What are herbal therapies? 

Herbal Medicine refers to plant based medical formulas. TCM relies on herbal therapies both for the treatment of illness and in the optimization of health and prevention of disease.

How do TCM practitioners use formulations?

Formulas may consist of roots, leaves, seeds, berries, flowers, stems, or any part of a whole plant. Formulas are carefully constructed to create a safe and effective medical treatment option. Chinese herbal formulas offer thousands of years of clinical experience. Because there is little to no processing with chinese herbal medicinals, patients can feel confident they will have a medical solution that will not only be safe, but efficacious. Formulas are custom built to meet the individual needs of each patient.

What are dietary therapies?

Dietary considerations have always held central importance in Chinese medicine. Sun Si Miao, the great Tang dynasty physician, advised doctors to tend first to their patient's diet and lifestyle before considering other forms of intervention. He considered diet a precious opportunity for safeguarding good health and preventing disease. Diet has held center stage in Chinese medicine ever since.

By adjusting a patient's diet, it is possible to influence the dynamics of yin and yang. This allows the Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner to use foods and other substances to help a patient maintain health and prevent disease, as well as to treat disharmonies when they occur.Dietary advice and treatment plan is individualized according to your age, sex, and constitution, diagnosis, activity level, environment, and the season of the year.