Tonics

[Guest guest]

Hi Thomas -

 

I agree, western herbal tonics tend to stimulate function of

organs-tissues-cells-membranes while supplemental and nourishing medicinals of

TCM provide

substance. How would you compare the western 'alterative' class of agents to

our materials?

 

Will

 

>Tonics, according to Western herbalism do not, necessarily, add anything

>material or otherwise to the body. A supplementing medicinal is something

>that adds to, supplies, and increases one of four things, qi, blood, yin,

>and yang. To the best of my knowledge they can not do anything else, of

>course some supplements also have other functions but from a purely

>theoretical standpoint supplement do just that, supplement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

supplemental and nourishing medicinals of TCM provide

substance.

>>>>Will, besides a theoretical idea how do you support this idea

 

 

 

 

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