Western Herbal
Medicine - The Origins of Western Medicine
Western Herbal
Medicine can be traced back 5000 years to the Sumerians and to
physicians such as Hippocrates, who lived before Christ. Western
Herbal Medicine is the foundation of our modern day orthodox
western medicine, with many of the early herbal remedies being
found to have therapeutic properties.
The main difference
between western herbal medicine and orthodox medicine is the focus
on the health of the whole patient, rather than the presenting
symptoms and disease.
Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) also has a focus on the patient and
includes some aspects of herbalism. It developed in Asia in
parallel to Western Herbal Medicine. Herbs in Western Herbal
Medicine may have different names to Chinese Herbs in TCM, which
is why the herbal medicines are generally not interchangeable
between the traditions.
Today herbal
medicine use across the world exceeds the use of modern synthetic
drugs. The World Health Organisation estimates that 80% of the
world's population relies on some form of herbal medicine as their
primary form of health care.
How is Western Herbal Medicine
Taken?
The Brisbane
Vitality Clinic offers Western Herbal Medicine as one of the
natural therapies to build total wellness for our clients. Each
herbal blend is specifically tailored to your presenting illness
and underpinning health issues by our herbalist - which means no
two blends are identical.
Our medicine herbs
are either made in Australia or Germany, so you can be assured of
the highest standards of quality, consistency of dose and
cleanliness of production.
Western Herbal Medicine is in convenient, easy-to-take form
including pills and powders that you simply add to water and
drink. These are effective natural remedies that have proven
results for thousands of people over many years.
Contact us
for an appointment for a Western Herbal Medicine blend appropriate
for your needs.
