Chinese herbal tonic compared to the traditional ways of cooking raw herbs

Chinese herbal tonic compared to the traditional herbal formula cooking method

Herbal tonic is a little different from the traditional ways of preparing and cooking herbs on a stove top. Because a tonic is herbs combining some types of alcohol. It works better for certain conditions and should be careful if you cannot tolerate too much alcohol or drink too often.

Watch the video below explained by Rob Wulforst, a Chinese herbalist, and licensed acupuncturist. He also discussed some traditional ways of processing or preparing the Chinese herbal formulas by adding certain herbs to modify the function of the formula.

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