Acuherbal Clinic of Dr Qu

Different parts of plants including their leaves, seeds, flowers, stems and roots can be applied as Chinese herbal medicine, and every part has their own properties and tastes, which determine their functions. A certain number of practitioners in each dynasty tasted herbs themselves and enriched herbs’ functions and clinical applications based on their predecessors’ conclusions and clinical practice carried out on patients which has lasted for thousands of years.

With the improvement of modern technology, Chinese herbal granules extracted from raw herbs have been put into clinical practice, which saves a lot of time and energy to prepare herbal soup.
Regarding the safety of Chinese herbal medicine, most of them are safe and have few side effects. However, a small number of herbs are poisonous, some of which have been recorded in detail in ancient Chinese medicine books. Therefore, herbs should be prescribed by professional practitioners who have a profound knowledge of their toxicity and clear clinical indications.