Why does acupuncture often accompany with Chinese herbs when treating infertility?
The treatment of infertility with acupuncture has been an accepted practice in the US and western world in recent years because of research documenting positive clinical results. Among Chinese, it is very common for an acupuncturist specializing in infertility to combine acupuncture with Chinese herbs.. As a very important part of TCM and an essential part of Chinese Gynecology, Chinese herbs have had a long history in the treatment of infertility, going back to the 5th century A.D. in Chinese medical literature. There are hundreds of herbal formulas in TCM for the treatment of infertility with strong evidence supporting enhanced results. For many generations in China, clinical evidences have not shown herbal medicine to be harmful to the mother or fetus in toxicity and teratology. Chinese herbal medicine has presented a significant challenge for modern pharmacology. It is true that there are multiple compounds in a single herb so that it is difficult to know which specific essential e
