What is Chinese herb?
Chinese herbs have a history of more than 3000 years, and are one of the most important parts of the Traditional Chinese Medicine besides acupuncture. In China, there are over 3000 different herbs. However, only about 300 to 500 of these herbs are commonly used. Because these herbs can treat or help with variety of diseases and problems, they are also called herbal medicine. All of them are entirely from nature. Herbs are composed of roots, barks, flowers, seeds, fruits, grass, leaves, branches and etc. They are employed to balance the hyper-activity or hypo-activity of yin or yang, help the body restore its normal physiological functions and cure diseases. Scientists working in China and Japan during the past four decades have demonstrated that the herbs contain active components that can explain many of their claimed actions. Modern drugs have been developed from the herbs, such as treatments for asthma and hay fever from Chinese Ephedra, hepatitis remedies from Schizandra fruits and
