I agree in full with you. Any person who was born and raised in Europe, was treated for minor illnesses with herbs, because the knowledge about those herbs is still very present in the population. Because most of all herbs are the same on the Eurasian continent, I assume very much that we had the same herbs available as any Chinese person has. My grandmother knew some herb for any ailment one could have. But nobody would have even tried to treat kidney disease with herbs only. We know that acupuncture is effective to treat pain an some condition, (TENS care is partly based on the same principles), but we very much know, too that it does not heal these conditions.
As a medical person, who worked in the lab for many years, I also know that specifically blood tests are not super accurate, and are mostly used to see some trending, and the results are very often not reproducible!
I am a medical professional, and I have kidney disease. If I would know about any reliable method to treat my disease, outside the established medical field, I sure would be going for it!

Linde

@citizenofottawa Absolutely! As I have mentioned several times, there are differences in machines, where you go for your labs, your hydration level [that changes during the course of a day], your general health on a given day. The general trend is what a good clinician will be watching.
Ginger

Wise words.

Great information thank you