Using or taking herbs together is not difficult to do, it’s not a mystic science or anything like that. One just needs to know something about the function and uses of each herb. A typical herbal formula has:
Chief herb or herbs
Assisting herb or herbs
Supporting herb or herbs
Sometimes a balancing herb
Conducting herb
Example: For instance, in a heart formula:
Chief herb: Arjuna
Supporting herb: Hawthorne
Second supporting herb: Punarnava (for those with excess congestion or edema)
Conducting herb: Cardamom and/or cinnamon
The conducting herb may help metabolize, or it may help bring it to the right organ system or location.
So, even if someone is not an herbalist per se but is taking several herbs, it’s fine to take related function herbs at the same time, say heart herbs. But taking a heart herb at the same as a laxative herb is not useful.
Here’s another way to explain it:
take herbs for organs below the navel before eating.
Herbs for digestion with the meal or right after the meal.
Herbs for lungs or heart after or in between meals.
Herbs for the brain after the meal.
Herbs for the whole system take some time before eating.
Any questions and I’ll try to clarify as needed.
Thank you, as always!
To give an example…
I take these herbs daily
Arjuna
Tumeric
Can they be taken together?
Also a liver pill that contains a mixture of liver herbs. I take that alone.