Shendao Family Wellness Center

Services – Herbal Medicine

Herbal Medicine is a major component of Oriental Medicine. Many of its common formulas used today date back 2,000-3,000 years. Some formulas and herbs have a medicinal history of up to 10,000 years. In fact, the Chinese Materia Medica of herbal medicines is unsurpassed in its scope and knowledge. Not only did the Chinese experiment with virtually every substance the world provided; they also painstakingly chronicled herbs according to very specific criteria that allowed practitioners to understand the general nature of a substance as well as its more specific effects on the flow of Qi, blood, yin, and yang.

At Shendao Family Wellness Center, we maintain a broad pharmacy of herbal medicines in a variety of forms. We have teapills, tablets, granular single herbs, and granular herbal formulas. Teapills and tablets are the most convenient, but granular formulas offer higher concentration and the ability to be tailored to a client’s particular needs. Doctor and patient should discuss which form of herbal medicine the patient is most likely to comply with and which will be most efficacious for the patient’s unique needs.

Clients who are not interested in acupuncture can pursue herbal treatment alone as an option. A fee for herbal consultation will be charged as well as the cost of the herbs provided.

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"Visiting Dr. Jenks really helped me out!! I fell off my bicycle almost two years ago and fractured two lumbar vertebrae. They were well repaired with surgery, but I had residual pain from the injury. I tried physical therapy and spinal injections, but the relief was minimal. I had had some success with acupuncture for other issues in the past, so I asked my orthopedic doctor for a recommendation. She recommended Paul. After a couple of sessions to adjust the treatment, the relief really kicked in. The sessions of acupuncture and cupping have really helped, and the pain has almost gone away. I really cannot recommend him highly enough!!!!!!"

David T.

"Not only is Dr. Paul helping my physical pain, but he's also helping me heal my gut (which is probably leaky) and feel safer in the world.  I have made huge leaps and bounds in therapy, which I credit to him helping me feel safer in my body and therefore safer in the world.

I am excited to see where this work takes me.  He's an incredible asset in anyone's path toward true wellness, health, and happiness.  Totally worth the time and money!!!"

Galadriel T.

"Dr, Paul Jenks, is amazing. Since 2016, I was referred to him. I developed
Hasimotos. He has been my acupuncturist, my Endocrinologist, Allergy
and deep cough, Asthma, pain, etc. He is the best-qualified doctor in town,
helping many."

Misbee P.

"Dr. Jenks has performed wonders for my husband, a former Green Beret and combat veteran with multiple injuries, who subsequently suffers from chronic pain. I joked with Dr. Jenks about the fact that my husband is the last person I would expect to see an acupuncturist, but after seeing Dr. Jenks myself for my own physical issues, I can understand why my husband never misses an appointment. Dr. Jenks is not only extremely knowledgeable, but he is kind and he believes in the holistic potential of acupuncture--that it addresses emotional and spiritual aspects of the patient as well as the more obvious physical ones. We both highly recommend him."

Janet R.