Outpatient Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine with Therapy, Research, and Education at UKE Hamburg
HanseMerkur Zentrum für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin am Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg (University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf Campus)New on Amplifa
About the Center
The HanseMerkur Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an outpatient facility on the campus of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg. It was opened on July 1, 2010 and combines research, education, and therapy under one roof. In the therapeutic area, the center offers outpatient TCM treatments, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. In research, cell biology procedures as well as molecular biology and biochemical methods are used to scientifically investigate the effects and efficiency of TCM. In education, the center provides further training for students, physicians, and therapists, among other things within the framework of a TCM Master's program as well as in seminars such as an Acupuncture Seminar on Neurology. The center was named with the support of HanseMerkur and is a cooperation at UKE.
- Site
- Hamburg, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf Campus
- Processes
- TCM Treatment (outpatient), Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Further Education and Training for Students, Physicians, and Therapists (TCM Master's Program), Research (Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemical Methods), Seminars (e.g., Acupuncture Seminar Neurology)
- Materials
- Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Founded
- 2010
- Industries
- Healthcare, Naturopathy / Traditional Chinese Medicine, Science and Education
- 01
Outpatient TCM Treatment (Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine)
- 02
Research (Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemical Methods)
- 03
Education and Further Training (TCM Master's Program, Seminars)
Services and Methods
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Diagnosis and therapy according to the principles of Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and herbal medicine.
Acupuncture
Treatment procedure, among other things investigated for neurological diseases such as polyneuropathy.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Phytotherapeutic treatments, e.g., with the formula Shufeng Jiedu for mild COVID-19.
Location
Hamburg
DETCM Center (outpatient facility, research/education and therapy)
Treatment and Research Focus Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2010
Opening of the HanseMerkur TCM Center as an outpatient facility on the campus of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf on July 1, 2010
- 2026
Study on Chinese herbal medicine (Shufeng Jiedu) for mild COVID-19 published in the journal Chinese Herbal Medicine (Elsevier)
- 2026
Participation in the 'Long Night of the Consulates' at the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg (April 30, 2026)
- 2026
Semester opening for the Winter Semester 2026/27 on September 25, 2026