How is a custom herbal formula different than a herbal supplement?
Over-the-counter Herbal Supplements are pre-formulated herbal products designed generically for everyone and they can be purchased from a store. They can be effective but they unfortunately aren’t fully tapping the therapeutic potential of herbs.
All the worlds major herbal medicine systems (Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Unani-Tibb, etc.) had complex systems for creating herbal formulas specific to the patient, which yielded powerful, safe and effective formulas. I use a similar system to produce a much more powerful, safe & effective formula for you. A formula may contain anywhere from 7-9 herbs, each herb being considered from multiple angles (below), which isn’t factored in when creating generic herbal formulas:
- Modern Herbal Actions
- Traditional Herbal Actions
- Energetics
- Taste
- Phytochemistry
- Specific Indications
- Modern Scientific Research
- Modern Use
- Traditional Use
- Dosing
- Herbal Synergies
- Contraindications
- and more…
Its way to complex to go into herbal formulation here, but I will be posting an article to give you a feel for it.
Additionally, when working with herbal medicines you need make sure they are good quality or else you won’t get the results you hope for or any results at all. Here are a few things that will help ensure the herbal medicines you are using are of good quality:
- You actually have the correct herb
- The correct part of the plant is being used
- The herb has been cultivated in the correct way
- The herb has been harvested in the correct way
- The herb has been processed in the correct way
- The medicine has been made in the correct way
- and more…
All of the above is taken care of when you work with me, I’ve vetted and reviewed all of this when I custom formulate for you. I’ve been trained by some of the best when it comes to this.
