Chinese herbal medicine makes use of hundreds of botanicals, but also includes substances like shells, fungi, minerals, bee products, and occasionally even insects!
At least 7,000 medical compounds in modern medical use are derived from plants, and three quarters of plants that provide active ingredients for prescription drugs came to the attention of researchers because of their use in traditional medicine. While we can now break a part down into it’s many chemical constituents, plants in medicine are always much more than just the sum of their parts. Ultimately, historical and modern clinical use provides most reliable guide for safe and effective use of these substances to promote health.
In her practice, Brie uses herbs from Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Western traditions, in the form of tinctures, teas, pills, and granules. Brie has also devoted much attention the therapeutic use of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other naturally derived extracts used in Naturopathic medicine, and continues to update her knowledge of these substances, including herb-drug interaction safety, in order to provide you the most thorough and up-to-date wholistic healthcare possible.
During your consultation, Brie may provide dietary and nutritional recommendations, helping you choose which foods to emphasize in your diet in order to make the changes necessary to support healing.