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. Estimated time necessary to complete this self-test: 5 minutes.
Delicate
Slightly Delicate
Balanced
Slightly Hearty
Hearty
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.
Estimated time necessary to complete this self-test: 5 minutes.
So, are you hot, or are you not?
Hot
Warm
Neutral
Cool
Cold
The elusive "normal" tongue appearance.
This self-test can get you thinking in terms of what you might want to focus on in your own health path. More… »
Some Chinese medicine doctors say that if you can regulate one’s eating, pooping, and sleeping, health is assured.
However chronic use of sleeping drugs can also adversely affect sleep patterns and become habit-forming. Herbs are not so strong that one feels groggy the next day, nor is there a risk of becoming addicted.
Herbal formulas are not heavy sedatives, but regulate those underlying systems that cause:
Because these formulas are not sedatives, they are often taken three times daily. The benefits of these formulas are cumulative over time.
However, some individuals still get great results from taking their herbs one hour before bed. People vary in that regard. Try both approaches.
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Emotional distress can go by a variety of names: anxiety, panic attacks, mania, irritability, restlessness, even the sensation of something stuck in your throat.
Chinese medicine has, for thousands of years been addressing these “spirit” level concerns.
In the professional-level herbal medicine practiced in China, this word “spirit” doesn’t have anything to do with your immortal soul, but more your mood and certain cognitive and neurological functions.
Chinese herbal formulas are non-habit forming, do not cause grogginess, impaired judgment, or dependency.
Herbal medicines for women’s health are extraordinarily popular and for good reason, they work and they work well.
This formula finder works for any of the following concerns:
Of course these formulas also provide fertility support, though you’ll need to admit to some sort of problem for the syndrome to be complete. Generally those who are having difficulty conceiving will have at least some symptoms of one pattern or another.
Women’s health is often associated with the “blood” according to Chinese medicine. As such, regulating blood volume, flow, and functions result in sustained health for the mother and potential child alike.
There are many herbs that regulate cholesterol levels in the blood, and others that support those organ systems most susceptible to high cholesterol.
Cholesterol regulating agents are found in many Chinese herbs, however the formulas described in this self-test seek to address those systems in your body that are the most likely to become problematic with high cholesterol.
One person develops one problem due to high cholesterol while another will develop a different problem. This 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… »
The formulas listed at the end of this self-test are not (yet) known to directly support bone mass, but they do support the underlying systems responsible for bone mass and overall health.
Many of these formulas promote blood circulation which is one of those underlying mechanisms necessary for healthy bones. If nutrients can’t get to the bones, they can’t harden. Thus blood circulation is one link in a long chain of important events.
Another common cause for a lack of nutrients getting into the blood is a weakness in the digestive system. Chinese herbal formulas also support this critical body system.
Finally, some formulas described here are beneficial for those common aches and pains that are commonly associated with old age.
Japanese doctors who practice Kampo medicine along with their conventional modern medicine are known to provide their post-menopausal female patients with the formulas from this self-test to support their bone health. More… »
Much has been made of black cohash or tang kuei in the treatment of hot flashes. While some Chinese herbs have been touted as miracle cures for every woman’s menopausal symptoms, the highest form of treatment does not take one herb and give it to every woman.
Each woman needs a different combination of herbs to address their unique symptoms and body type. Hot flashes are part of a pattern for which there are specific formulas that are amazingly effective.
These formulas don’t just address the transitory sensation of heat, but all of the symptoms that arise such as palpitations, headaches, anxiety, dizziness, back pain, etc.
These formulas target the following concerns:
Hot Flashes
Hot Flushes
Menopausal syndrome
Climacteric disorders
Severe headaches that arise suddenly or headaches that worsen steadily can indicate conditions that require immediate medical attention.
However chronic headaches often respond well to herbal treatments. 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, most are taken to regulate those conditions that give rise to frequent headaches.
There is a cumulative effect with herbal medicines, and while the efficacy is slowly working on your headaches, you may see other symptoms (see self-test) improve as well. Give these formulas at least 3 weeks to see if they’re working for you.
