Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) embodies centuries of trial and refinement that have produced an ensemble of classic healing herbal formulas. Kan Herbals are a modern version of many of these enduring formulations, rooted in ancient wisdom while addressing the contemporary clinical needs of Westerners.

Kan Herbals encompasses the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine's primary concern: to restore harmony to the whole human being. Its scope of influence embraces a total matrix of physical, mental, emotional, behavioral and spiritual reality.

Ted Kaptchuk, author of The Web That Has No Weaver, Understanding Chinese Medicine, has written over one hundred scientific and medical articles. He holds appointments in prominent universities and is active in both scholarly and scientific research. Currently, he is serving his second four-year term on the National Advisory Council of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and has just completed a four year term as an expert advisor for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), concerning acupuncture and placebo controls. Kaptchuk earned his doctorate in Oriental Medicine from the Macau Institute of Chinese Medicine in 1975.