Alan Keith Tillotson
REGISTERED HERBALIST and NATURAL MEDICINE specialist Alan Tillotson has been practicing Western and Oriental herbal medicine for over thirty years, and is a professional member (R.H.) of the peer reviewed American Herbalists Guild.
He holds an accredited Master’s degree in Asian Medical Systems (Goddard College), a non-accredited Ph.D. in Integrative Health Sciences (IUPS), and holds a Delaware medical license to practice Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture (L.Ac.), with the Delaware license title of “Eastern Medicine Practitioner.”
Alan is well known in America for his apprenticeship study of Ayurvedic herbology beginning in 1976 in Nepal under Vaidya Mana Bajra Bajracharya. – A link to the Ayurvedic textbook he helped translate from Sanskrit is found here.
He earned a teaching degree in meditation and Qi gong from the Jin Shan School of Taoist Meditation under Sifu Wang Yen-Nien.
He studied Chinese medicine in detail working side by side with his wife Naixin since 1991. And he studied Naturopathic medicine with the late Dr. Thomas Marsteller of Sellersville PA from 1984 to 1987.
Over several years Alan was invited as a guest faculty member, teaching several classes at the Thomas Jefferson Medical University’s alternative medicine course, as well as giving several subsequent seminars at the invitation of the Jefferson students. He is a graduate of the East-West Professional Herbalist course, which covers both Western and Chinese herbs. He has also worked as a formulator for the Natural Foods industry, including a product he developed called Myelin Sheath Energy and several other private label products he developed in for specialty problems in ophthalmolgy and other areas.
He maintains an extensive research library and computer database of natural medicine clinical applications from around the world. He is the author of the Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicine (1985) and the 600 page textbook for laypersons and professionals entitled The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook. This book describes the theory and mechanisms behind the safe and effective integration of Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western herbs with modern medicine. Currently he is in the early stages of working with Madhu Bajra Bajracharya of Nepal and Todd Caldecott of Canada on a translation from Sanskrit of a second medical textbook on Ayurvedic medicine.
Alan is also a radio co-host with Robert Abel MD of the Radio MD show “the Wizard of Eyes,” and a regular guest on the Frank Gregory WDEL show 101.7 FM. You can listen to a show here:
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Naixin Hu Tillotson
CHINESE HERBALIST AND ACUPUNCTURIST Naixin Hu Tillotson (Nai-shing) is the co-director of Chrysalis Natural Medicine, and chief Acupuncturist at our clinic in Delaware. Before emigrating to the United States in 1991 and receiving her national acupuncture certification (NCCAOM) and license in Pennsylvania, Naixin studied Chinese medicine at the Chengdu Peoples Hospital of Herbology for three years under Doctor Yang Guo Zhi.
In 1982, Naixin received her degree from the West China University of Medical Sciences and later taught in Sichuan Province at the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the third largest traditional medicine center in China. She did additional training in acupuncture with Doctor Li Bo Ning , former director of the Sichuan Reseach Institute of Acupuncture. Other accomplishments include being a member of the Executive board of the American Herbalists Guild, and working as acupuncturist for the family of President Mubarek of Egypt. She also worked as an acupuncturist at the Zagazig University in Egypt. Naixin is a co-author of the One Earth Herbal Sourcebook. More About Acupuncture.
Justin Tillotson Mao
Justin is a NCCAOM board-certified acupuncturist licensed in Delaware. He holds a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has over 3,000 hours of training in both acupuncture and herbal medicine. A second-generation acupuncturist, Justin first learned Chinese medicine through his parents, Dr. Alan and Naixin Tillotson. Justin has worked as a clinic acupuncturist at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and Columbia University in New York.
At Chrysalis, Justin takes an integrative approach in helping patients identify the root causes of their illness. He specializes in treating digestive disorders, acute and chronic pain, autoimmune disease, infertility and emotional disorders. Treatments will often combine Chinese medicine with Western functional medicine involving vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements.
Prior to joining Chrysalis, Justin worked as a business consultant at Deloitte and Touché. He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Economics and International Affairs from George Washington University.
Education:
- Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Bachelor of Science in Economics
Advisory Board
THE CHRYSALIS Advisory Board includes respected physicians and researchers from around the world who are consulted regularly for their expert opinions.
Robert Abel, Jr., MD
Salvatore D’Angio, MD
John Billon, MD
Vd. Madhu Bajra Bajracharya, (Ayur.)
Herbal Hall – Professional discussion list of over 100 herbalists worldwide.
In addition, Alan and Naixin maintain contacts and ongoing conversations with many of the world’s premier herbalists, whose names are mentioned and linked throughout the website.