My acupuncturist mentioned today that she wants to me to try some herbal medicine. Since I’m Chinese, I’ve tried some of this stuff growing up. Usually it’s more of a supplement than actively trying to cure something. For example, some of the Chinese desserts my mom makes has goji berry (枸杞) and snow fungus (银耳) in it.
I’m a bit concerned since I’m on a lot of medications already. My acupuncturist did ask for my list of medications but I wonder how much Western Medicine is covered in an Oriental Medicine degree? For Chinese herbal medicine to be effective, it will probably interact with some of my current medications. There are a lot of websites with herbal information so I guess I also need to do my own research.
I hope she sticks to herbs and plants and doesn’t give me weird or endangered species stuff like rhinoceros horn or pangolin scales. I also need to ask about cost since it’s likely none of this is covered by insurance.
Life with chronic diseases 