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What Herbal Medicine Can Help With, and What It Cannot

Dr. Dr. Heo Ji-young, Director of Kyunghee Meerae Korean Medicine Clinic, Gwangjin
의료 감수 Dr. Heo Ji-young Representative Director · KMD

"Can herbal medicine cure this?" — I try to answer this question honestly.

I believe it is honest care to distinguish and explain what herbal medicine can help with and what is difficult with herbal medicine alone.

  • What it can help with: matters concerning the body's regulation and recovery capacity, such as circulation, digestion, sleep, and energy, and the symptoms that derive from them.
  • What needs testing first: symptoms where organic damage is suspected or that are worsening rapidly. In these cases I first recommend imaging and blood tests.

In consultation, I honestly point out how far Korean medicine treatment can help in your current condition. If help is difficult, I say so.

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Dr. Dr. Heo Ji-young, Director of Kyunghee Meerae Korean Medicine Clinic, Gwangjin

Dr. Heo Ji-young Representative Director · KMD

A graduate of the College of Korean Medicine at Kyung Hee University, with master's and doctoral degrees in pathology — the mechanisms of disease — from its graduate school. Later served as a research professor in the university's Herbology department, studying medicinal substances. Studying both disease and medicine from both sides is the foundation of this practice: explaining "why a given medicine works for a given illness" in the language of both pathology and pharmacology. Explains autonomic, chronic, and intractable conditions — and structural problems of the body — in the language of modern science, and proposes treatment matched to the cause. Has taught prescribing and clinical practice to Korean medicine doctors for over ten years, and is a co-author of "Korean Medicine, Explained by Korean Medicine Doctors," selected for the 2018 Sejong Books list (general category).

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