The number of patients seeking competent practitioners in acupuncture is truly overwhelming. The acupuncture profession is aggressive and effective at the legislative level. More states than not have laws specific to acupuncturists for their legal practice. Since there are more three-year acupuncture colleges in just three states than there are chiropractic colleges in the world, I feel that is reason for concern, especially considering that manipulation is a vital part of acupuncture practice. Knowledge of acupuncture is not only timely but absolutely necessary.
Herbs are extremely effective and easy to use.
One need not be an herbalist to use scores of herbs for countless conditions, either as individual or formulated herbs. As long as a practitioner knows what condition he is treating, it is as simple as referring to a Materia Medica, which is nothing more than a reference list of specific, historic formulae used for a specific health problem. Everyone knows what aloe vera is used for, even if they know nothing about herbology. If Madison Avenue advertising executives promoted the Queen of the Meadow plant or Burdock root as they did aloe vera, the health of millions may have been quite different. Throughout history, there have been a multitude of herbalists who have established scores of herbal formulae for hundreds of conditions.