Does knowledge with herbs and knowing how to use them help become a great martial artist?

Question

Because if you know herbs and such if you are injured you can help heal faster, but it also may make you more of a medical person than a martial artist right?

Answer 1

No, it makes you an herbalist, which isn't exactly a medical person either though it is related.

Answer 2

there is a herbs bottle calls "zheng gu shui" you can buy them from most chinese medicine store, or herbal store. To be apply externally to heal bruises and joints.

Answer 3

There are herbs that can cause blindness, heart attack, paralysis, etc.  I guess if you consider shooting herb-poisoned darts at people a martial art...using herbs can help you be a "great martial artist".

Then again, using herbs could make you a pharmacist or a chef also - depends on what you use and how you use it!

Answer 4

Not really.

Martial art means combat system.

Herbs don't do much in combat.