Needles & Tea Chinese Medicine

Needles & Tea provides acupuncture, tui na, cupping, gua sha, dietary counseling, and herbal medicine prescriptions.

You’ll find a full selection of raw Chinese herbs, herbal pill formulas, and supplements to enhance your body’s natural healing at there Downtown Alameda location. Needles & Tea also keeps a stock of first aid and topical ointments that are great for soothing away aches, pains, and injuries.

About the Practitioner:

Tina Chin-Kaplan, LAc began her training in the healing arts through the study of Tai Ji Chuan, Taoism, and Qi Gong under Dr. Alex Feng. After winning the 2001 Women’s National Championship in Tai Ji Chuan, she concentrated on internal healing. She completed both her Masters in Science program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and certification for Asian Body Therapy at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM). She specializes in pain management, women’s health, and pediatrics.

Tina is a published author in scientific journals including Cell, Nature, Nature Methods and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.