Benjamin Zappin, LAc

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344 40th St
Oakland, CA 94609

History

Benjamin moved his practice from Santa Cruz, CA, where in addition to his clinical practice, he was director/owner of Five Flavors Herbal Pharmacy - an apothecary that catered to a variety of local health care practitioners.

Specialties

Benjamin Zappin, Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, is a primary health care provider offering integrative services tailored to meet individual's immediate health care needs and long term goals. Benjamin uses acupuncture and manual therapies, Western and Chinese herbs, and nutritional medicine to support patients in achieving optimal health. Benjamin focuses on the treatment of acute and chronic pain, stress relief, mental-emotional conditions, and internal medicine. The primary skills Benjamin uses for diagnosis and treatment come from Chinese medicine. He also uses an extensive repertoire of Western herbs and dietary therapies to support his patients.

Reviews

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4.511 reviews
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john n.
11/26/2012

Ben has helped me recover from many ailments with his skills as an herbalist as well as his healing touch . His acupunctuncture skills are at the top of the chain as I have seen at least six over...

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Leah R.
1/18/2011

I have seen a variety of acupuncturists over the years, and after having seen Ben for about a dozen sessions over the last year, I can assure you that he is one of the best. I had a weird pain in...

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Jonah H.
6/17/2012

* Update: Five Flavors is bar none the best local source of herbal extracts for clinical practice. Ben and Ingrid (now also a medical student) not only have the freshest, highest quality raw...

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claudia e.
1/18/2011

I saw Ben Zappin last night for acupuncture treatment. I was suffering from intense sinus infection pain. Like someone had struck me in the face with a baseball bat. He treated me with needles...

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Shila S.
5/21/2011

Ben is an knowledgeable, thoughtful, and caring practitioner of acupuncture and herbal therapy. I went to see him after experiencing chronic RSI pain in my wrists and neck. In fact, before my...

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