A few years ago I was diagnosed with Epstein Barre Virus. There really isn't any Western method of treatment except rest. One of the primary symptoms is extreme fatigue. I am a very active person and I am constantly on the go. With EBV I had difficulty mustering enough energy to feed my dogs. After a week of not being able to get off of the couch my husband took me to see the practitioner at the Healthy Chinese Herb Shop. We are both in the medical field I was a little skeptical, but I was willing to try anything that would improve my symptoms. At the time the "doctor" spoke broken English, but his daughter translated for him. Now he speaks fluent English. Without asking any questions he took my pulses, felt my neck and looked at my tongue and eyes. Then he began to accurately list every symptom that I was experiencing. He prescribed a mixture of medicinal herbs that his staff put together. I was given instructions to brew the mixture as a tea each night. I returned every week for 2 months at which time he would examine me and change the tea mixture as needed. I began to feel improvement in a few weeks and was back to working part-time in 4 weeks. After 2 months I was fully recovered and back to my regular schedule. The average recovery time for EBV is usually
4-6 months, many people never recover fully.
Since then I have seen the practitioner a few times for minor complaints. The typical length of treatment is five days. The assortment of herbs is definitely nothing I have ever seen before. Some of the teas are bitter and difficult to drink. Nothing can be added to the tea to improve the taste. I find that letting the tea cool and drinking the tea quickly helps. The treatments that are prescribed always improve my symptoms. For most ailments I prefer visiting the herb shop over taking chemicals. I now go between Western and Eastern treatments as I deem appropriate.