Vinh Hoa Hong Chinese Herbal Pharmacy

Marlene is the real deal. I was diagnosed with a herniated disc by a doctor at Kaiser and prescribed pain meds that didn’t do much of anything for me. I had been suffering for two weeks until I came to Marlene and she gave me a grip of pills and the most amazing back patch I’ve ever used. After two days, I feel soooooo much relief! I was getting worried that I was going to be in pain/​recovery for many months, but I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. CTM aims to cure what ails you and not just mask the symptoms. Taking 20 pills twice a day is definitely an ordeal, but at least I can feel they’re working! Shit can definitely be stinky, nasty and gag inducing, but it works! Thanks, Marlene!

Been coming for five years. Marlene is amazing. Good on the wallet as well. If you are having health issues, have a sit down with her. I also shop for supplies such as balms and oils for massage.

I first stumbled upon this place the winter of 2011 when my usual winter cough would rise and take over my lungs. I can barely breathe… almost seems like I have asthma but an inhaler just wouldnt cut it. So I rushed here… looking for anything that can help me and after an evaluation of what is going on with me I was given some tea, some herb pills and was sent home. I boiled the tea as instructed and took the pills AM/​PM and in a matter of 3 days… my cough was gone. Actually, that same evening my cough and lungs stopped being irritated and I was able to breathe normally again…
Eastern medicine does not suppress your symptoms it rids it completely and a majority of their type of healing is balancing out the body (chi). Give this place a try… you will not be disappointed.
They have reserved parking right infront of their shop and everyone here is really helpful and speaks fluent english — they can help you.

I went here yesterday to see what type of Chinese herbs they had for arthritis. I spoke to Marlene, and she gave me an entire reign of herbs to take, plus some medicated balm for my hands. The supply is to last 10 days, and then I’m to return and speak to Marlene again. Hopefully, the herbs will work.
I highly recommend going here for all your Chinese herb needs.

Even though I am Chinese-​American, I have always been reluctant to go inside one of these Chinese medicine pharmacies because I’m not fluent in Mandarin. I always feel like I’m missing out on a potential avenue of cures, due to the language barrier!
To my delight, that wasn’t a problem at Vinh Hoa when I visited last week. I was recommended by my wise acupuncturist to come here, as not only is the herbalist on staff here legit and knowledgeable but she also speaks perfect English! Marlene, who is Asian-​American and educated in traditional Chinese medicine and also an acupuncturist, spoke at length with me to understand my health condition — a lingering cough that won’t go away for months now — and asked me a ton of questions. I felt a sigh of relief that I was in the right hands!
They take credit cards for purchases $ 10 or over. I ended up with a prescribed bottle of herbal supplements for just under $ 9 and paid cash.
Hopefully Marlene is there when you go. If she’s not, please give this place another chance and come back when she is!

Giving one star because I can’t give a negative or zero star. The lady was very rude and I would rather drive up to OC then deal with her rudeness

I have been buying my herbs here for years. Great selection and prices and help!

Great selection of herbs but the owner was very very rude to me. I understand how pricing works and I don’t care if you’ve owned the business for 100 years, you can’t try to scheme people who are bringing you business.

While still a novice in understanding and applying these remedies, this herbal pharmacy is the most clear and straightforward I have ever visited.
I say that after having apprenticed in England under a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner from Taiwan for one and a half years. During that time I visited with my teacher nearly all of the TCM pharmacies in London and Birmingham, England. Having seen the types of service generally available, I can confidently give this herbal pharmacy five stars.
This is the only TCM pharmacy I go to in San Diego and hope you will visit them too.

Came to purchase herbs to remedy my sickness. I had a prescription that had the herbs written in Chinese and also in pin-​ying. Although I speak some Mandarin, I didn’t really say much when I went in. Seeing me, they used the basic English that they knew to communicate with me. I showed them the printed out list of herbs that I needed and told them that I need 3 bags. She got them and measured it out on the scale and then packaged them neatly into bags. I had 5 ingredients in each bag and each bag cost $ 3 for a total of $ 9. Not bad at all, just remember to bring cash because that’s all they will accept. The ladies are all nice and helpful. This is about the third or fourth time that I’ve come here and we’ve always been able to get what we needed.
Their store is fully stocked with all kinds of different herbal ointments, teas, remedies, etc. They are pretty easy to find off of Convoy and the private parking lot there is ample.

Great place for alternative medicine and best service as well. Marlene helped me and my husband with the teas and herbal recommendations and it’s been great for us. They are closed on Wednesdays but I’m glad they are open the rest of the week. Parking may be a challenge on busy days but I haven’t had a problem each time I go there. Friendly and helpful place.
I like that if you have a question or concern Marlene is so helpful in informing us on what would be best.
I’m really glad we found this place! I refer most of my friends and family here for alternative medicine.

Lots of cool, rare stuff here!
Reishi ganoderma luciderma and chrysanthemum tea to name a couple!
It’s kinda cramped in here but cool to peruse the treasures!

pros… well have gone here for most of the stuff that i sell in my clinic. and they have the daughter, Marlene, who speaks perfect english and is so very helpful, cheerful and knowledgeable to boot. and she is going to school to be an acupuncturist too. anyways best service with a smile here. get all your raw herbal rx filled here.
cons…not a one! go on Marlene, almost done with school?

Vinh Hoa Hong is my go-​to herb shop in the SD area. The owner/​employees are friendly and helpful, and they have the herbs I need at a very reasonable price. I recently bought a bottle of my herbs of choice from there with a broken seal, and they exchanged it, no questions asked. Parking can be tough if you go at a busy time, but I usually find one spot open!

This place is so legit. I’ve been here twice already. Once to get this watermelon frost thing for canker sores. & the second time was today when JBH had to see a doctor. JBH had woken up at 4am throwing up & couldn’t go back to sleep. I was freaking out thinking shit. maybe we should go to the ER since the stomach pain was getting very bad. But then I thought, why not just go see the Chinese doctors? I’ve grown up with it after all. The doctor visit is only $ 10! The medicine was only $ 4. He told us that w/​in 15 minutes the stomach pains should go away & it DID!!! This place is amazing. I’m so glad Convoy has a place like this! I don’t know what I would do if there wasn’t. They even brought out water so we could take the medicine then & there. Also the lady offered some oils for tummy rubbing when she didn’t even need to. How nice, right?

Doctor… really? I guess its my fault that I tried to go the ‘Herbal’ route. I had some mild skin infection and the ‘doctor’ checked my pulse and his translator (the lady who owns the shop) told me that my liver needs cleansing. He gave me 22 pills to take in the morning and evening… THAT’S 44 PILLS A DAY! I took them for 5 days & avoided all the foods that he told me not to eat… drank a ton of water. On the 6^th day my face broke out in an inferno & my monthly cycle came 15 days early. It was crazy, its been a month and I am still dealing with breakouts. Some might say it was purging, but this was purging at its worst (if at all) & i think taking 44 pills a day can bring about a lot of hormonal changes in the body… mostly for the worse. I should have gone to an ACTUAL doctor who has a degree!

This is an actual DOCTOR who runs this business! He is very knowledgable and knows exactly what you need for your ailment. I love this place and wish I would have found it a long time ago. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a natural cure for any disease.

I love this place! they are knowledgeable and there to help. I always find exactly what I need and then some. Chinese herbs are so much better than drugs; they work and cost much less.

I just walked in here to take a different approach to a re-​occuring ailment and not only walked out with some herbs that I can already tell are exactly what I need and for super cheap but rhe cause ofy ailment was explained in a way i’ve never heard before. I’m so grateful my mom has told me about this place.

This place saved my life. I paid the doctor there $ 10 for a consultation… he took my pulse and looked at my tongue and prescribed me a régime of prepared Chinese herbs that cured my bronchitis in the same amount of time that antibiotics traditionally have. Healed with love for under $ 40…magic!