Three thousand years ago, our ancestor learned that many natural plants contained various elements essential to human bodies. The special elements contained in those plants are beneficial to people's health by strengthening immune function and lengthening life span. Moreover, acquiring a good health from daily meals is an important way for life preservation in China.
To understand Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and how it works, you should know its origin and principles. This material will deepen your understanding of how the tonic herbs will enhance your life. |
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| Dao |
| Chinese tonic herbalism |
| Oneness Yin and Yang |
| The Three Treasures: Jing, Qi&Shen |
| The Superior Herbalism |
| The Three Treasures and the Five Categories of Tonics |
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Chinese tonic herbalism
No form of health care is complete unless it recognizes and utilizes this principle of the unity of physical and psychic energy, because in fact there is no real distinction between them. Therefore, Chinese tonic herbalism, as a health art, is in no way limited to the physical body. The goal of Chinese tonic herbalism is not really to influence a singular change in just one aspect of a person's physical life.
The real goal, and the purpose of using the tonics, is to establish a new level of well being, a new level of health and happiness that forms the foundation for true spiritual discovery, growth, and possibly the discovery of one’s own holiness, irrespective of the spiritual or religious path one chooses to follow. Although Chinese herbalism has achieved a very high degree of sophistication and is quite capable of 'fixing' many of the physical problems that plague human beings, the user should never lose sight of the larger goal. If the herb user does lose this larger perspective and falls into the trap of attempting to 'heal' illness without treating oneself as a whole being, at one with nature under the influence of universal laws, this herb user cannot be said to be truly practicing the Oriental health arts. |
