Eu Yan Sang, , Singapore

Eu Yan Sang was founded in 1879 with the mission of "Caring for Mankind", and has been listed on the Singapore Exchange as Eu Yan Sang International Limited since 28 July 2000.

As a progressive, global healthcare and wellness company with a strong foundation in Traditional Chinese Medicine, we manufacture and retail traditional Chinese medicine and herbs in Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. We also operate clinic services in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

It all began in 1873 when Eu Kong left his hometown of Foshan, a village in Guangdong province of southern China, to seek his fortune in Malaya. The industrious young man settled down in the small mining town of Gopeng, Perak.

Noticing that the tin mine workers depended on opium to alleviate the pain and suffering from hard work and poor living conditions, he introduced traditional Chinese herbal remedies to nurse their health. This led to the opening of the first Yan Sang shop in 1879.

The shop Eu Kong founded, was made up of the words "Yan" "Sang". The former means benevolent, kind or humane in the Cantonese dialect, while the latter represents birth, life or livelihood.

"Yan Sang" literally means caring for mankind.