Indoor Herb Garden Kits and Herbal Remedies

Until the early 20th century, the Chinese people, along with their traditions, were virtually unknown to the vast majority of the Western world.

This ancient and scholarly culture has used herbs to cure human ailments and imbalances for millennia. In accordance with Chinese medicine, our body, mind and soul are inter- connected. If one organ of the body is inadequate, it will ultimately effect on the other bodily organs too. So the Chinese herbology works on the concept that herbs are classified into 3 distinct branches.

1. The Four Natures
The Four Natures – Yin and Yang. The four natures make reference to the yin and yang. Yin means extremely cold whereas yang symbolizes extremely hot. Depending on the symptoms detected by diagnosing a patient, herbs are used and implemented. If an individual is suffering from intense cold then yang can be used to stablize the body system and combat the imbalance observed.

2. The Five Tastes
The five tastes possess special and unique characteristics and include tastes such as bitter, sweet, sour, salty and pungent. Bitter taste is hot in nature and is used to dry the dampness in skin and purge the bowels. In order to tone the body and harmonize it, the sweet tasting nature herbs are utilized. The pungent herbs are used to stabilize the flow of energy in the body and produce perspiration. Sour taste is an astringent whereas the salty taste smoothes the skins and softens hard areas.

3. The Meridians.
The meridians are different in their effectiveness from natural tastes because they have an effect on the organs directly. For example:

• Menthol is effective for both lungs and liver.
• Ginseng is a very popular herb and is efficient in treating dry coughs, constipation and fevers.
• The wolfberry herb can be used for longevity of and vitalizing the human body.
• Dong Quai is also an powerful herb which is used to cure heart, spleen, kidney and menopausal problems.
• An extremely well-known herb that is often used in our food as well is cinnamon. It assists in curing allergies and refreshes the blood circulation of the body.

Many other Chinese herbs help in healing numerous dangerous illnesses. The vastness of the country and the lack of swift transport in ancient times brought about a culture of alternate medicine and local cures for common ailments. The collation and broadcasting of these remedies in light of recently improved communications – both within China and worldwide – has been an eye-opener for bringing the scope and reach of Chinese herbal decoctions to the rest of the world.

The subject is well worth pursuing and very interesting to boot. But as always, proceed with extreme caution. Many herbal remedies in the hands of incompetents may prove harmful or even fatal.

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