DR
HO KAI CHEONG AND HIS LEGACY
Dear
Readers,
Recently, while I was doing some research for my article in
my tea art blog and bumped into this man, who was none other than Dr Ho Kai
Cheong, the founder of Ho Yan Hor Herbal tea. He is the man who truly turn his
passion into an enterprise that lasts for more than half a century, which is
still thriving into the year 2013.
The story of his legacy begun like this.
The streets were no
longer deserted when evenings came. People no longer had to be terrified of men
in army suits. World War II had come to an end.
In the midst of the
unsettled post-war period, while people were busy restoring buildings and
businesses, houses and homes, this man in his 30`s, preferred to enjoy the
tranquility which was taken away from his homeland when he came back to Malaya
in 1941.
Having graduated from
China`s Canton Wah Lam National Physicians School in 1941, he was then one of
the very few young chaps who received tertiary education. Still young and not
having the faintest idea about his next step in life after the war, he obliged
to the request of a friend to bring into creation a blend of herbal tea for
folks in town who were deprived of the wonders of Western medicines as a remedy
for common ailments.
With his passion for
herbs and the knowledge acquired, he embarked on a journey of discovery leading
to a concoction of 24 kinds of herbs. Till today, Ho Yan Hor Herbal Tea has
remained a masterpiece of extraction. The meticulous extraction process of the
24 selected kinds of herbs bares every leaf of its nutritional and therapeutic
assets! A class of its own, this novel process is repeated several times to
ensure thorough extraction. The extract is then absorbed onto tea leaves, dried
and packed into sachet tea bags for consumers` convenience. When taken, this
all-natural extract enables immediate absorption of its goodness into the body.
Today, the 60-year-old Ho Yan Hor Herbal Tea remains a favourite among many and
it is much sought after to relieve body heatiness, nausea, indigestion, and
waning appetite.
Over a lapse of more than
half a century, Dr. Ho Kai-Cheong`s humble herbal tea stall has grown to a
modern manufacturing plant with WHO GMP status. Modernization has not deterred
the house of Ho Yan Hor from bringing its ancient goodness to consumers of the
21st century. From formulation to processing, these have been carefully
preserved over the decades. The modern manufacturing plant has not
short-changed consumers of its invaluable goodness, but only adding to it
hygiene and health.
More than a health
heritage, Ho Yan Hor Herbal Tea is truly an illustration of `when east meets
west`. This aged-old concoction has managed to strike equilibrium between
alternative medicines and mainstream medical approaches. With every cup of tea,
come not only nutritional and therapeutic values, but heritage and
history!
By now, we hope you are
able to see how this young man adds value to his community by offering his
solution to the pressing issue faced by his community at that time.
Thank you and hope that you find it useful and
helpful.
No comments:
Post a Comment