You can use Chinese herbs and conventional medicines together, but only if you are closely supervised by an experienced herbalist and your doctor. Watch acupuncturist Jill Blakeway explain why it's crucial to get guidance from qualified experts.
People often ask me whether you can use Chinese herbs and conventional medicines together? It's a very good question, you can, but only if you're supervised by both your doctor and a herbalist. You shouldn't just mix things herbs and pharmaceuticals without taking advice. Your doctor needs to know what you're taking, and a really good herbalists of which they're many across the country, will be able to advice you on how to combine herbs with medicine.
Jill Blakeway is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist, clinical herbalist, and a practitioner of Chinese medicine. She is also an author and speaker and is based in New York City where she founded and runs one the YinOva Center.
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