Top 10 TCM Clinics in Penang Island [2023]
Penang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. With an area of 295 km2 (114 sq mi), Penang Island is the fourth-largest island wholly in Malaysia, after Banggi Island, Bruit Island and Langkawi Island. As of 2019, the island has a total population of 1,774,600 with 42.8% Malay, 39.1% Chinese and 9.4% Indian. The island is connected with the mainland by the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge.
Globally, healthcare trends are trending toward a more holistic approach. Traditional healthcare wisdom is now widely recognised and used to supplementing modern medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient system of health and wellness that has been used in China for thousands of years. As the Chinese occupies a high percentage of the population in Penang Island, TCM became indispensable and popular in the medical industry of Penang Island. While Western medicine focuses mainly on treating diseases, TCM on the other hand, looks at your entire well-being. Here are the 10 best TCM clinics in Penang Island.
*The sequence of TCM clinics below is in no particular order.
1. Eu Yan Sang TCM Clinic 余仁生中医诊所
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For over 140 years, Eu Yan Sang has been empowering people to live the best quality of life through accessible healthcare, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) wisdom. Eu Yan Sang Integrative Health TCM clinics offer you a comprehensive range of traditional Chinese medicine health consultation and therapy tailored to your body condition. Their team is dedicated to providing the highest level of healthcare, delivered with professionalism and genuine care to enhance your health and well-being. All physicians are graduated from renowned TCM universities and institutes in China, bringing about the healing power of TCM remedies with modern scientific expertise. Eu Yan Sang TCM Clinic provides professional TCM consultation and treatment that specializes in Internal Medicine, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Post-stroke Recovery, Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Cupping, Gua Sha and Therapeutic Massage (Tuina). The consultation successfully integrates Western and Chinese medical diagnostic principles, such as pulse taking, tongue reading and Electro-Acupoint Diagnostic Service (EADS). In addition, the herbal powder can also be prescribed by physicians according to the client’s physical condition to improve the overall treatment efficacy.
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Operating Hours | Wednesday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) Sunday Closed |
***Disclaimer: Price might vary based on the patient's condition and treatment method.
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Over 140 years of operation in TCM
All physicians are graduated from renowned TCM universities and institutes in China
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✓ Internal Medicine ✓ Gynaecology ✓ Paediatrics ✓ Post-stroke Recovery ✓Acupuncture ✓ Moxibustion ✓ Cupping ✓ Gua Sha ✓Therapeutic Massage (Tuina)
2. Happy Life Wellness & Therapy Centre 槟城樂生中醫診所
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Happy Life Medical Centre Chinese's physicians specialize in the combination of western spine correction and Chinese massage as well as Chinese traditional treatment. In addition, they are also good at Chinese herbal acupuncture therapy and are capable to diagnose various chronic and rare diseases effectively. They also help resolve the pain caused by various organs of our body, as well as nervous disorders, including accidents and sports injuries. They try their best to treat the diseases without the need to go for surgery treatment.
Most of their team graduated from well-known Chinese medicine universities in China such as Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and others. They were also successfully registered as a Chinese Physician from the Chinese Physician Association called Federation of Chinese Physicians and Acupuncturists Associations Malaysia (FCPAAM), which is recognized by the Ministry of Health Malaysia, with many years of clinical experience as a qualified Chinese Physician.
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Operating Hours | Monday - Sunday (10am - 10pm) |
Price (estimation) | RM50 - RM170 |
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Specializing in the combination of western spine correction and Chinese massage as well as Chinese traditional treatment.
Most of their team graduated from well-known Chinese medicine universities in China
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✓ Impulse Subluxation Adjusting Technique Therapy ✓ Acupuncture Treatment ✓ TCM Pulse Diagnosis & Nutrition Consultations ✓ Warm Cupping Treatment ✓ Chiropractic & TCM Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy ✓ Chinese Herbal Essential Oil Scraping (Guasha) Treatment
3. Neoh Acupuncture TCM Space Centre 梁氏針法太空中醫中心
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Neoh Acupuncture TCM Space Centre is a clinic operated by Karen, who is a TCM physician. She combines traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine, acupuncture, internal medicine, and dry needling for treatment of pain. The clinic also uses herbs to treat the patients.
Neoh Acupuncture TCM Space Centre provides tongue diagnosis online. Patients who wish not to accept acupuncture treatment can pass photos of the tongue and a description of their the condition to the physician for diagnosis, and they will send the medicine to the patients' homes accordingly. They send the medicines to both East and West Malaysia.
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Operating Hours | Monday - Friday (9am - 12pm, 2pm - 5pm) Saturday - Sunday Closed |
***Disclaimer: Price might vary based on the patient's condition and treatment method.
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Tongue diagnosis online
4. Loo Traditional Chinese Medicine 呂小德中醫診所
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Loo Traditional Chiese Medicine is a clinic operated by Loo Sio Teik, who is a TCM physician based in Penang, specializing in TCM Internal Medicine, Acupuncture and Tuinalogy. He is a member of the Federation of Chinese Physicians and Medicine Dealers Associations of Malaysia (FCPMDAM). This clinic provides professional orthopedic, acupuncture and chiropractic treatment.
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Operating Hours | Monday - Saturday (9.30am - 9pm) Sunday (9.30am - 5pm) |
Price (estimation) | starting from RM80 |
***Disclaimer: Price might vary based on the patient's condition and treatment method.
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Their TCM physician is a member of the FCPMDAM
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✓ Orthopedic ✓ Acupuncture ✓ Chiropractic
5. Golden TCM Hall 金匮中医堂
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Golden TCM Hall specializes in acupuncture treatment for pain management, including muscle ache, joint pain, backache, sprain, post-stroke treatment, and slimming therapy. They also treat female health problems, including regulation of menstruation and post-natal regulation. Additionally, they offer Herbal Medicine for flu and prolonged cough, digestion problem, and general health regulation.
Golden TCM Hall also provides tongue diagnosis online. You are only required to take a photo of their tongue to the TCM physicians for diagnosis. After that, the TCM practitioners will make a prescription based on the diagnosis and deliver the medicine to your home. This provides more convenience as you do not need to go outside and look for a parking slot to visit the physicians.
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Operating Hours | Monday - Friday (9.30am - 5pm) Sunday closed |
Price (estimation) | Acupuncture (20 minutes) - RM45 |
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They treat female health problems
Online tongue diagnosis
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✓ Acupuncture ✓ Herbal Prescription ✓ Female Health ✓ Menstruation ✓ Pregnancy ✓ Confinement
✓ Allergy Therapy ✓ Cupping
6. Yijichan Physician Enterprise 槟城一指禅调理舘
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Yijichan Physician Enterprise emphasizes Taoist meridian acupoint therapy, which is an ancient conditioning technique. Taoist meridian therapy can play a role in health care, health preservation, anti-aging and many other effects. Yijichan Physician Enterprise uses traditional conditioning techniques such as acupuncture, massage, Lajin, moxibustion, herbal medicine, cupping, walking, scraping, tendon pulling, etc. according to the disease.
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