Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hyperthyroidism

You might be unaware of the fact that on an average, Japanese and Chinese people live longer. Their longevity is solely depends upon their lifestyle and their potential herbs that they use in day-to-day life. Chinese herbs have their own importance and now even western countries are getting involved into researches on them. They are effective in various health ailments including hyperthyroidism. They are easy to take and readily available in the form of pills, powders or liquids depending upon the formula and manufacturers.

According to traditional Chinese medical science, hyperthyroidism is the condition that has combination of Qi and Yin deficiencies. The liver fire upraises and phlegm stagnation is also involved with Qi and Yin deficiency. The deficiency of Qi and Yin are just the fundamental causes and the signs and symptoms show liver fire and phlegm stagnation. An effective Chinese herb tones-up Qi, nourishes Yin, purges liver fire and resolves the phlegm stagnation making it the complete cure for hyperthyroidism.

Some of those Chinese herbs include Fritillaria, Arnemarrhena, Oyster shell, Scrophularia that effectively treat hyperthyroidism. They have properties to dissolve extra lumps and also to reduce the inflammation. Chinese herbs also reduce sympathetic excess signs and symptoms those are the main features of hyperthyroidism such as increased heart rates, increased blood pressure, tremors and many more.

Some of the other herbs such as passionflower are also valuable to treat hyperthyroidism. Passionflower is also known as ‘maypop’. However, found in US, it is also sometimes used in Chinese medicines. It is beneficial in conditions such as hypothyroidism. Valerian is another herb that gets you great benefits in hyperthyroidism. It has ingredients such as valepotriates, valeric acids and pungent oils that carry medicinal properties giving soothing effect to nervous and endocrine systems including the condition hyperthyroidism.

There are many Chinese therapies that are still prescribed in the treatment for hyperthyroidism. The Chinese medicines are not only famous in China but they are now used worldwide as safe and effective treatment for various health ailments including endocrine system problems such as hyperthyroidism. One of the traditional recipes as dietary therapy of Yin Deficiency, the main culprit for hyperthyroidism goes like this – Take three cups of water and then add Tremella (silver ear fungus) about 10g; Black fungus (black ear mushroom) about 10g; and rock-type sugar, about 30g. Once prepared, cook them for about an hour. Once you remove it from the fire, one should eat one serving a day. This solution interrupts with the thyroid hormone and neutralizes its excess amount that is present in the bloodstream. This solution also slower downs the metabolism in the body that is highly accelerated due to over-active thyroid gland.

There are some other Chinese herbs that give favorable effects in case of hyperthyroidism include Rehmannia (shu di huang), dioscorea (shan yao), and cornus (shan zhu yu). They are the leading herbs prescribed for curing Yin Deficiency. Kidney Yin Tonic (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan) is one of the herbal formulas that are very often used to get relief from the symptoms due to hyperthyroidism.

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