Herbs can be a powerful adjunct to acupuncture care. They are used to strengthen, build and support the body or to clear it of excess pathogens like a cold, fever or acute pain.


The nomenclature of herbs:         

•Roots                •Leaf          •Stone •Grass 

•Flower               •Twig          •Snake

•Bark                  •Horn             •Seed

               

Four properties of herbs
•Cool   •Warm   •Cold   •Hot

ACTIONS OF COOL and COLD HERBS:                                                               ACTIONS OF WARM AND HOT HERBS:                               ASCENDING HERBS:
          Clear heat and toxicity                                                                                             Warm the interior                                                                Go up and out
          Remove heat from the blood                                                                                 Dispel cold
          Act as anti inflammatory                                                                                     Support the Yang                                                          DESCENDING HERBS:
          Act as anti-convulsive                                                                                           Replenish QI                                                                         Go down and in







THE FIVE TASTES OF HERBS ARE AS FOLLOWS:                                            FORMS OR ORAL MEDICATIONS:                
          Pungent                                                                                                            Decoction,   Wines                                                                                                                                      
          Bitter                                                                                                                  Pills, Injections                                                    
          Sweet                                                                                                                Powder, Suppositories
          Salty                                                                                                                  Syrups, Patches
          Sour                                                                                                                  Plaster, Drops
           

    


                                                                                                                    Homeopathy  


Classical Homeopathy according to Hahnemann's Organon (1811) orients itself based upon the so-called drug picture to determine the appropriate remedy. This method of remedy determination is called a 'Proving'. The key principle of homeopathy is known as Simile Principle : Similia similibus curentur. (Likes that may be cured by likes). The clinical syndrome occurring in a patient can be overcome by an artificially induced similar disease. Homeopathic remedies stimulate the body's defenses in order to restore health.