Emotional distress can go by a variety of names. Anxiety, panic attacks, emotional sensitivity.
Chinese medicine has, for thousands of years been addressing these “spirit” level concerns. There are many incredible formulas that calm anxiety. These also regulate the heart rate, harmonize emotions, and even address some of those things that Western medicine simply can’t see, such as a stuffy pain beneath the ribs or the sensation of something stuck in the throat, although there is nothing there. More… »
Headaches can indicate conditions that require immediate medical attention. As such, one’s blood pressure should be checked before going any further. Blood pressure tests are provided for free at many of the national chain drug stores.
If you have checked in with your local physician and you prefer to look into herbal approaches for your headache pain, you can take this self-test to find one that is best for you.
Because of the long-term nature of chronic headaches, long-term use of these herbal formulas are encouraged. These are not aspirin that you take when a headache appears (though some do provide relief for acute pain), most are taken to regulate those conditions that give rise to frequent headaches. Give them some time, enjoy.
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When we think about over-the-counter pain remedies, there are only a few. Aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen etc. However Chinese medicine likes to know the cause of the pain before trying to treat it.
For instance, aches and pains that are triggered by cold weather are addressed differently than menstrual pain or pain that is dull rather than sharp.
This self test helps one locate the best herbal formula for regulating the numerous body systems responsible for our sensations of well-being and health. More… »
There are many herbs that regulate cholesterol, and others that maintain systems susceptible to problems due to high cholesterol. Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, athoersclerosis, and heart disease can all derive from having too much cholesterol in your blood.
Formulas described in this section seek to address those systems in your particular body that are the most likely to become problematic with high cholesterol.
Why one person develops one problem due to high cholesterol while another will develop a different problem is exactly what this formula finder considers when locating the best herbs to help maintain the health of your particular physical, psychological and constitutional makeup. More… »
Traditional Chinese medicine has a number of herbal therapies for a variety of skin conditions that end up being called “psoriasis” in modern terms.
Among the names that have been given to psoriasis over the 1,800 year history of therapies include:
silver scale disease (an accurate description)
white dagger sore
pine skin tinea
snake lice (that’s scary!)
Kampo medicine is the herbal medicine practiced by physicians in Japan. They often use these formulas along side the standard of care in Western drugs. More… »
Your thermal nature will guide your choices for the Chinese herbal formula that works best for you. This is often important and helps keep herbal formulas both safe and effective.
So, are you hot, or are you not?
Hot
Warm
Neutral
Cool
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Herbs can taste nasty. But do capsules really help your health?
At Eagle Herbs, we offer Chinese herbal formulas in both capsules and extract powders. The herbal material inside of the capsules is identical to the extract powder. We actually start out with the powder, then optionally put it into capsules.
I believe that the powders work more quickly. They’re also cheaper because there is no labor cost associated with putting the powder into capsules.
But just to give you an example of the difference between how they work is this: a middle aged man with low-grade pain and stiffness in his low back gets a Chinese herbal formula in capsules. Four days later, he reports that the pain has gone away.
About a year later, his low-grade pain and stiffness in his low back returns. This time, he chooses not to have the extract powder put into capsules. He reports relief from the low back pain in four hours.
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Herbs, like drugs, require no "belief".
Sometimes people tell me that they “believe” in herbs, or that their doctor doesn’t “believe” in herbs.
I wonder if people “believe” in drugs? The fact is, an enormous number of new drugs are derived from natural sources. This is nothing new, people just don’t know about it.
- Asprin came from the bark of a white willow tree.
- Taxol (for cancer) came from the bark of the Pacific Yew tree.
- The anti-viral Tamiflu comes from a Chinese herb called “star anise”.
- A popular anti-malarial drug comes from the Chinese herb qing hao (Herba Artemisiae Annuae)
- Ephedrine, commonly used for asthma comes from an herb that has been somewhat abused and demonized in recent years called Ma Huang (Hb. Ephedra).
- Of course opium (morphine, codeine) come from the opium poppy. More… »
Herbs and drugs both have their place.
A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place
At EagleHerbs we really don’t have a problem with drugs. There are times when they’re the right choice, and times when they aren’t.
It’s exactly the same with herbs. I work with about 350 of them and each one has a particular situation in which it most shines.
When we line up the right herbal formula with a given condition, the results can be extraordinary. But it is important to look at the root cause, not just the branch symptoms.
The following list of chest pain scenarios illustrates how each herb has a specific context well beyond the symptom of “chest pain” or “angina”. More… »
Your body type will guide your choices for the Chinese herbal formula that works best for you. This is hugely important and helps keep herbal formulas both safe and effective.
Delicate
Slightly Delicate
Balanced
Slightly Hearty
Hearty
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