About ChineseHerbShop.net

In 1992, I founded A Healing Place, a private practice offering acupressure and Chinese herbal therapies in Hartford, CT.  Being laid off from a large insurance company in 1991 was a blessing and welcomed opportunity.  While I had achieved moderate success in my corporate career, I was neither healthy nor happy, so I returned to school for acupressure, and shortly after, added in Chinese herbology classes.   

Taking the classes in Chinese herbology led me to the opportunity to co-found the Connecticut Institute for Herbal Studies in 1995 which in turn led to the development and launching of an on-line Chinese herb store in 1997, now known as ChineseHerbShop.net. 

In 2008, I closed the private practice known as "A Healing Place" after 16 years.  With both the commitment of the school and the practice of acupressure behind me, my primary focus is ChineseHerbShop.net.  It has been my pleasure to serve your herbal needs since 1997, and I remain committed to this site being your on-line source for Chinese herbal remedies.

Wishing you good health,

Merri Korn, MS, ABT, LMT

Merri Korn, MS, LMT, ABT is Licensed in Connecticut for acupressure, is a certified Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, and a member of the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA) and the Connecticut Holistic Health Association (CHHA). She has also taught classes in the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), both Five Element and Eight Principle theories, the practice of acupressure, Five Element Energy Analysis for diet and health and the use of Chinese herbal medicines for common ailments.