About Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre
Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre is the 360 degree
solution to a 'healthier you'
Dubai Herbal & Treatment Centre (DHTC) was founded in 2003 under the auspices of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Our understanding of health has evolved. It extends beyond the body to include the spirit and mind. Health is personal. It depends entirely on your particular circumstances, nature and goals.
We embrace this holistic view on health at DHTC and accordingly offer you individualized solutions to wellbeing. This bespoke approach is at the core of our philosophy: we tailor holistic health journeys for our clients drawing from three complementary areas – Get & Stay Well, Feel Well Retreat and Eat Well.
GET & STAY WELL is our sanctuary for good health. We treat a variety of ailments by offering personalized treatments and therapies for both adults and children. As a fully integrated medical centre, you'll receive the best of conventional medicine and proven alternative medicine under one roof. Our team of both allopathic (conventional) and CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) practitioners are experts in their field, dedicated to their work and sensitive to the needs of each patient. Our unique pharmacy provides a full range of allopathic, herbal and homeopathic remedies.
FEEL WELL – where a Spa transforms into a Retreat, blending alternative medicine and Body & Mind treatments to improve your overall wellbeing. From facials, massages and colon hydrotherapy to guided meditation and Reiki. We will help you to de-stress, revitalize and center yourself. You can also work on your fitness with Yoga, Pilates and personal training tailored to your needs.
EAT WELL is dedicated to nutritious eating. Tuck into delicious gluten free meals that taste as good as they look. Order a la carte or tailor your very own meal plan with vegetarian, vegan and paleo options. It also provides a space to learn about healthy cooking, conduct private events and seminars. Whether you dine from the comfort of your own home or in our restaurant overlooking Downtown Dubai, you can finally enjoy eating the right way effortlessly.
Let us help you cultivate a wholesome lifestyle that will last by getting and staying well in our medical centre, by eating bespoke and healthy meals and by feeling well in our retreat.
Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre – hand in hand for your wellbeing.
OUR HISTORY
In 2003, Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre (DHTC) was established to offer holistic solutions for well being.
By creating health and wellness programs which offer one or a combination of conventional (allopathic) and CAM (Complementary and Alternative) treatments, Dubai Herbal & Treatment Centre took a more holistic approach to bringing harmony to the body and mind.
We embrace this holistic view on health at DHTC and accordingly offer our guests individualized solutions to well being.
The bespoke approach is at the core of our philosophy: we tailor holistic health journeys for our clients drawing from three complementary areas Get & Stay Well, Feel Well Retreat and Eat Well.
GET & STAY WELL – is our sanctuary for good health. As a fully integrated medical centre, we treat a variety of ailments by offering personalized treatments and therapies for both adults and children
—™ Traditional Chinese Medicine —™ Preventive Medicine —™ Homeopathy
—™ Physiotherapy —™ Medical Pilates —™ Ayurveda —™ Dermatology —™
Diagnostics —™ Pharmacy —™ Nutrition
FEEL WELL – where a spa transforms into a retreat, blending alternative medicine and body & mind treatments to improve your overall wellbeing.
—™ Body & Mind Treatments —™ Body Treatments
—™ Facials —™ Colon Hydrotherapy
EAT WELL – is dedicated to healthy & clean eating. They pride themselves in being the first lifestyle restaurant offering nutritious meals designed by their wellness team, which are free from 'Gluten' and refined sugar.
—™ eat well Restaurant —™ eat well Bistro
—™ eat well Meal plans —™ eat well DIFC
Dr. Ali Ridha Ali Alhashimi
Director General
Dr. Maria Ridao Alonso
Medical Director
Dr. Ali Ridha Al Hashemi
Director General
Dr. Vimala Lewis is an alumnus of the prestigious Fr. Muller’s Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Mangalore, India. She graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor Degree in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery. Thereafter she worked at a Government Homeopathic Centre in Udupi, India for a brief period before joining her alma mater as a tutor for Homeopathic Materia Medica, where she worked for 2 years. She was assigned duties to the outpatient department of the hospital at the same time. Later on she started her own private consultancy in her hometown and practiced homeopathy for a couple of years.
Dr. Eram Mohd Shaikh is an established and highly skilled General Practitioner with strong focus towards Integrative Medicine. Being born and brought up in Dubai, she graduated from one of the leading universities in UAE and was trained in multiple hospitals across the Emirates such as, Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Al Baraha Hospital in Dubai.
Dr. Asha Jones has many years of broad practical experience in Ayurvedic medicine and treatment in India and in UAE. Since graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery from India’s highly reputed Government Ayurvedic College in Trivandrum, Kerala, Asha Jones has worked as a consultant in many of the country’s Ayurvedic hospitals and centres. She has been practicing in U A E since 2004. Jones joined Dubai Herbal & Treatment Centre in 2011.
With over 8 years of experience practicing acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the United Arab Emirates, Shan Xu is highly passionate about functional and integrative medical approaches that honor the concept of holism, which is central to TCM.
Jing Zeng got the medical degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008 when she completed her 6 years studying at Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine University, China. Ever since then she has been working as a doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine.During 2005-2007, Jing Zeng was selected to follow Acupuncture Master Dr Dong Hongtao (a reputed Acupuncturist and Herbalist in China) to learn acupuncture techniques. And during 2008-2010, she worked in the affiliated hospital of Guangxi TCM University. In the year 2010 she became a Member of The World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies, as well as relocating to Dubai to continue her profession. With enthusiasm, Jing Zeng has focused her practice in fertility support, rehabilitation, detox, energy balancing and facial acupuncture by Acupuncture treatment and prescriptions of herbal teas (decoctions).
Yang Yang has been practicing medicine for almost 20 years. She obtained her medical bachelor degree from Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2000 and worked in Dalian hospital as a TCM doctor. She pursued further study at Dalian Medical University and was awarded a Masters degree 2010. She treats her patients using acupuncture therapy combined with cupping, Chinese herbs, moxibustion and lifestyle management to treat both physical and psychological problems, in order to promote health and wellbeing both spiritually and mentally.
Zhiyan Shi completed her Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2008 at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. During her Master’s Degree studies, she worked at the affiliated Foshan Chinese Medicine Hospital. From 2011 to 2015, she worked in the No.181 Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army. Her therapies include TCM consultation, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, tuina massage and ear point treatment. Zhiyan has focused on fertility support, rehabilitation, detox, acupressure, energy balancing, facial acupuncture by Acupuncture treatment and prescriptions of herbal teas (decoctions). Besides other diseases she is specially trained on treating arthritis, rheumatism, muscle strain, tennis elbow, headache, migraine, immune system diseases, insomnia, neck-, shoulder-, low-back- and leg pain. She joined Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre in 2015.
Dr. Acharya has five decades of clinical experience and four decades in hospital administration. After seven years in the National Health Services (NHS, UK), Dr. Acharya held the position of Director of Primary Healthcare in the Department of Health & Medical Services, Government of Dubai from 1972 until 2002. During this period, he was also Head of the Dermatology Department and Liaison Officer for WHO. Upon completing his tenure at DOHMS, Dr. Acharya helped to establish the Dubai Herbal & Medical Centre (DHTC) as one of the first truly integrative medical centres in the UAE. From 2002 until 2010, he held the role of Medical Director at DHTC, while continuing to practice integrative dermatology.
Beena Joseph obtained her diploma in Ayurvedic Nursing, Massage and Panchakarma from the Kerala Health Care Centre & Para Medical Institute in 2003. She has more than ten years’ experience in a reputed traditional hospital in India. After obtaining her MOH /DHA License in 2008 she worked as an Ayurvedic Therapist in a Medical Centre in Dubai. She joined DHTC in 2014. She is well experienced in all Ayurvedic Therapies, Ayurvedic Massages & Facials and feel well Treatments.