Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine is meant to increase your knowledge of the Chinese approach to using plants for medicinal purposes. Because individuals and their medical histories inevitably vary, a physician or licensed herbalist must diagnose conditions and supervise the use of healing herbs to treat individual health problems. Herbs and other natural remedies are not substitutes for professional medical care. The authors and publisher of this book urge you to seek out the best medical resources available to help you make informed decisions. The authors and publisher strongly recommend that if you are taking Western drugs, you always tell your herbalist what medications you are taking. Likewise, always tell your Western M.D. if you are taking Chinese herbs.

The case histories in this book are true. In some cases, the names and some identifying characteristics of those mentioned in the case histories have been changed to protect the privacy of those individuals. Any resemblance in those cases to actual people is entirely coincidental.