The herbs are sometimes used in conjunction with
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Jong Soo Han, Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist at the Osher Center for Integrated Medicine at UC San Francisco. About percent of Hos patients are Caucasian. People without health care know how expensive Western medicine can be. It can between 600 to 1,000 month or more for an individual or family to sign up for an HMO plan. Herbalists are certainly not for everybody. 27Given the steady stream of drugs Western doctors prescribe and the soaring costs of health care, lot of people are looking for alternative treatments for what ails them.
For tea that lasts six days, the can range from 40 to 50, or more if the herbs are expensive. The herbal brews are concocted in five main categories salty, sweet, hot, bitter and sour, depending on the disease. Some of the herbs include tang kuei root for blood cleansing mulberry twigs for pain and common cold sandseed for stomach problems safflower for female menstrual problems and schisandra for liver and hepatitis ailments. A typical appointment consists of an herbalist taking your pulse, and examining your tongue and eyes.
But prices can vary significantly, since some herbs are more expensive than others. The herbs are sometimes used in conjunction with acupuncture.
About percent of Hos patients are Caucasian. People without health care know how expensive Western medicine can be. Chinese medicine aims to bring the body back in harmony with itself.The herbal treatments are typically not covered by traditional health insurance, because theyre considered food, said Hideshiro Minami, herbalist and acupuncturist at the Holistic Health Center, which has clinics in San Mateo and Menlo Park. But some find them less expensive than Western medicine, and more healing.
I used some Asian herb roots in powder form and got healed.Business writer Tim Simmers can be reached at 6503484361 or by email at see more of the San Mateo County Times, Calif. Distributed by McClatchyTribune Information Services. For reprints, email call 8003747985 or 8476356550, send fax to 8476356968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. 27Given the steady stream of drugs Western doctors prescribe and the soaring costs of health care, lot of people for anxiety, depression and stress, said Ho, who added there are few side effects with the herbs.
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