CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE

Five elements chinese calligraphy script on rice paper with herbal medicine selection. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth characters, top to bottom.Eastern herbal medicine is the practice of combining individual herbs into customized formulas to promote health and well-being.

The Chinese pharmacopoeia lists over 6,000 different medicinal substances in terms of their properties and the disharmonies with which they are helpful, but only about 400 are in common use. Although a single herb is sometimes used, a combination of herbs, typically five to fifteen, is more common.

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