Herbal granules are not automatically right for every person. Explain why you are interested, bring your current products, ask what is proposed and how it will be reviewed, and never borrow someone else's formula.
A bottle of herbal granules can look like the simplest possible way to look after yourself. That tidy image can hide the fact that whether a product fits depends on who is taking it and what it contains. Even a convenient bottle is a health decision.
People already taking supplements from a naturopath or pharmacy should be particularly careful about adding another product without advice.
Dr Christine Shen, Acupuncturist, provides Chinese herbal medicine in granule form, packed in labelled containers. When you raise it with her, explain why you are interested and bring details of the other products you use. Then ask:
A relative or friend may offer to share a bottle that seemed to suit them. Similar packaging does not mean a similar need. Copying another person's formula skips the conversation about your health, your medicines and the purpose of care, so it is wiser to decline politely.
Should granules join your plan, keep the written sheet with the bottle, showing its name, the daily amount and the follow-up date. If your medicines are changed by someone else, Christine should hear about it. Anything new or odd while taking it is a cue to ask, not to experiment with the amount.
Sometimes the most useful outcome of a consultation is learning that herbal granules are not appropriate for you right now. That is a valid result, not a missed opportunity, and it may point towards a simpler option or a conversation with your GP. Bring any product you have been considering to the Lane Cove clinic and look at it together before deciding.
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