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Herbal Medicine: Patients
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Herbal medicine is the most ancient form of health care known to man. Herbs have been used in all cultures since history records were recorded. Herbal medicine has such an extraordinary influence that numerous alternative medicine therapies treat their patients with herbal remedies, including naturopathy, orthomolecular medicine, and ayurveda. Approximately 25 percent of all prescription drugs are derived from trees, shrubs, or herbs.
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Many of these conditions, especially in their chronic forms, create great difficulty for conventional medicine, whilst Chinese Herbal Medicine has a great deal to offer. The results that can be expected and the length of treatment required will depend on the severity of the condition, its duration, and the general health of the patient.
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Decoction is the traditional method of preparing herbal medicine. A decoction is a concentrated form of tea. The practitioner weighs out a day's dosage of each herb and combines them in a bag. A patient is given a bag for each day the herbal formula will be taken. The herbs are then boiled in water by the patient at home. The boiling process takes from 30-60 minutes and the resulting decoction will be consumed several times during the day.
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Herbal medicine in the 21st century draws on a huge wealth of traditional knowledge, along with the most up to date research available on herbal constituents and plant extracts. It is based on a holistic model of health which aims to treat each patient as an individual person, rather than labelling them with a disease, and defining them by their symptoms.
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Chinese herbal medicine is a comprehensive form of medicine that can effectively address a wide variety of conditions. It has a long clinical history of treating acute and chronic conditions. It excels in treating conditions that Western medicine has difficulty in treating - such as, gynecological problems and infertility, and chronic conditions, as well as conditions that do not have a Western medical diagnosis. Chinese herbal medicine may be used to treat infants, elderly patients and pregnant women.
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Sho-saiko-to is an herbal medicine that has been used for many years in Asia to treat liver disease. There is emerging scientific evidence that Sho-saiko-to may benefit patients with hepatitis. The purpose of this phase II study is to determine whether Sho-saiko-to is effective in treating the liver inflammation and injury caused by chronic hepatitis C in patients who cannot take interferon.
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