Chinese Herbs

A General Synopsis to Chinese Herbs: The fast advancement in the science and technology has no doubt provided mankind with many conveniences and facilities in the field of medicine, but even now we cannot deny the significance and importance of the herbal cure and treatment. Chinese herbal medicine has great antiquity and history with beneficial and curative roots extending back to Zhou Empire, Late Bronze/Early Iron Age at about 2500 to 3000 years ago. Due to its shamanistic origins, the current form of etiological concepts is the roots of the ancient herbalism in China now days. In the latter half of the first millennium, there was a troubled socio-economic environment was prevailing in the China and this philosophy and idea of the causes of disease in human society related directly to that disturbed environment of the country at that time. During that dark time of depression and distress, people found the only solution of the sickness in herbal medicine to extirpate those unwanted intruders. That laid the foundation of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

The value of herbal medicine is claimed to be one of the most important traditions in China. Scientists working in this field have claims that herbs prescriptions and materials contain active components that can explain many of their actions. Drugs have been developed from those herbs and by them the treatment of many hilarious diseases is possible now. These herbs have a history of more than 2000 years old and since than many useful components have been added in it to make it more effective and valuable. It also decreases the side effects and sometimes replaces them completely.