Classical Formula Architecture
Our formulas have evolved from the classical medical texts
Preserving the Power of Classical Chinese Medicine
Preserving the Power of Classical Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine is both a highly sophisticated science and a deeply spiritual art. However, modern Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) education often overlooks or misunderstands the foundational principles of classical herbal formulation. At Classical Pearls, our mission is to preserve the true clinical power and efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine through our formulas and the educational philosophy behind them.
The Legacy and Heritage Series
Legacy Series: These flagship remedies incorporate classical formula design principles drawn from ancient Chinese medical texts and refined through various classical lineage approaches.
Heritage Series: These formulas remain unmodified, preserving traditional and classical remedies that can be used alone or in combination with the Legacy Series.
Bridging Tradition and Modern Complexity
With over 30 years of research and clinical experience, Classical Pearls selects, combines, and modifies tightly structured classical formulas to address the complex diseases of our time. By studying and utilizing these formulas, East Asian medicine practitioners can enhance their clinical efficacy and reconnect with the time-honored principles of alchemical wisdom that are gradually being forgotten.
A Return to Classical Herbal Medicine
Historically, herbal medicine was the primary tool for treating serious diseases. Today, the intricate alchemical principles and experience-based approach of traditional herbal science are often overshadowed by a reliance on laboratory parameters—sometimes at the expense of clinical results. Classical Pearls is committed to reviving the classical and clinic-based roots of Chinese herbal medicine, ensuring that its profound healing wisdom continues to thrive.
Each of the patent herbal formulas in the Legacy Series is designed with these simple, classical principles of Chinese herbalism:
- Emphasis on the alchemical integrity of classical formulas
- Focus on the synergistic “fusion” effect of herb combining
- Integrating the deepest classical level of understanding organ network physiology
- Attention to inherent yin-yang balance in formula design
- Flexible, experience based modification approach that addresses the clinical problems of our day
- Preservation of effective herbal approaches that are in danger of getting lost
- Highest standards of ingredient purity
- Promotion of traditional alchemical growing techniques
- Utilization of modern production techniques for the specific purpose of holistic full-spectrum ingredient extraction
Built on Research and Experience
Heiner Fruehauf, PhD, LAc is the Founding Professor of the College of Classical Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine, and the clinical director of the Hai Shan Center for Natural Healthcare in the Portland, Oregon area. He is an experienced herbal practitioner who has specialized in the treatment of chronic and recalcitrant diseases for three decades. He is also an international author and lecturer who stands at the forefront of a global movement aimed at restoring the clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine by deepening the understanding of its theoretical foundation.
Classical Pearls represents the culmination of his clinical and scholarly experience, as well as the passing of an herbal legacy through him and the many master practitioners he has encountered during a life-time of research in China and Japan, including Dr. Zeng Rongxiu (of the Tian Heming lineage), Dr. Lu Chonghan (of the Sichuan Fire Spirit School lineage), Dr. Liu Lihong, Dr. Wu Sheng'an, Dr. Zheng Zhiwen, and Dr. Deng Zhongjia - all prominent teachers and Chinese medicine physicians.
For more information about Prof. Fruehauf's scholarly work and classical Chinese medicine, as well as the work of his teachers, colleagues and other associates, please visit classicalchinesemedicine.org.