The Ginkgo tree is perhaps the oldest tree in existence throughout the world and the Chinese have used the ginkgo trees seeds dating back hundreds of years in their practice of herbal medicine. Common names for the ginkgo tree are maidenhair tree, silver apricot and Kew tree and the trees leafs and seeds are now widely used in a variety of herbal remedies.

Remedies which have the ginkgo tree extract as one of the main ingredients are now thought to be the number one best selling remedies in the UK and is in the top 5 of all prescriptions written in France and Germany.

Traditional Chinese medicine relies heavily on opposites such as yin and yang, yin and yang are found in everything, examples of this are earth and heaven, winter and summer and happiness and sadness. The Practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine firmly believes that every one of us has what is called a life force or body of energy which is called “Qi”.

Our Qi can become affected by our daily lives and when there is a disruption to this vital energy then illness and problems occur. The ultimate goal to Chinese medicine is to achieve total harmony and balance within the body and mind and this is achieved by balancing the Qi.