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As a routine safe guard all patients taking herbal medicines, at this clinic, have blood tests. This is performed at the clinic and the procedure is straight forward. A pin prick is applied to a finger digit and a measured drop of blood is taken. This is then processed by specialised equipment at the clinic. The results are ready within 1-2 minutes.

The actual test is to monitor liver function. Liver enzymes detectable within the blood are recorded and measured via the blood test. The Liver enzymes are very sensitive and give a reliable forecast regarding the health of this organ when taking CHM. The amount of negative readings is so small many practitioners do not use this system of safety, however my view is that you can not be too safe when taking any medicine, from any source.

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