Phytotherapy, herbalism or therapy by plants, is one of the oldest therapeutic systems of mankind, dating from a very long time ago. Phytotherapy (along with acupuncture, energy therapy, meditation and exercise) is one of the five pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

The practice aims to promote, protect and recover health and the methodology is marked both by popular knowledge (ethnobotany) and scientific knowledge (ethnopharmacology). The term Phytotherapy derives from the Greek therapeia, which means treatment, and phyton, which means vegetable. It deals with the study of plants and their medicinal applications.

Plants care for us gently and with respect for our bodies and natural rhythms and the phytotherapy is a therapeutic treatment, the cure of which is due to the active principles found in plants. Phytotherapy is used to treat chronic and acute illnesses, of a physical and / or psychic nature, such as: allergies, anxiety, asthma, diabetes, depression, breathing difficulties, infections and inflammations, digestive problems, emotional skin, muscle tension ,among others.

The master herbal formula can be part of a treatment. Ancestral Therapy Care works with high quality and concentrated herbs from Herbal Alchemy.