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Eu Yan Sang
Company typePublic
Founded1879
HeadquartersSouth Bridge Road, Singapore


A branch locates at Metro City, HK

Eu Yan Sang (Chinese: 余仁生; pinyin: Yú Rén Shēng) is a healthcare company that specialises in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has more than 100 years of history. The company has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since 2000. Eu Yan Sang is better known to Asian consumers through the presence of more than 140 retail outlets in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. Manufacturing activities are carried out in two of its GMP-certified (Good Manufacturing Practice) factories located in Hong Kong and Malaysia. The Group also operates 20 TCM clinics in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore and three Specialist TCM Centres in Singapore.

History and Etymology

In the 1870s, Eu Kong Pai , better known as Eu Kong left the village of Foshan in Guangdong, China to seek his fortune in Malaya. He settled down in the small mining town of Gopeng, Perak. At that time, conditions were harsh for tin mine coolies. He noticed that the local tin mine coolies were heavily dependant on opium. The coolies used opium as the easiest method for immediate relief for their medical needs. The majority were illiterate and oblivious to the dangers of opium to their health. Eu Kong used his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to help them overcome this harmful habit. Traditional Chinese herbal remedies were used as a means of alleviating their physical suffering and restoring their health. Eu Kong opened his first Chinese medicine shop in 1879 in Gopeng, named “Yan Sang”.


The name of the company that Eu Kong started is made up of the words "Yan" and "Sang". The former means benevolent, kind or humane in Chinese while the latter represents birth, life or livelihood. "Yan Sang" literally means caring for mankind.


In 1890 Eu Kong’s eldest son, Eu Tong Sen inherited the family business. By the age of 20, Eu Tong Sen had become one of Malaya’s best-known pioneers in the tin mining industry. His prospecting of tin in Kampar led him to open a second medicine shop in Kampar, Perak in Malaya. Other than tin-mining, he was also involved in the rubber industry.


Eventually, Eu Tong Sen expanded the family business of traditional Chinese medicine to other parts of Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong and Southern China. In Singapore, a main street in Chinatown is named after Eu Tong Sen.

Research, Development and Technology


Eu Yan Sang has promoted the use of modern technology and western scientific practices in the application of TCM.


Eu Yan Sang uses chemical and genomic fingerprinting for the authentication and quality control of its TCM herbs. Chemical fingerprinting profiles the chemical constituents of a herb and genomic fingerprinting provides an objective evaluation of the genomic identity of plants based on species, cultivated varieties or geographic origin.


Eu Yan Sang launched the world’s first certification standard for TCM Herbs in 2008. Called the ‘Eu Yan Sang Good Agronomic Practices for Herbs Certification Scheme‘ (EYSGAP-Herbs), the certification institutes safety controls and traceability at all stages of the supply chain - from the growing and processing through to the retailing of TCM herbs.


In 2008 Eu Yan Sang announced the establishment of an online portal that integrates safety and quality standards with modern fingerprinting technology for TCM herbs. Called the ‘integrated Good Agronomic Practice for Traditional Chinese Medicine Electronic System’ (iGATES), the online tracking system is the first of its kind to track the entire value chain from “seed to shelf” for either food or herbs.

Business Groups

Retail & Wholesale


Eu Yan Sang markets selected Chinese herbs, Chinese Proprietary Medicines as well as health foods and supplements. It currently offers more than 300 products under the Eu Yan Sang brand. It also carries more than 1,000 different types of Chinese herbs and other medicinal products. In December 2006, the company signed an exclusive worldwide distributorship agreement with the Wisconsin Ginseng & Herb Co-op for the rights to procure and distribute Wisconsin-grown American Ginseng. The agreement also entitles Eu Yan Sang to use of the Wisconsin Ginseng seal to validate authenticity.


Eu Yan Sang has a distribution network of more than 140 Eu Yan Sang branded retail outlets in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. Selected Eu Yan Sang products are also carried in drugstores, pharmacies, medical halls, supermarkets, convenience stores, hospitals, health clubs and spas worldwide.

Manufacturing


Eu Yan Sang’s manufacturing is carried out in its two GMP-certified (Good Manufacturing Practice) factories in Hong Kong and Malaysia.


In 2006 Eu Yan Sang invested more than HK$110 million in a 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2), modern manufacturing plant in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. This concentration and extraction facility also has its own laboratory facilities for research and development. The Hong Kong manufacturing plant was awarded GMP-certification, ISO 9001:2000 accreditation and TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) certification from Australia.


Eu Yan Sang’s manufacturing facility in Malaysia is operated by a wholly owned subsidiary company, Weng Li Sdn Bhd. This facility is GMP certified by Malaysia’s Ministry of Health since 1997 and was awarded the ISO 9001 international accreditation in 2001.

TCM Clinics


The Group also operates 20 TCM Clinics in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. These clinics offer traditional services such as acupuncture, Tui Na (healing massages) and the dispensing of prescriptions.


The Group also operates three Specialist TCM Centres in Singapore offering the services of practitioners trained in both Chinese and Western medicine. Depending on the diagnosis, the treatment can include both TCM as well as complementary approaches such as natural therapies and nutritional medicine.

Flagship store interior

See also


* Traditional Chinese Medicine

References

  • Carlock, Randel (March 2006), Eu Yan Sang - Healing a Family & Business
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