Herbal Medicine
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Alongside Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine is the other major pillar of Chinese medicine. Herbal preparations have long been used in China, and there is evidence from as far back as 2000 B.C. of Traditional Herbal Medicines that used plant and mineral substances to treat ailments. |
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Herbal prescription to nourish Yin
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| Over the succeeding centuries the use of such substances was refined and developed: by about A.D. 639 a comprehensive "materia medica" which listed the herbal components and described their actions and properties was beginning to emerge. | |
