China is a supernatural land, Chinese civilization has appeared on this land. In the life of several thousand years of Chinese nation, the one that ensure health, is some rhizomes, flowers and fruits of plant - Traditional Chinese herb. Chinese herb is also known as Chinese herbal pharmaceuticals or Chinese pharmaceuticals.

Talk about traditional Chinese herb, because it has long history of thousands of years, its inside information is very abundant. There are very close relation between Chinese herb and traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine is means and method which cure disease, traditional Chinese herb is a medicine curing disease. Chinese Medicine achieves the objective that treats disease through traditional Chinese herb. But now, no matter Chinese, or occidental, lack overall and deep understanding and know to traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herb, so cause some misunderstanding. Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese herb are very abstruse medical science, a lot of people study it in all one’s life. I only understand some knowledge about traditional Chinese herb. So, here, my simple introduce traditional Chinese herb to everybody.

Chinese herb originate from China, traditional Chinese herbal pharmaceuticals include plant herb, animal herb; Shell herb; Mineral herb, etc., even the magnetite, etc. are Chinese pharmaceuticals that can be used for curing the disease. Traditional Chinese herb is on the basis of Chinese medicine theory. Chinese herbal pharmaceuticals has unique theoretical system. Traditional Chinese herb has these characteristics:

1. Traditional Chinese herb not only can treat disease, can also nourish the body.

The tonics of Chinese herb, not only the content is abundant, but also have culture temperament. There are a lot of function that nourish vital energy, nourish the heart, nourish the blood, nourish the kidney, nourish the spleen, nourish the liver, nourish the lung, etc. This fully embodies the therapeutic function of traditional Chinese herb to the human organ. Chinese herb recuperates the human body, thus guarantee the normal function of body each organ, this is one of the reasons why a lot of people believe in traditional Chinese herbal pharmaceuticals.

2. Traditional Chinese herb taste is different and functions are different.

Chinese herb has sour, salty, sweet, bitter, hot, five kinds of flavor. Traditional Chinese medicine thinks: “The five flavors can enter the five internal organs of body: Tart flavor can nourish liver, bitter flavor can nourish heart, sweet flavor can nourish spleen, hot flavor can nourish the lung, saline taste can nourish the kidney”. These are what common people do not know probably.

3. Main Chinese herb and adjuvant Chinese herb coordinate each other.

The main Chinese herb is pharmaceuticals that treat the main disease or play a main role; the adjuvant Chinese herb is to assist the main Chinese herb and treat secondary symptom or strengthen the curing result. They supplement each other and coordinate each other, form a strong efficacy of pharmaceuticals, go to capture disease. Traditional Chinese herb prescription is not the simple compounding of several kinds of herb, it is a whole formed on the basis of abundant practice.

4. Use Chinese herb as using military science.

Ancient Chinese said: “Use Chinese herb as using military science, appoint a doctor as appointing a general “. Strategy and tactics of the military science are applicable in Chinese herb likewise. As an excellent Chinese medicine doctor, not only should know the pharmaceuticals quality, but also should accurate diagnose disease type and bodily parts, etc., could achieve the purpose of curing the disease. If say that use Chinese herb as using military science, must understand their analogy: Chinese herb has classifications, the military science has kinds of equipment; Chinese herb has main Chinese herb and adjuvant Chinese herb, the military science has main attack and adjuvant attack. Chinese herb has strong or weak, the soldier has strong or weak……

5. The preparation method of traditional Chinese herb is complicated.

The preparation method of Chinese herbal pharmaceuticals includes water preparation, fire preparation, combine water with fire preparation, etc. The water preparation includes wash, float, water flies etc.; the fire preparation include forging, cooking over a slow fire, baking over a slow fire, roast, etc.; the combine water with fire preparation include steam, boil, extraction etc. And include a variety of concrete methods in every method, its method is extremely abundant. These concocting method, have already become to China’s state secret now.

I only simple introduce traditional Chinese herb, in fact, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herb are very abstruse, if everybody is interested, can study.