The Amazing Health Benefits From Chinese Tonic Herbs 
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a remarkably systematic healing process that employs over 8,000 herbs used alone sometimes but most often in specific formulas that move and direct the Chi (energy) through the 12 meridians of the body as it is needed to correct an imbalance that has become a “disease". For a much better understanding of this, please see How Chinese Medicine Works written by the editor.

The Superior Class of herbs are called 'The Rulers'. They control the maintenance of life in general. These Superior Herbs are not considered to be 'medicinal' in the usual sense of the word. They are not used to treat specific diseases or disorders, yet such things as Week Sore Knees, Poor Eyesight, Low Sexual Energy, Impotence and Infertility, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Obesity, General Week Vitality, even Gray Hair, and many other things that plague many of us are often completely cured by these Superior Tonic Herbs.

Remember these symptoms just mentioned are commonly treated by doctors with the most deadly of all pharmaceuticals. This is why I have always said doctors should concentrate on traumatic injuries and stay far, far away from our general health with their "Science" and Pharmaceuticals.

So what makes a superior tonic herb separate from other healing herbs and what actually do these tonic herbs address? Basically, they must address at least one (Or often all) of “The Three Treasures” The Three Treasures of The Human Body are: Jing (Essence) - chi (Vitality) - Shen (Spirit) The Taoist tradition, which is at the foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine states, "There are Three Treasures that in effect constitute our life. These are known as Jing, Chi and Shen."

There are no exact translations for the terms Jing, Qi and Shen into English. They are generally translated, though, as Essence, Vitality and Spirit.

While there are about a hundred Chinese herbs in the true Superior Tonic Class of herbs (It would take a large book to go into all of them), an herb called He Shou Wu is one of my favorites. He-Shou-Wu is a powerful Kidney and Liver Tonic. Its very action of restoring gray hair back to color is testimony to this. There are hundreds of thousands of people that have seen their gray hair return to color from using He Shou Wu. However there are a whole host of other health benefits surrounding this incredible tonic herb. Weak painful knees are another sign of kidney deficiency as is lower back pain and low sexual energy. He Shou Wu is quite often the answer.

There are many other amazing herbs in this class such as Wu Wei Zi,  Jiao Gu Lan, Yin Yang Huo, Go Qi Zi, Tien Men Dong and many others. Many of these are associated with strong sexual energy and great longevity.  For a very comprehensive look into these and all the Chinese Tonic Herbs and a source to purchase them see Plant Cures Inc.