In a word….YES ! Have you ever wondered why the Chinese live healthier and longer lives than almost any other people in the world? One of the main reasons is their use of rejuvenating herbs. The Chinese have had remarkable success with herbal curative formulas….They've been developing, improving and perfecting them for over 5,000 years.

Recently, traditional Chinese herbs have been subjected to modern Western medicine scrutiny and research. What has been discovered is that there is a genuine scientific basis to the efficacy long claimed for most of these traditional herbs and substances. Chinese herbs usually offer safer and cheaper alternatives to western drugs, without their side effects.

Herbal medicine is a powerful method of healing and Chinese herbs are usually designed to improve the underlying condition. Contrast this with western drugs that often control symptoms, but in many cases do not alter the disease process. For example, cough-suppressants do generally suppress coughs due to colds, but they do nothing to improve the person's underlying resistance to infection. Similarly, diuretics given to control excess fluid may not improve the overall function of the kidney.

This is why the Chinese systematic belief is that good health is so much more than merely the absence of disease. Through this philosophy, they have produced a medical tradition that is over 5,000 years old. In every province of China, there are large schools of Traditional Chinese Medicine, research institutes, and teaching hospitals, where thousands of practitioners every year gain training in the use of herbs. Ancient books are retained, and new books are written by practitioners who have had several decades of personal experience.

Since the actions of individual herbs are well understood, this has led to a unique system of combining the herbs into SPECIAL FORMULAS. The use of formulas creates a synergistic energy…. whereby the actions of individual herbs are enhanced by combining them with others.

Herbs have achieved high levels of popularity and visibility. Consumers can now find some of these herbs at their local drug stores, probably not far away from the vitamin section. Herbs like Echinacea, ginseng, ginkgo biloba and St John's wort are commonplace in America. But…. what you probably DIDN'T KNOW…. is that mixing herbs together in a random pattern may cause harmful interactions between these single herbs, or between the herbs and the other medication you might be taking. By contrast, the Chinese rely upon classic formulas that have withstood the test of time for over 23 centuries. As a result of combining herbs properly, random side effects, so common in single herbs, DO NOT show up with a properly balanced herbal formula.