Chinese herbal medicine come in many forms: raw that consisting of roots, leaves, bark, fruits, seeds, shells, resins, minerals, and animal products are boiled and drank as a tea, extract powder that are mixed with warm water and drank as a tea and prepared tinctures and pills and tablets. For some conditions, including pain and traumatic injury and dermatological conditions, herbs may also be prescribed for external use as soaks, washes, ointments, liniments, poultices or salves.

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In my practice I choose to use the pills and the powder form because of their ease of use and efficacy. There are typically no significant side effects associated with taking Chinese herbal medicine when the correct formula is prescribed by a qualified practitioner. The formula is modified according to an individual diagnosis, changes in signs and symptoms as the treatment progresses. 

In our office, we carry several hundred pharmaceutical-grade single herbs and formulas.

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