What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbal medicine is a drug therapy using mixtures of natural ingredients that can treat specific conditions.

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Herbal medicine prescriptions are highly diverse and thus impossible to mention all variations. Unlike western drugs, herbal medicine shows pharmaceutical activities through the activation of multiple sites of action by diverse components. Each prescription is tailored specifically to the patient, based on the patient’s constitutions, qi and blood distribution, and other principles of Korean Medicine. Herbal medicine can be prescribed alone, but is often accompanied in conjunction to other medical treatments.

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Dr. Jo was a professor in the Department of Herb Science at Dong-Eui Institute of Technology and has expert knowledge in herbal medicine. If you have any questions, feel free to ask her questions during the visit.