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needles all over the body and why Chinese

herbal medicine uses a number of herbs

together. Because the parts of the body are so

interrelated and interdependent, treating only

one organ will usually not put the body back

into a state of health. Many parts have been

affected, so many parts must be treated at the

same time.

This is one of the weaknesses of western

pharmaceutical drugs. The strategy there is a

“One cause – one pill – one effect”. However,

if all of the other systems which have also been

affected are not addressed, you still have

systems that are not functioning properly

and/or efficiently which leads to other problems

including fatigue.

Understanding what it takes to treat

fatigue

In most cases of fatigue, the underlying

cause is not something that began to affect you

last week or even last month. The underlying

cause or causes have been happening for