What are herbal medicines?

Herbal medicines are an alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.  Sometimes they are used as part of a health program that includes pharmaceutical drugs.  Derived from plants, evidence of  herbal medicine use goes back over 5,000 years. Early civilizations: China, Egypt, and India seem to have developed the earliest known systematic plant uses. Research o­n herbal remedies has been conducted as long as the remedies have been used.  There is an enormous Pharmacopoeia of herbal medicines which includes a treatment for most ailments.   

Taken as directed, herbal remedies are reported to be extraordinarily safe, and in the experience of most people, effective  In addition, herbal remedies are generally less expensive than pharmaceutical drugs and have been noted to have less side effects.  The key to effective herbal remedies is the purity of the plant from which the extract is derived and the method of extraction. 

Yellow Emperor, Inc. uses fine, authenticated herbs from around the world.  Our strict quality control measures surpass industry standards to maintain the highest levels of purity and consistency in our extracts. 

Why herbal extracts? 

Extracts are absorbed quickly through the semi-permeable membranes of the mouth and stomach.  This process is much more efficient than the slower, more complex digestive process necessary for breaking down herbs found in tablets or capsules.  Liquid herbal extracts go to work soon after they are taken.