The two primary ways of administering Chinese herbs are: 1) patent formulas or 2) Chinese herbal teas. Patent formulas are available in a wide assortment of ways. The most common patent formula methods are: pills, tablets and capsules.
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The problem with pills, tablets and capsules is that it is just about impossible to match a patient to a pill, tablet or capsule. They're designed in such a way that most people who use the recommended dose are not receiving the correct amount of the ingredients. Either they're too strong or ineffective. This can be very frustrating for patients.
To correct this problem, a remedy should be tailored, specifically, to the patient. To do this, properly, the practitioner must have advanced knowledge of specific pathogenic factors present so that the most accurate combination of ingredients can address the signs and symptoms of a patient's particular disease in the most expedient and effective way possible.
Diagnosis of disease processes is a combination of science and art. The two pillars of Chinese medical diagnosis is tongue and pulse diagnosis. Various systems of both have been developed and used over thousands of years. Mark Tryling of Meridian Harmonics has developed his own unique style of pulse diagnosis called The Pulse Matrix. He combines this with traditional Chinese tongue diagnosis to determine the underlying pathogenic factors present within each patient receiving treatment.
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| Tongue Organ Correspondences |
Once the correct diagnosis has been made, definite treatment strategies are implemented. This could include both Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. With regards to herbal medicine, once an accurate diagnosis is achieved, its a simple matter of combining or compounding the correct ingredients in a patients customized herbal remedy.
