As you move a little deeper into your herbal studies and eventually find yourself tangled in the web of the immune system, you might notice a pattern. First, you are submerged in T cells, those pac-man style macrophages, and the ever-vigilant NK cells. You come up for air for a moment, only to slip right back under when you stumble across the term “immunomodulation.”
You might be thinking, “Agy, I get how herbs can activate the immune system or even quiet it down. But what does modulation even mean? How would an herb know what to do?”
To which I would say, “Pull up a seat, dear pupil, and let me explain.”
I’m just kidding, I wouldn’t really say that.
Before we explore what immunomodulation is, it helps to understand the foundation it rests on. The immune system is not simple. It is intricate, interconnected, and constantly adjusting itself. You cannot compress it into a few neat sentences without losing the beauty of how it actually works. Instead of a rushed summary, we are going to eas…
