Medicinal Herbs

Medicinal Herbs

Many of the pharmaceutical medications in use today are extracts of herbs. Chinese medicinal herbs work in concert with the body’s systems to resolve both the symptoms of disease and the causes of disease. Although they are not completely devoid of side effects, herbs cause side effects much less frequently than pharmaceutical medications and are generally much better tolerated as they are gentler to the body’s systems. Because Dr. Smith is familiar with both herbal and pharmaceutical medications, she can help patients decide how to integrate the two for each person’s optimal individual needs.