Since I have hung my shingle out, I have been encountering a reoccurring theme, the old habit of treating one condition or symptom in hopes of finding the cure. Allopathic medicine uses this model to treat ailments and disease. Treating one symptom at a time with drugs to pinpoint that particular malady. Herbalism on the other hand uses an holistic approach to health, considering all bodily functions and systems when devising a treatment plan to support and nurture the body back to health.
Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with treating the primary ailment, but when there are so many layers to a persons health it's just natural to consider the whole picture. This is the beauty of using herbs to nourish and support all the layers in our personal health fabric.
Herbs themselves are complex, having many medicinal, nutritional and inert components which allows them reach many of the layers of our "health fabric". When an herbalist combines these complex herbs together to form a tonic which enables all our layers to be nourished strengthened. This is why herbal tonics are effect and so often alleviate many ailments by using just one tonic.
This is one of the reasons why I love the herbal approach to healing, it keeps me learning and practicing this ancient form healing art. It is my hope that by spreading the word about the power of herbs it will become common place to have herbal apothecary's readily available like drugstores are today. Everyone knows the old adage," food is medicine", well herbs are food! Salute!
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