The Chinese people apparently do not believe in taking a lot of drugs. They use a lot of herbs in their foods to prevent diseases and stay healthy. Their Doctors treat them with herbs and massages instead of prescribed drugs and surgery. They in fact believe that the body is able to cure and heal itself.

For years the Chinese have used herbs and the story is told of a Doctor Hua Tuo who anesthetized a patient with a mixture of wine and powdered marijuana. You can see that a mixture like that would surely put one out of touch or in a deep sleep.

You only have to look at the Chinese people and see that they are in better physical shape then most Americans. You will have to search really hard to find a Chinese person who is obese. It also seems that rice is in their diet every day.

The basis for the mixture of the Chinese herbal treatments derives from the ideas of Yin and Yang. They believe that the body must be in harmony with the universe in order to be healthy. Therefore it is all in the state of mind one is in which will determine how well the herbs will work for them. The Chinese have come a long way in their treatment and cures with herbal medicine and they use a variety of treatments. They use acupuncture, and dietary treatments along with the herbs. So they know that a healthy body starts with what it is fed.