Boosting your immune system with herbs can aid in keeping your body in optimal condition to combat bacteria, infections and viruses. Today there is an increasing emphasis on strengthening the immune system through disease prevention rather than by treating existing illness.
Traditional Chinese medicine recognizes that illness is caused by a weakened immune system. Herbal remedies can enhance the body’s natural defense mechanisms. Herbs can also allow your body to resist infectious agents without the adverse side effects of conventional medications.
The immune system has two defense mechanisms: Natural, which utilizes white blood cells to protect from disease, and acquired, in which specialized cells strengthen and increase antibodies to defend against pathogens.
While many individuals depend on pharmaceuticals for health and treatment of illness, over 80 percent of the world’s population relies on herbal remedies for healing and health.
By allowing the body to combat infections without antibiotics, medicinal herbs can strengthen the immune system against future illness and disease.
Herbs that strengthen the immune system:
• Echinacea activates immune system chemicals which can increase defense mechanisms against viruses and bacteria.
• Astragalus is a Chinese herb which has anti-viral properties and contains antioxidants.
• Ginkgo biloba improves circulation and strengthens blood vessels.
• Goldenseal stimulates the immune and digestive systems.
Acupuncture & Massage College’s Community Clinic offers acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine therapy for health and disease prevention. To schedule an appointment at the Clinic call (305) 595-9500. For information about AMC’s Oriental Medicine and Massage Therapy programs ask for Joe Calareso, Admissions Director.
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Thanks for the blog and the info you provided in it. I am a big fan of things like acupuncture, herbs, and preventative medicine. I hope more and more people continue to learn about these things and it becomes ingrained as part of western medicine. We are really missing out on something that could be of huge benefit and consequence to everyone.
Chinese herbs do work because it is time tested.;;.
chinese herbs are very helpful on my allergic rhinits’”*
nice balanced article. Get very annoyed at the so-called informed medical fraternity that
simply shoot down herbal health remedies as being quackery without evaluating the facts.
Chinese herbs are very helpful on my Headache.