dark brown solution called herb tea that never tastes good. One hour of brewing should be good enough. Then you drink one or two cups a day. Honey or sugar may be added to make it taste less bad. The herbal package can be conveniently modified by changing some ingredients to make it work for you. So an herbal package is really tailor-made for you only.

b) Raw herbs can be made into tablet forms by companies and sold as herbal formulas. Although convenient to swallow, tablets cannot be tailor-made for you. Like Western drugs, they are mass-produced for everybody in the world with similar health problems. When an herbal tablet you bought does not work for you, you just have to toss it and buy another one.

c) Raw herbs can be made into capsules at home. All you need is a tailor-made package of raw herbs. Turn it into fine powder with a powerful grinder, and put the powder into empty gel capsules. When you swallow the capsules, your digestive system has to extract the essence out of the raw herb powder. Whereas if you drink the herb tea, the essence extraction is already done after brewing. The herbal solution will readily be absorbed by your body. Furthermore, the herb tea has a history spanning over two thousand years. How many years of history does the tablet or capsule have besides offering convenience?

What are the healing properties?
* Herbs have natural healing effects on organs, blood, and various unhealthy conditions.
* In contrast to Western pharmaceuticals, which are mainly designed to fix or suppress certain health conditions, herbs have additional enhancing and strengthening values on the body.
* Due to their strengthening and enhancing values, herbs can also be used for preventive measures.
* The herbal effects are natural and mild, with little adverse side effects.
* Each herb has multiple effects on the body, in addition to one major effect.
* Herbs don't work singly because the effects of one herb are too gentle.
* The effects of herbs rely on synergies because of their overlapping multiple effects. Therefore, an herbal package of different herbs put together can deliver a much greater effect than a single herb of equal weight.
* How to create synergy for an herbal package is an essential knowledge and experience that distinguish a good herbalist from a mediocre one.

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[sts3234]

Is there other ways to eat herbs like spice and additive flavouring like ginger.

[askjohnfung]

You can eat anything you want by turning them into powder form and swallow them. Herbs are no exception. But why do you want to do this? Does this serve any purpose?

[askjohnfung]

Go ahead if that is what you want. Be careful not to use the wrong herbs. The chances of using the wrong herbs are high.

[TCMnewcomer]

Excellent video - clearly explaining the herbal medicine. My husband & I went to a Dr China outlet yesterday and were most impressed with the Dr's thoughts. We both purchased raw herbs. Aged 57 & 62 we're not expecting miracles but are hopeful that they may help us to feel more healthy. My energy is damp (problems with liver & spleen) and my husband's is hot (with problems with kidney & neck). Can you help me to understand these energies please. Thanks.

[askjohnfung]

You mentioned damp, spleen, energy, etc. Try to understand what they mean. Many people just quote the words.

Sorry! I don't have the time to explain whatever is being requested. If you have viewed all my videos, you would have gotten a sense of how you can better understand Chinese medicine.

[askjohnfung]

There are herbs for too much bleeding due to menstruation only, not for other reasons. You should find out what are the true causes for vaginal bleeding. They could be serious.

[GetDamage]

The audio no longer works. is there a way you can add the audio back on? 

[neverunderstoodatall]

I found, that the richer the herb , like dark greens, help with your immune system. This is why, green tea, is so good for your diet. ~Cathy~.

[lfrancis18]

It works, nothing was helping my athsma till I drank the herbs, I do not use any inhalers anymore.... Thank God for Chinese Herbal Medicine.

[Starrii]

-shrugs- I never liked using traditional Chinese medicine. They tasted bad and I've always disliked the Trad. Chinese doctors (they say such silly things. D: ) But Chinese herbs probably do work a lot of times. (: I mean, the stuff's been around for thousands of years.

Still, western medicine--none of the taste, and they sound safer too. XD Personally, if I grew herbs, I'd probably kill myself. - A -;;

[kimmiegv]

Not all doctors believe or agree with herbs. It is too bad that you had such a great results and still have this attitude. It is not a fluke that you were healed. It happens all the time. I see it happen.The herbs do not do the healing the body does the healing. Herbs just give the body a proper environment to heal. You are correct about the FDA. In America. You tube goes to other countries. I am so happy for your healing.I love it when people find good health.

[sts3234]

Maybe for soup or a milkshake after my workout.

[AcuPuncher]

Hey pal... its against the law to say that anything but a Pharmacuitical can heal you... You are Liable to be arrested by the FDA! I got rid of my Hepititus C using Herbs (After Interferon almost Killed Me), But They (the Herbs) Didn't Heal me... My Doctor Said It Was a Fluke... JUst Ask The FDA ... They'll Tell Ya...