Traditional Chinese Herbalism (TCH) is a healing system that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Instead of focusing only on symptoms or specific diseases, it looks at the body as a whole and tries to bring it back into balance.
- The idea is that your health depends on the smooth flow of energy (Qi) and the balance between Yin and Yang (cooling vs warming forces in the body).
- When something goes out of balance — for example, too much heat, too much cold, too much “dampness,” or not enough energy — illness can appear.
- Herbs are chosen not as single remedies, but usually mixed together in formulas, so they can work like a team: one does the main job, another supports it, another reduces side effects, and another helps guide the mixture to the right part of the body.
- Herbs can be taken as teas, powders, pills, or extracts.