Chinese Herbal Medicine

What Are Chinese Herbs?

Chinese Herbalism is part of a comprehensive system called ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine’.

Chinese tonic herbalism is derived from the great Daoist (Taoist) tradition of China. Daoism is the fundamental Asian philosophy of balance and living in harmony with Nature. The Daoist tradition of health attainment emphasizes that the superior herbs are in many ways superior in nutrition to the foods most commonly eaten. Indeed, millions of people over thousands of years have found this to be true.

The tonic herbs are defined as “herbs that promote a long, healthy, vibrant, happy life, without side effects, even when taken over a long period of time.” Essentially, the tonic herbs are wonderful, healthful “super-foods” which benefit our well being in ways that more common foods cannot. They have a protective, balancing, vitalizing quality beyond that of any other herbs. They are generally consumed as a supplement to a well balanced healthy diet for the purpose of completing our nutritional needs and enhancing our nutritional profile.

Chinese herbs have been used for thousands of years to promote health, longevity, and heal disease in the body. The Chinese have long known about substances that prolong life, build ‘Qi, Jing and Shen’, and promote Radient Health. In China, Radient health is health that is beyond danger. Today the wisdom of the ancients is being put through western analysis, and it has been discovered that some of the most beneficial substances that heal and restore the body are found in HUGE amounts in Chinese Herbs.

Quality – Not All Herbs Are The Same

Here at Lotus Integrated Health, we aim to provide the highest quality, organic, Non GMO, herbs and supplements.

Where herbs are grown drastically effects the quality and the level of the active ingredients. The Chinese have understood for centuries that the enviornment that the herbs are grown, or collected is extremely important to the potency and quality of the product taken. The same herb grown in different environments yield vastly different plants and greatly effects the levels of active ingredients.

It is therefore important to grow and harvest herbs from only places where they are grow naturally. Usually this is far away from polution, society and the infulence of modern society. No chemicals or pesticides.

The same can be said for how they are picked, dried and processed. All herbs are to be treated with respect, carefully processed, minimizing damage and bruising and therefore creating superior supplements

The herbs used here at Lotus, are often collected as far away from society as one can imagine. For instance wild bhutanese cordyceps is hand gathered high up in the Himalayas.

Wisdom of the Ancients Discovered

Reishi – The mushroom of Legend

The Chinese have known for thousands of years that if you ingest certain substances like wild mushrooms such as Reishi, that your immune system (or in Chinese your “wei qi) will be strengthened and you will resist disease.

Today thanks to scientific study, we know that Reishi mushroom has one of the highest concentration of Beta – Glucans in any food or herb that we know of. These little gems, act to strengthen our immune system. Our immune system in extremely complicated system and is ABSOLUTELY our best defense against all the nasties in our world today. There is nothing more powerful or a better protection against disease than having a super strong immune system. Chinese Herbs have hundreds of active ingredients like Beta-Glucans that strengthen your immune system!

Thanks to modern technology, now we are starting to find out why! Reishi has been the subject of numerous studies, and it is found that it has more than 850 active ingredients.

Astragalus – Herb of Kings

Astragalus another king of the Chinese Herb world, it has been used for centuries for its anti-aging qualities (among a host of other benefits). Today it has been scientifically studied, and substances known as glycosides are found in high concentration, which have been proven in to repair your telomeres (your DNA / RNA replication) thus slowing the aging process.