This depends on the condition you are treating. Sometimes patients see results within an hour or two. Other conditions respond more slowly. It is a common misconception about Chinese herbal medicine that herbs are always slow to offer results.
Sometimes they do, especially if you are cooking up a prescription with raw herbs on the stovetop. However, the smell and taste vary depending on which herbs are used. Some prescriptions contain such herbs as ginger, cinnamon, and licorice root, and actually have a pleasant smell and taste.
We accommodate your wishes to assure the optimal compliance and effectiveness of your Chinese herbal therapy. Chinese herbs may come as:
• Custom herbal prescriptions from fresh and dried materials
• Custom herbal prescriptions from powdered herbs (no cooking required)
• Tablets
• Capsules
• Liquid extracts
• Liniments for external use
• Patches and plasters for external use
While there are similarities between Chinese and Western nutrition, there are also some major differences. Chinese nutrition is customized according to your individualized Chinese medical diagnosis and personal assessment. Food is often used as a primary therapy based on its energetic medicinal properties rather than on its vitamin and mineral content or its ratios of protein, carbohydrates and fats.
As a part of your health plan, you can receive a personalized dietary and nutritional plan based on traditional Chinese medical principles of healthy eating habits and needs.
No. Your nutritional plan gives you a wide range of foods to choose from, and you can include many varieties of vegetables, grains, fruit, fish, poutry and meats of your liking.