Most cultures, including the west, have a continuous history of using substances from nature to treat illness. In fact, until recently the majority of modern medicines bought at the chemist were originally plant derived.  

The practice of Chinese herbal medicines is over 5000 years old, since then, the practice has developed to become a highly researched, rigorously tested, natural and wholistic system of primary health care used by people all over the world.

Chinese herbal medicine (and Acupuncture) takes an wholistic approach to understanding normal function and disease processes and focuses as much on the prevention of illness as on the treatment. Most illnesses present with a core set of recognisable signs and symptoms, but the actual presentation of a particular disease or illness will vary from person to person. For this reason, people with similar health conditions may be provided with quite different Chinese herbal medicine prescriptions. Our highly qualified practitioners are able to prescribe a Chinese herbal formula that specifically treats your individual health problem. As your condition changes and improves with treatment, the Chinese herbal treatment is modified until the desired health outcome is achieved.

Northern complementary health uses convenient preparations of herbal medicines in pill, capsule and powdered forms. A snapshot of conditions typically treated includes: Insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, digestive disorders, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, colds and flu’s, headaches, skin disorders, fluid retention, anxiety, depression and stress, allergies, asthma, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, premenstrual syndrome and painful menstruation, excessive menstruation, infertility, impotence and prostate disorders, menopause disorders.