FAQ about Herbal Medicine

Q: What is Traditional Herbal Medicine?

A: Traditional Herbal Medicine (THM) has been thoroughly used for over 4000 years and is a comprehensive system. THM views the body as an organic whole with network of channels connecting and coordinating with internal organs, Qi (vital energy), blood, body fluids, muscles, bones, tendons and the skin.

THM holds the central belief that health in all parts of the body is due to the relative balance of Yin and Yang. Yin-Yang theory forms the basic of TCM’s (Traditional Chinese Medicine) holistic approach to health and illness and also offers practical guidance to maintain your wellbeing.

Q: How does herbal medicine work?

A: Each of the herbs has its own properties, nature, flavour, and channel tropism (meridian). When combined, the individual characteristics are enhanced and the function of healing is improved. Herbal medicine takes a holistic approach to treatment, working on the body as a whole rather than the individual symptoms. A patient’s symptoms are an indication of an imbalance somewhere else in the body and herbs are recommended to detoxify the body, encourage circulation of the blood, improve the immune system, and enhance the function of the internal organs or boost energy levels, according to the particular symptoms. When body functions are restored to normal, the symptoms will subside.

Q: I am taking western medicine at the moment, is it OK to take Herbs?

A: Usually your body deals with Herbs like it does with food so it won’t interfere in western medicine.

Q: How long should I keep taking the herbal pills? Is it an ongoing treatment?

A: It depends on what kind of problem you’ve got. Usually as long as it takes to re-balance your body, and after that it can look after itself, you do not have to keep taking the herbal medicine all the time. There is no addiction to herbs.

Q: Is it safe to take Herbs? Are there any side effects?

A: There have been some recent concerns about the safety of certain Herbal medicine. These have arisen from the inclusion of illegal ingredients by some suppliers; either banned toxic materials or ingredients such as steroids. Fusion Pills Herbals observes the highest standards of safety and quality, we fully support worldwide conservation programmes, and no endangered species of plants and no animal ingredients are used. For some of our solutions, it combines a couple of kinds of herbal medicine. People may ask if they are too much to take. However, herbs can be regarded as vegetable or fruit and they work from different angle for the same problem.

Q: Do I need to watch what I eat when I take herbal medicine?

A: During the time when you are taking the herbal medicine, try to avoid the following things: spicy food like chilli, sea food and acidic food. If you really can not give them up, please at least try to cut them down, because they do not go well with herbal medicine and will reduce the effect of the medicine.