Yan On Ginseng

We found this place by chance. We we seeing an acupuncturist and when we stopped by another store and talked to some great ladies, they refer us to this tea or herbal doctor. We found him (mere luck since we speak 0 Chinese). Their treatment is great.
There are 2 doctors who see you. They check your tongue and pulse, then they prescribe either a week or a 2-​week treatment. One of the doctors prescribes his recipes a little bit more expensive. Dr. Choy is the one we like to go to since the treatment for the week ends up being around 35 – 40 USD. The consultation is free of charge. My in-​laws love the results they get from the treatment and although the tea tastes really bad, it is completely worth it. I have decided to pay them a visit once or twice a year even when I do not have any visible problems, but just to give my organs some help. I truly feel a lot better, more energetic, sleep better :). The only reason I do not give them a 5 star is because they lack good costumer service. hey, but who is perfect?

My friend usually came to this traditional herb store for seeing acupuncturist and get the prescription. Some how they are being so nasty and irresponsible for business trading. I bought a box of herbal supplement (10 bottles x 10ml) and when I open the packaging, I found a bottle was rusted, and I went back to this store and discuss this issue with them. They was laughed at me and saying this has nothing to do with them, and told me «drink one bottle less» since the other 9 bottles was look fine. And they said I opened the packaging and unable to return. I told them if I don’t open the packaging, how would I discovered the bottle was rusted?! They kept saying they have nothing to do with this and said excuse me and walked away. Wow, this is something I couldn’t tolerate, it’s not only because the «only one bottle was rusted problem», is because how am I going to drink the other since the quality of this product was so fragile and in bad condition? And yet, they as a seller, they shouldn’t sell the herbal where it already goes bad. Anyway, this will be the last visit to this store. I suggest you can go any other store but not this one in Bellaire.

The employees/​manager there are really nice and friendly. They speak English here, so no need for a translator. Bring cash.
Besides being an herbal store, they have a Doc in the back that practices Eastern medicine. He does acupuncture as well. My parents have been going to him for years for minor stuff, such as joint pain, cold, muscle aches, etc. What I hear from them is that the results are quite impressive. After every appointment, he prescribes to you an arrangement of herbals to be brewed at home. Every prescription is different, but it’s usually bitter in taste. After finishing your herbal medicine, you start to feel better in just a few days.

My 3 years old coughed for about a month. We brought her to her doctor but all the treatments didn’t work. So we brought her to Yan On Ginseng. And the old man checked her pulse and fingers then let us purchase a $ 19 OTC herbal in his shop. The herbal only lasted 7 days but on the day 8, no more cough nor running nose. It is just amazing.

I am sort of torn between a 3 or a 4 for this place. A lot of people goes here to get treated for their illness.
They have this Eastern medical doctor in the back and he’ll listen to your pulse and write a prescription for you to get filled in the front of the store.
You give your prescription to the ladies and you’ll see them dumping dried ginseng, roots, and other miscellaneous things onto a white paper plate.
Five days before I was about to fly out of Houston — something terribly has happened to me.
My middle finger was incapable of moving and I tried to be optimistic about the situation — so I was hoping for a miracle.
I told the doctor that I couldn’t move my finger and he instructed me to try to move it.
As I held up my left hand in between us — my middle finger was still flopping towards the ground.
Dr: Are you moving it?
Me: Yes! I am telling you it won’t move.
Dr: Well, try moving it with your brain!
Ummm, yeah — What did this doctor think I was moving it with? (If I was a male — I would say my left nut but I am not!)
Of course I am using my brain to send messages down my nervous system, but unfortunately that is not working.
He was nice man, but after saying that to me made me loose all respect for him.
Did he seriously think I wasn’t able to move my finger because I wasn’t using my brain?
Why would I give this place four stars then?
Well because this store carries everything — like a tea to help keep my hair black and never having to dye it.
P.S They are closed on Tuesdays!