Chu Emelyn Dr Herbalist

My family stop by for acupuncture. They greeted us right away and started asking questions. We only wanted acupuncture services but we ended up with a massage and some herb tea. He had us at a «Poor plan» After my daughters daddy got his treatment the older man wanted us to buy $ 540.00 worth of some kind of liquid stuff. If we would of made the purchase our total would of been $ 660.00. Once again let me all remind you that all we wanted was acupuncture. We walked away paying $ 80.00 because once again he had us at a «poor plan» He thought we were poor. LOL We just did not want to buy any liquid medicine because we were not interested on using it. He felt great after his acupuncture treatment. They were great but I didn’t like the fact that they were trying to sell us more than we wanted.

*moral of my review, DO NOT SEE MALE MASSEUSE «LIN» unproffessional and a pervert*
This is hard for me to give such a low rating for a place I’ve been coming to since I was a little girl. Up until this weekend I have been referring people here for both the Chinese medicine and the massage. I will have such strong feelings about this place from now on and will refer people elsewhere and give strong recommendation for women to request a female masseuse.
I went in with my bf and he went in and was attended right away. I was given a room and had to wait for someone. No big deal. I’ve been coming here long enough to know that the massage was well worth a little wait. I undressed from the the waist up, as was custom and lay down on the bed face down to wait patiently. It was only a few moments before there were a pair of hands on my back.
Started out fairly normal. Then there was the occasional graze of sideboob. I told myself to calm down I was being silly. Then there a lifting of my arms that lead to lifting of my chest off the table. Unacceptable bur again I thought ok, my back cracked and it felt like the knots in my neck were gone. He began to travel under my skirt though. To the crotch region and even against my flinching continued until I told him to stop, several times. The timer for 30 min ran out, just in time and he insisted on more time to which I said no forcefully. I waited for the hot towels to clean of the oil and the pig tried to get up under my skirt again to which I’m now swatting at him trying to keep my calm. Had I had a top or a towel I might have stood up and slapped him.
When I got outside fully dressed he proceeded to try and get me to continue with a foot massage. Which of course I declined. And he continued to pressure me and also tell me that I was hot with a great body. However complimentary this might have been, entirely unprofessional and revolting coming from someone that just tried to feel me up while I was trying to just have a relaxing time.
I’ve never experienced this level of unproffessionalism and am sad to feel the need to ward off anyone considering going here. No woman should feel violated in this way.

Where to start… I’ve been wanting to try this place thinking and after reading some of the Unilocal reviews. So I finally did. My experience wasn’t the greatest but it was an experience. I went in for a $ 10 10 mins foot massage and was pushed for a 30mins for $ 26 now that wasn’t the problem. When I arrived no one was there but right after another customer came in and he wanted the 10min. While I was already set up for my «Relaxing» massage I hear arguing from the employees amongst each other on who was going to do the 10min man. That went on for 6mins while my time was ticking. So… what I did I added on my timer 10 extra mins while they weren’t looking. So as they finally came to a conclusion on who was going to massage me the 30 min girl I finally was being attended. It gets better the woman literally empties the entire lotions on my feet and kept piling in it on like it was butter. I told her it was enough lotion she said it was good for me. I highly dont think suave body lotion is good for me. Well that went on for 30 mins… now I feel like I need to shower and scrub off the heavy suave lotion off me.

I was looking for a herbalist for some time and came across this place and figure i give it a try. That was the first mistake. They offer a massage for $ 48 for a hour but it seemed like one of the massuese will offer a bit more than just a massage. And after purchasing one of the herb I noticed upon getting home it had bugs that were still crawling inside the paper bag. How long did they keep these herbs, I would not buy any herbs from this place, i know bugs are used in herbs sometimes but they shouldn’t be crawling around in the herbs. Keep away from this place.

Highly Recommend
I first went to Dr. Chu 10 years ago to treat a nasty flu and chronic cough. After a week of drinking specialized tea, I was cured. Recently I recommended my boyfriend try the doctor to treat his asthma and chronic wheezing and cough. After two tea treatments, he is off his inhaler. Actually after the 3^rd night of tea, he was breathing much much better. A month later, he’s only used his inhaler twice instead of the daily intake before the treatments. I recommend my brother to the herbalist. He went for digestive issues. My brother has a round, hard belly and now after a week treatment, his belly is softer and his circulation is greatly improved. My brother is going back to another treatment. And I recommend another person who will visit the herbalist for her grand daughter’s asthma. TCM works. Dr. Chu and her husband are the real deal.

Wish I can rate this place a 5 star, but what’s fair is fair and thought I’d share. I have been here a handful of times in the last two years. Mostly great experiences except for the last one, which was the first time Emelyn Chu did my acupuncture. Because of her carelessness and attitude, she pricked my capillary which caused swelling, bruising, and pain for the first time!!! Now that I got that over with, I can tell you about the OTHER PRACTICING DOCTOR WHO KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING.
I recently started looking more into the TCM system (traditional chinese medicine) for healing. More on what TCM can do for the mind and body, in addition to the different methods used to provide relief for everyday stress and pain; like acupuncture, cupping, massage, etc. Since living in LA, I’ve ventured in hopes to find a Chinese medicine doctor who could heal me using natural and ancient techniques.
The first few times I visited, I decided to try out the $ 40 massage and cupping. I felt great with no side effects, but it didn’t stop my pain from returning. It was until this last Las Vegas trip that I was in much need for healing. Long story short, like all Vegas trips for me, my liver was being heavily abused. Party hardy… after years of partying, it didn’t hit me until now (never realized.) that I was seriously hurting from the inside. So unwise. That night we got back to LA, I woke up about 3am and noticed my entire body had broken out in hives. Gross right. I immediately resulted to Benadryl not knowing what may have caused the break out. Possibly an allergy? Mind you I hadn’t had hives in over 5 years and it was a minor one… maybe lasted a day. At first I thought it was a food allergy or possibly detergent, then I was convinced it was stress from work. It is true, stress can kill you. Sadly after a few days of dosing myself with the label advised maximum of Benadryl, I noticed these damn hives would just linger, go away and come back. Real random, no specific areas. I was not getting better.
It seemed like many nights of torture at a certain point… hives this and hives that… my research finally lead me to TCM. Something I had already been looking into. Coincidently, my cousin this health educator, recommended acupuncture. I had read many good testimonials of others that tried acupuncture who had the same condition. What did I have to loose??? To my knowledge, acupuncture can relieve and help your energy flow throughout the body’s meridian and help the qi return to its natural path, positive and balanced. The doctor also can trigger pressure points on your body that affect specific organs. In my case, he concentrated on a pressure point located on my left foot to help my liver.
When I arrived the next morning, the kind doctor asked me a few questions. He was certain acupuncture would help with the hives, so I agreed and signed a waiver. Compared to other acupuncture offices in Pasadena, this place only charges half the cost… 40 bucks is well worth it and its a mere 12 miles away off the 110 and Hill St.
Amazed and thankful, I was very suprised at the immediate results. When my face was a swollen, he pricked my face in a few places and it went down instantly. The doctor also recommended that I do a tea treatment at home for a week, which I hesitated at first, but then thought this guy really knows what he’s doing. He sent me home with three bags full of chinese herbs (at $ 15 each). Inside included antelope’s antler, snake and armadillo. These extras specific to my condition of course. I know right… I was scared, but he said it would help my skin and blood pressure. Wow, it was the most nastiest thing I’ve ever smelt and drank in my whole existence. It was hard to do at first, but as long as I didn’t think about what was in it… it got easier lol. And it worked!!!
I truly love this man and he knows it. Under his care, I got better and have felt great ever since! As soon as I get the correct spelling of his name I will post it. I’m only going back to get acupuncture done by him and highly recommend doing the tea treatment along with it.

Dr. Emelyn Chu is my Acupuncturist for many years. She’s written over 14 books on the subject. Her treatments are highly effective. This is my alternative to pain killers like ibuprofen, works miraculously for lower back and knee pain relief. The herbal medicinal teas are not tasty yet their impact are subtle and tremendous. You are in good hands with Dr. Chu: D