Chinese Herbal Medicine & Phytotherapy

Chinese herbal medicine is the pharmacological arm of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the most complex of its clinical disciplines. Where acupuncture works through the body's energetic pathways, herbal medicine works biochemically — delivering active compounds that modulate inflammation, support organ function, regulate hormonal pathways, and rebuild depleted physiological reserves. The TCM approach assembles formulas from multiple herbs rather than…

At Institut Celostní Medicíny, MUDr. Strnadelová's phytotherapy practice integrates the Chinese herbal materia medica with European phytotherapy — locally growing plants such as calendula, elderflower, yarrow, nettle, and St John's wort that are part of the Czech and Central European botanical medicine tradition. This dual tradition allows her to work with a wider therapeutic palette and, where appropriate, source herbs locally rather than importing from…

The prescribing process begins with the EAV diagnostic examination and case history from the initial consultation. The EAV findings point to which organ systems are under stress and whether the pattern is primarily one of heat or cold, excess or deficiency, interior or exterior — the fundamental discriminations in TCM diagnosis. These findings inform both the choice of primary herbs and the supporting and harmonising herbs that round out the formula.