E Shan Tang

Came in here to be able to figure out what’s going on with my health. Being greeted upon walking in to a extremely rude Asian lady I asked her what the pulse diagnosis was, and her response to me was «it’s only for sick people.» Now upon hearing this I got mad I felt like she was being racist towards me that just because 1 I didn’t know what it was and 2 I did not look sick on the outside then I must not have any underlying conditions. Which I do. I would recommend no one to come here and waste their time. The rude lady at the desk then told me to sign in and no one was ahead of me it wasn’t till I told my boyfriend to leave after 15 minutes that the «Doctor» acknowledged me. Fair to say I will never come back here nor should anyone else this is terrible «hospitality.»

We went here to address reoccurring nerve pain/​sensations on my babes upper thigh/​hip, as well as some other smaller issues he had questions about that had been bothering him.
Of course, western medicine doctors had nothing of substance to say and had «diagnosed» him with outrageous ailments/​prescribe synthetic chemicals to «fix» the problem. We try to live as holistic as possible and believed the wisdom of a TCM practitioner would be greatly beneficial.
We went in thinking a $ 20 TCM visit would provide much insight, and that we would leave understanding more about the human body, the connection between various organs and symptoms but instead we left with a $ 120 dollar bill.
Very little info was given to us, he just told us to drink his 2 week supply medicinal blend of tea, and to stay away from cold foods.
I gave 2 stars because I truly believe in the whole idea of TCM and alternative medicine, I truly believe there is much benefit and truth to ancient natural remedies. Nature has all we need to heal and cure.
I just wish we could have spoke to him genuinely without feeling rushed or bothering.

About a month ago I came here with my wife who was having lower back problems, so BJ Wang (I think thats was his name) took her pulse and sort of told her what ailments she had (supposedly). We paid $ 120 and he recommended some foul tasting tea which she took for the next two weeks. So two weeks passed we go back for what I thought was a follow up, she was having some chest congestion issues this time, again took her pulse paid $ 120 and again he recommended the same horrible tea. ??? So $ 240 a few weeks later with her stomach cleaned up because of the tea… she still feels the same.: (

I tried everything else (acupuncture, vitamins, etc) so I tried E. Shan Tang Herbs. It didn’t work, and I went twice, chugging down the fowl tasking ‘teas’ for 7 days 2 times a day (I had to hold my nose, drink it all, and then chase it with some juice). Along with the fact that the products didn’t work ($ 60 for each visit and teas), he told me while feeling my pulse that I had low oxygen in my blood. I didn’t let it bother me when I first went in because it if his teas work, then why not listen to some free advice. But after a double failure, I feel like he what he says is silly (how can he possibly tell about oxygen in my blood or kidney stuff by feeling my pulse?) and not helpful.
The biggest gripe I have is that the teas come in these plastic pouches. It says very clearly to not microwave the pouches, and there are signs on his walls talking about how heating plastic is dangerous because of the chemicals released. This is common knowledge. However, when I pick up these teas from him, they are really hot. So they are pouring really hot liquid into the plastic pouches! This goes against his very sage advice.
BTW, it’s walk in. The first time I had to wait at least 30 minutes. The second time I didn’t wait at all.

I’m a Chinese but I have to recommend against this place. I went to the «doctor» coz I didn’t feel well. He felt my pulses and then gave me his «diagnosis» and some herbal prescriptions. The medicine doesn’t work in any way!
p. s. The two ladies at the counter seemed to have difficulties in understanding that they’re running a business. I almost wanted to ask: is it so hard to learn to smile?

Dr. Wang is a miracle worker. Back in July, I broke out into a very severe rash. I went to the doctor several times to try and identify the cause to no avail. They gave me steroid cream. They drew blood for allergies tests. Everything came back normal even the test for lobster, which I happen to know I am allergic to. When I eat lobster, my breathing becomes affected. Perplexed by the results, I called the doctor to tell him that I thought the tests were wrong. He was looking at my records and said to me, «Well, you’re seeing the allergist on the 17^th. In the meantime, you can do your own allergy testing.» «What do you mean, Doctor?», I replied. «You can eat some lobster», he said. Dumbfounded, I lost my ability to speak for a moment. Then he said, «What happens when you eat it?» I said, «I can’t breathe» to which he replied, «Oh. Don’t do that.» He then wished me luck and the phone call ended. So did my confidence in the medical establishment.
During this whole debacle, my friend told me about Dr. Wang. A long time ago, she broke out into a serious rash and Dr. Wang healed her. After the phone call with my doctor, I decided to pay a visit to him. I went to his office mid-​afternoon on a Tuesday, signed in and was seen almost immediately. Dr. Wang did a pulse reading on me, asked me some questions, and confirmed some things about my health (he said my lungs were weak which is true — I have asthma). We spoke for a few minutes and he asked me if I was able to drink the tea. I said yes. He mentioned that it did not taste good. That was okay with me. I was beginning to look like Jeff Goldblum in «The Fly» so I figured the taste might appeal to me or I would endure it out of desperation. He gave me the instructions on when and how to take the tea. Patients have the option of brewing the tea themselves or buying it pre-​made; I opted for the latter. I had to wait for about 90 minutes for the tea to be ready which was totally fine with me. I ran some errands while I was waiting.
The pulse reading was $ 20 and is free if you buy the tea. The tea, I am happy to say, is not the worst thing I have ever tasted. Based on some of the reviews here I anticipated it would taste like vomit. It is quite bitter and basically tastes like a herbal remedy. I probably would not chose this brew at Tealuxe but I have been able to drink it with no problem at all. I have about three teas left.
The best part this whole thing is that the itching has subsided and my rash is almost completely gone. Dr. Wang is a true expert and healer. Some of the complaints on here are directed at the fact that he does not spend a lot of time with you. He doesn’t have to. He is an expert and can accurately diagnosis within a very short amount of time. What I love about his approach is that it is truly holistic. He got to the root of the problem instead of just trying to get rid of the symptoms.
Dr. Wang is a very nice man. I will go back to him in the future for other treatments. He healed me and I am very grateful to him.

I’m now a believer, almost 6 years ago, I started getting allergies and was taking claritin and everything else I could find at CVS. After seeing Dr. Wang, I stomached the herbal tea for a couple weeks and my allergies went away. I started to feel better overall in general. Every new spring, my allergies now probably only last a week at most and if I think I need a booster, I will go see Dr. Wang again. I’ve gone to see him regarding stomach and intestine problems also, everyone I’ve referred to him has seen positive outcomes. Also, some people have complained about allergic reactions, I must say there was one time I did take a tea concoction that was overly powerful, I went back and he exchanged it without a problem. Honestly the moment I knew this guy was for real, was when I walked in and saw a woman crying teras of joy because he had cured her. Just saying — Don’t knock it, until you try it!

BJ is very nice, I went for the first time a few months ago and his teas have help temporarily releive a cronic condition. However, it’s never clear how much a special tea is going to cost, and the rates they charge seem phony. When I returned for another batch of tea recently I was shocked to be charged the same price as what I had paid for the tea plus pulse reading last time; I asked the woman who makes the teas why I was being charged so much, and she insisted they don’t charge for the pulse reading if you end up needing a special tea… this policy is posted nowhere. In fact, only the cost of the pulse reading is posted and there is no disclaimer that its free if you end up needing tea. I would still recommend this place because the tea really does work wonders, but I would encourage everyone to ask how much it costs before the pulse reading begins, then ask BJ how much the tea will cost when he finishes the pulse reading.

I brought a friend over the weekend to see BJ because a few years back he and his wonder-​teas helped me with my stomach infection. I was impressed by accuracy of the pulse reading back when I was there and my friend got an interesting reading as well. She is trying the teas now.
I am fascinated by the herbal medicine and love getting pulse reading from BJ not only from a medicinal point of view but also the spiritual tie-​ins that he brings to the story. For example, as he described my friend’s kidneys being weak, he said — if you are the tree, kidneys are your «roots» and as they are weak, you are shaking from the winds (she has difficulty sleeping, anxiety and shaking hands).
Personally, after my stomach infection was cured, I experimented with pills (couldn’t do teas much longer– they are NOT the most delicious thing in the world but that’s herbal mixture for you!), and tried pills to calm me down; pills for loosing weight, pills to clear my skin. All of them had good effect, however, not lasting… or maybe i was not patient enough! I would still recommend and suggest people go and try this approach! It is herbal, holistic and… what if it does help! Wouldn’t you rather try than wonder?!

Went there for elbow pain when I was 20, he mixed up a topical solution and although it stunk, I never had a problem with it again.
Went back again, I am now 37. I’ve had chronic tendinitis in both knees for years. I don’t know why I didn’t go back sooner. He took my pulse and then began to describe all the things that were wrong with me. weak lower back, deviated septum from a prior nose break, and tendinitis before I told him I had it. He then told me I had bad blood circulation and low oxygen in my blood. He informed me to get off dairy!!! After he told me come back in an hour and he would have something for me to take for the next 15 days. Came back in an hour and picked up the batch of what looked like black death in a bag. 30 individual pouches to be taken one at night and one in the morning. It was the most disgusting stuff I have ever tasted, I mean totally throw-​up worthy… fast forward 5 days, had a few cocktails and was horse playing around with some friends and jumped off a small wall. Normally this would cause some pain to my left knee, not terrible pain but enough to bother me a little. I felt nothing and thought it was weird. Next morning I woke up and tried pushing on the spot of knee that would normally be bothering me anytime I pushed on it. Again, I felt nothing. (I should say that I also stopped eating dairy as well.) Went for a run that morning, fist time in years with no pain. 2 days later played a game of ultimate, which if anybody has ever played is a considerable amount of running and jumping. Next day NO PAIN. It’s been 3 months since I drank all the batches of stuff he made me and still totally fine. Maybe it was stopping the dairy, maybe it was the tea he made… either way I don’t care, both knees are fine and I actually dropped about 15lbs because I can actually run again and the no dairy!!! This guy is no joke!!!

I tend to have a lot of faith in my own abilities to address health issues as they come up. Even still I recently got to a place where I knew my body was in a place beyond what I was going to be able to pull myself back from –hard to acknowledge but true.
Clarity came when I remembered that Tim Kelly was now at E Shan Tang AND that they are open on Sunday. I showed up unannounced and desperate. The «three extra miles» treatment I received from Tim got me through many weeks at a time when I couldn’t image making it through the end of the day (due to major illness related fatigue).

E Shan Tang studio is run by B.J. Wang, who is an excellent TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) doctor, herbalist and much more. Timothy M Kelley is an excellent acupuncturist and TCM doctor, who is practicing acupuncture at the E Shan Tang studio.
All my family, many of my friends and I have been using services of E Shan Tang (both B.J. and Timothy) for many years. Many times they helped my family, friends and I in the situations when regular (Western) medicine either did not see a problem or could not do anything.
Unlike western medicine — TCM takes holistic approach and considers a person as a whole. The key point of TCM is that if the energy (chi) balance in your organs and the energy flow through the body is proper — you will be healthy. It is not any kind of magic — it is precise science, that has been proven by several thousands of years of practice in China. By examining your pulse, eyes, tongue, pain points, by asking about your symptoms a TCM doctor determines where the problem is and uses a variety of techniques to treat the problem.
Timothy M Kelley masters all the above diagnostic methods. That is what makes the difference between a real TCM doctor and a fake practitioner who’ve learned few techniques. Timothy M Kelly is a real thing unlike several other practitioners outside of E Shan Tang that my friends and family tried. Unfortunately it is very easy to hide the lack of knowledge and understanding of TCM behind a nice façade. Many people get discouraged by such «pseudo» specialists. This is not the case with E Shan Tang and with Timothy M Kelley — he really helps people. Of course TCM and Acupuncture is not an ultimate way of treatment for every single problem. There may be situations when you need to seek help somewhere else. For example for appendicitis you need a surgeon. However in the majority of cases Timothy M Kelly can help you. I personally almost stopped seeing regular doctors.

I noticed a few of the good reviews for Dan Dan. He does NOT work at E. Shang Tang. He owns a separate business a few doors down.
I have not had good experiences with BJ. He’s hard to communicate with because his English isn’t very good. He’s made bad suggestions herb wise. I’ve wasted a lot of money at his shop for herbs that didn’t work. One formula gave me a bad reaction. He gave me a formula with ingredients I was allergic to (after I told him what I was allergic too).He told me to take a tea with warnings on it not to take it if you have low blood pressure (I’ve told him about my low blood pressure issues).There’s a number of reasons I don’t feel safe taking his advice anymore. I’d only go to his shop to buy things because the prices are good. But I’d get the suggestions of what to take from someone else.

BJ has lterally saved my life. When other doctors said I was healthy even though I felt horrible — I went to BJ and after feeling my pulses and looking at my tongue with no other input– he said– I need you to call you doctor and ask for a biopsy immediately. Please call me when you get results. Well, it was positive for cancer– and I found it very early.
I had surgery 2 weeks later and am fine — now years later.
He is worth his weight in gold.

A friend suggested I see B.J. Wang if I want to get my pulses read. When I was called in, he asked or my right hand and went to work then asked for my left hand. I’m not sure how this works but when he was finished, what he told me was freakishly accurate.
I’ve had this done at two other places and there seems to always be something going on with my spleen and liver. I know, ever time I hear liver I question my cocktail intake too. Anyway, he then went on to translate this into words I could understand. He goes on and lists all the things that are bothering me. I was a little shocked. I mean he only took my pulses and he got all this? It is the translation I especially liked. He then wrote up as script for my herbal concoction.
The best part is they make the tea for you and it is in individual servings. All I have to do is open and drink. Yes it’s not the tastiest but it is a small glass. I’ve done the boil your own thing and it makes your place smell horrible and you have to figure out a way to discard the used herbs. The prepackaged tea is much more convenient especially if you travel.
I really enjoyed my experience and my prepackaged tea. You may just go for the experience. It is $ 70 but I think it’s worth it. Who knows, you may just find out something about yourself.

I have been coming to E Shan Tang for about 6 yrs now. It has helped me with my long term medical issues. BJ and all of his staff are wonderful. They treat you with much courtesy and respect. Yes the teas taste horrible but they do what they are suppose to do. This place has remedies for everything and anything. If you have allergies or pain anywhere in your body etc come here. BJ knows what he is doing. The place is especially busy on the weekends so if you go be ready to wait. It is worth it. If you are looking for an alternative healthy lifestyle make E Shan Tang a part of that regimen. I highly recommend him.

I’ve never been to an acupuncturist before, so I have nothing to compare Timothy to, but let’s say that he’s not only managed to get many needles into this needle-​phobe, but has also significantly reduced a major shoulder issue for me as well.
I can’t look at needles. If there’s a needle in the room I start to sweat. And Timothy took all of this in and kindly derided me and my thirteen tattoos, but he didn’t try to get me to do more than I could manage. He put me at ease right away with his calm manner, and was very responsive with his treatment and excellent listening skills.
I’ve had an awful knot in my shoulder for a few months, it’s so bad that it causes pain throughout my entire torso, and in a few visits he’s relieved much of the tension, and also given me several things to do on my own to continue to heal.
I love it so far, and I would gladly recommend that even a phobe can find an answer here.

I have been seeing BJ Wang since about 1995 and am a die hard fan of his because he is a Master at what he does. He is 7^th generation Chinese herbalist and learned from his father. The first time I went to see BJ, I had broken out with terrible, awful acne all over my back. Went to numerous western docs who told me that they didn’t know why people got adult onset acne. They put me on tetracyclene (sp) which I was supposed to take for the rest of my life.
Well, I had BJ’s card for a year before I went to see him. I was uncertain, very skeptical and never had gone to an herbalist. I went to him as a complete last resort when all else western had failed. I had horrible horrible acne on my back, but not really any on my face. The cysts hurt, and were leaving scars.
I hadn’t told him what was wrong. He felt my pulses, as is typical in chinese medicine, told me that my liver was weak and that sometimes if one has had a bad flu, even when the flu is gone, the liver doesn’t get quite back to normal. Well, I hadn’t told him that I had had a bad flu, and in retrospect, I realized that the acne started soon after.
I drank the tea, which doesn’t taste good, and the acne was 80% gone within a week. I also felt more energetic than I had in years. I got another batch of the herbs and the acne disappeared completely and has never come back. Lots of people comment on how lovely my skin is. I’m not bragging, just telling you, this guy knows what he is doing.
He’s also helped lots of friends of mine. He is the real deal. He’s cured lots of people of lots of diseases and maladies. I continue to see him, and he keeps my body in balance and healthy. People come from all around to see him, other states, etc. He’s that good. And also very nice as well.

BJ is a master herbalist. His wisdom helps hundreds of people every week. Those seeking an alternate view on what their condition might be, see what BJ thinks. He will take your pulse and tell you what he finds.
I have apprenticed him for almost 4 years and learned a great deal.

ok not the best ever. New guy on the scene… my visit took two hours, and literally my friend saw the acupuncturist leave the building during my stay and GO TO MCDONALDS. then he proceeded to eat the mcdonald’s while i was laying there. I think that’s creepy, and not cool. this place is off my list sadly.