The Wild Fox Acupuncture Clinic

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese herbal medicine is highly beneficial alongside acupuncture, but it can also be used on its own. Chinese herbal medicine has been used for many centuries and originated in China and in other parts of East Asia.

Chinese herbal medicine uses a holistic approach to understand normal function and disease processes and concentrates as much on prevention of illness as it does on the treatment, meaning that instead of solely focusing on the removal of symptoms, the aim is to bring the body back into a state of balance by treating the underlying cause.

Chinese herbal medicines are commonly prescribed as a formula which takes into account the individual therapeutic action of each herb along with the effects when combined together.

Chinese Medicine may support in the treatment of:

• Insomnia and fatigue


• Constipation and diarrhoea


• Common cold and influenza


• Allergies


• Loss of appetite and common digestive disorders


• Irritable bowel syndrome


• Fluid retention


• And more…

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