Chinese Herbal Medicines Attract CocaCola
Even though Coca-Cola’s “secret formula” is about 120 years old, they still are looking to push the boundaries of food and beverages can do for you. And if they can make a few bucks helping you get healthy, why not? Coca-Cola can be found in almost every country on the planet and is especially thirsty for the lucrative Chinese market. In order to be more Chinese, they are looking into the ancient system of Chinese herbal medicines.
Herbal Medicine Roots
Long before modern medicine began compounding chemicals to take the place of hard to find herbs and other botanicals, herbal medicine was the only available type of medical treatment. Through centuries of trial and error herbs were used to treat a plethora of illnesses and injuries and throughout the period, different plants were found to be better on certain ailments than others. For example, the aloe vera plant was found beneficial for burns and punctures all the while aiding the natural healing process.
Concepts of Herbal Medicine
The concept of herbal medicine that evolved in China over the years has some striking differences when compared to herbal medicine principles that were developed throughout the years in Europe. The most notable difference is that in the European and Western tradition they use single herbs as medicines while in China they combine herbs when preparing herbal medicines. In the Western concept of herbal medicine the focus is placed on specific diseases and health problems and an herbal medicine is prepared to fight the disease and reduce unwanted symptoms. The Chinese concept requires the herbal practitioner to create a healing process for the specific individual rather than a specific disease.
Chinese medicine sinus infection
Sometimes modern medicine scoffs at alternative medical systems that have been in use for thousands of years, like Chinese Traditional Medicine. For example, in Chinese medicine, sinus infections are caused by “invasion of negative influences” (rough translation). With Chinese medicines fighting sinus infections are similar to repelling an invading army from the land. But, if you think about it, an invasion of your body is exactly what has happened.
Chinese Medicine for Migraine
Chinese medicine has proven time and time again to be incredibly valuable and effective and is able to treat a variety of health conditions. Chinese medicine for a migraine has proven to be very successful, and so if you suffer from migraines and have tried other methods of treatment before with no success then you may want to make Chinese medicine the next step.
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