custom herbal prescriptions
Q: What is a custom herbal prescription?
A: A custom herbal prescription is an individualized herbal combination that your practitioner makes up for you in the office, based on your unique health status and concerns. It can be in the form of a tea (dried herbs) or a tincture (liquid herbal extract). Often 1-5 herbs are combined together for maximal effect. The unique combination of herbs is chosen specifically for you, at that specific point in time.
Q: What are the benefits of custom herbal prescriptions?
A: There are many benefits! The first, and most important (in our opinion) is the fact that it can be completely customized to you. While pre-made herbal formulas created by natural health product companies can be useful (and there are most definitely some amazing herbal formulas out there!), they are not specific to you. We really love having the opportunity to choose each specific herb for you. There are many herbs that are similar, but not identical in their actions and functions, and some are better suited for some people while others are better suited for others. We find treatment to be more effective when the herbs can be as closely matched to each patient as possible. When taking herbs in a dried or liquid format, you are also interacting with the herb in a form that is closer to how it exists in nature. You can see what it looks like (in dried form), you can smell it, you can taste it - this ability to interact with the herb(s) in greater depth (vs. taking powder in a capsule) is very important, especially in the energetic sense, and often improves efficacy. Lastly, herbs are vastly more cost effective when taken in this form.
Q: Do I have to purchase my custom herbal prescription from your clinic?
A: No, there is no obligation to purchase from us, however, due to the nature of obtaining a combination of dried or tinctured herbs, you may have difficulty replicating such a prescription elsewhere.
A: A custom herbal prescription is an individualized herbal combination that your practitioner makes up for you in the office, based on your unique health status and concerns. It can be in the form of a tea (dried herbs) or a tincture (liquid herbal extract). Often 1-5 herbs are combined together for maximal effect. The unique combination of herbs is chosen specifically for you, at that specific point in time.
Q: What are the benefits of custom herbal prescriptions?
A: There are many benefits! The first, and most important (in our opinion) is the fact that it can be completely customized to you. While pre-made herbal formulas created by natural health product companies can be useful (and there are most definitely some amazing herbal formulas out there!), they are not specific to you. We really love having the opportunity to choose each specific herb for you. There are many herbs that are similar, but not identical in their actions and functions, and some are better suited for some people while others are better suited for others. We find treatment to be more effective when the herbs can be as closely matched to each patient as possible. When taking herbs in a dried or liquid format, you are also interacting with the herb in a form that is closer to how it exists in nature. You can see what it looks like (in dried form), you can smell it, you can taste it - this ability to interact with the herb(s) in greater depth (vs. taking powder in a capsule) is very important, especially in the energetic sense, and often improves efficacy. Lastly, herbs are vastly more cost effective when taken in this form.
Q: Do I have to purchase my custom herbal prescription from your clinic?
A: No, there is no obligation to purchase from us, however, due to the nature of obtaining a combination of dried or tinctured herbs, you may have difficulty replicating such a prescription elsewhere.
