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Chinese Herbal Medicine offers women a vast range of holistic, individualized care to address the many complex aspects of gynecological health. Chinese medicine was one of the first medical systems to create a specialty in gynecology (“fu ke”) and continues to provide women with a range of options to improve their health, regulate menstrual cycles, and achieve a healthy pregnancy.

  • The Best Chinese Herbs for Hormone Balance

    The Best Chinese Herbs for Hormone Balance

    Hormones are powerful chemical messengers that control everything from our appetite to our fertility. Unfortunately, keeping the delicate balance required to stay healthy isn’t always easy. If you’ve tried everything to keep your hormones balanced with no luck, you may be wondering if Chinese herbs for hormone balance could help you. Chinese herbs for hormone

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  • 4 Ways to Boost Your Fertility with Chinese Herbal Medicine

    4 Ways to Boost Your Fertility with Chinese Herbal Medicine

    Hoping to grow your family naturally, but not sure where to start? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by fertility advice, Chinese herbs for fertility may offer the support you need. Chinese medicine has been used successfully for centuries to help women enjoy a happy, healthy pregnancy. Through acupuncture, herbal formulas, bodywork, qi gong, meditation, dietary therapy,

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  • Chinese Herbs for Hot Flashes: Natural Relief for Menopause Symptoms

    Chinese Herbs for Hot Flashes: Natural Relief for Menopause Symptoms

    Are hot flashes catching you off guard at the worst times? There’s nothing more irritating than a flush coming on during important meetings, your favorite workouts, or even while you’re trying to sleep. If this feels familiar, you’re not alone. Hot flashes are one of the most common (and frustrating) symptoms of menopause, affecting up

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  • 9 Chinese Herbs to Enhance Sexual Wellness and Pleasure

    9 Chinese Herbs to Enhance Sexual Wellness and Pleasure

    Let’s face it—when your sex life is out of sync, it can throw everything else off, too. Sexual wellness is about more than just reproductive health or physical intimacy. It can act as a foundational part of your overall health, emotional balance, and energy. Yet, issues like low libido, hormonal imbalances, and emotional stress can

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  • Chinese Herbs for a Restorative Postpartum

    Chinese Herbs for a Restorative Postpartum

    For expecting moms, pregnancy and preparing for your baby is just the beginning of your new life as a mother – and your new body.  In the weeks that follow the birth of your baby, you are also reborn as a new version of yourself. While this is an incredible transition, it can come with

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  • Chinese Herbs for a Healthy Period

    Chinese Herbs for a Healthy Period

    Can Chinese herbs help you have a more comfortable, regular period? Thousands of years of holistic gynecology practice and modern research says “yes”! Whether you’re riding waves of discomfort each month, looking to enhance your fertility, or simply aiming to boost your overall well-being, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a natural approach to improving your

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  • Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopause

    Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopause

    Traditional Chinese Medicine Relieves Symptoms of Perimenopause Hot and bothered by unpleasant night sweats, hot flashes, irritability… Sounds annoyingly familiar? If you are one of the nearly 31 million women in US alone who experience overwhelming symptoms of perimenopause, this might be a typical day-in-the-life. Many women notice remarkable changes for months or years before they reach

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  • The Best Chinese Herbs for PMS Relief

    The Best Chinese Herbs for PMS Relief

    Women’s bodies are beautifully complex. But, they can pose some tricky health challenges. PMS, for instance, is a far too common source of pain, discomfort, irritability, infertility, and other symptoms that affects up to 75% of American women each month. But there is hope! Chinese herbs for PMS are natural supplements that offer a simple

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  • Natural Solutions for Endometriosis with Chinese Herbal Medicine

    Natural Solutions for Endometriosis with Chinese Herbal Medicine

    Finding relief from endometriosis with conventional medicine can feel like a game of Russian roulette. Some therapies work for some women some of the time, but it tends to be hit or miss. Chinese medicine treats endometriosis differently. In fact, Chinese medicine has an excellent track record with managing a wide range of women’s health

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About the Author

Kaitlan Downes, MSAOM, L.AC

Kate Downes is a Chinese medicine practitioner with a passion for herbal medicine. In fact, it was her love for plant and earth medicine that first drew her to study Chinese medicine.

Kate has a MSAOM (Master of Science, Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine) certification and practiced acupuncture in Indianapolis, IN for five years before packing her bags to roam the world. In order to stay in touch with the wellness community and continue to help others thrive with herbal medicine, she transformed her work from face-to-face patient care to spreading wellness through words. Her life as a remote herbalist and writer has allowed her to work with a variety of wellness brands, health pioneers, and her wonderful clients. She has a special interest in working with women’s health.

Kate thoroughly enjoys writing educational and useful pieces for Best Chinese Medicine. Her goal is to help the public gain a better understanding of the wonders of Chinese herbal medicine so they can be empowered in their own quest for natural, vibrant health.

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