Here you find our articles about Herbal Medicine applications around the world, typically part of a multitude of traditional medicine practices.
Chinese Herbal Medicine — Chinese Herbology i.e. Chinese Herbalism — is an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), probably the part most used, and aims at balancing the internal energy system, body, and spirit [ Read more … ]
Indonesia boasts a variety of herbal vaginal treatments that don’t concern restoration, illnesses or discomforts, but “cosmetic” topics like tightness, freshness, and whitening of the vagina. Primarily based on “keeping and satisfying your husband,” these [ Read more … ]
Ya Dong Lao (also spelled as yaa dong or yadong) is a cheap Thai traditional herbal drink and medication, usually brewed and fermented in alcohol (mainly rice wine or rice whiskey, called lao khao). The [ Read more … ]
Plain herbal baths, not to be confused with herbal steam baths, have been used for centuries in Thailand and are part of ancient Thai culture and Thai Traditional Medicine. Historically seen, the idea is that [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, hot herbal compress massage is one of the traditional treatments used in the postpartum (postnatal) period. A herbal compress is a round cotton ball with special medicinal herbs inside, heated (steamed), and applied [ Read more … ]
Treatments with heated salt-filled clay pot compresses are typically used in the Thai postpartum Yu Fai period. Sessions usually take somewhere between ninety minutes and four hours, depending on extras applied such as massage, steaming, [ Read more … ]
Restorative heat therapies, notably hot herbal treatments, are an important aspect of Thai Yu Fai postnatal treatments. Being part of Yu Fai, Thai traditional Kao Krachome steaming is a herbal remedy used after childbirth in [ Read more … ]
Thai Traditional Medicine has a variety of treatments to promote recovery and healing of the mother after childbirth. The time after giving birth in Thailand is traditionally called the Yu Duan postnatal confinement period. It’s [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, the use of medicinal herbs is part of the holistic system of Thai Traditional Medicine, which takes into account that healing the mind, body, and spirit requires an integral treatment practice. Table of [ Read more … ]
In many parts of Asia, it’s quite common for people to consume various foods, herbs and animal parts in the hope of improving sexual performance, increase libido, potency, and pleasure, or resolve issues with their [ Read more … ]