Tao Acupuncture Clinic

  The main benefits of Chinese herbal medicine can be broken down into 4 categories, these include : Four Natures: Hot, warm, cool and cold herbs – Hot and warm herbs are used in attempting to ease cold diseases while cool and cold herbs are used with hot diseases. Five Flavours: Acrid, sweet, bitter, sour and salty all correspond to one of the Zang organs – the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidney. Prescribing one of these five flavours is believed to relieve internal issues with these organs. Meridians: Focusing on specific areas of the body’s meridian lines – where the body’s energy, lifeline, qi, or chi, is said to flow – is deemed to improve circulation, which is suggested to ease many health issues and may provide additional benefits to the Zang organs. Specific Function: In addition, herbs are said to improve specific bodily functions such as exterior-releasing, blood circulation, internal temperature regulation, digestion, reduced bleeding, reduced vomiting, improved live...