All about Remedy and Stella Pericleous

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Remedy is located on leafy Pin Oak Crescent across from Newmarket train station.
Yes, on the same street as Chef Lagenda and Laksa KIng!
You will be greeted by a contemporary bright shop and our welcoming golden Lucky Cat (Maneki-neko) waving at you through the window. 
While your waiting for your appointment you can browse through art books or learn about the history of Chinese Medicine.
Pop in and ask a question, look at our herbs and Chinese Medicine cooking pots or scan our range of over the counter Weleda products and herbal teas.
The clinic rooms are inviting with art in each room, odd little knick-knacks to allow your eyes to wander, Ikebana style flower arrangements, ambient music if you so desire and the space to express your health concerns in a non judgemental environment.

Chinese Medicine uses Acupuncture, Cupping and Herbs to restore you to a healthier state of well-being.  We ask you many questions that may seem unrelated, but the answers to these make up our diagnosis. The more information you give us the better we are able to diagnose.  Trust me, we will never roll our eyes at you if you present with a list of all  the symptoms that concern you!
We look at your tongue (yes you will need to poke your tongue out).  The shape, colour and coating of your tongue adds more "insider" information to get to the root of your health concern.

Many of our clients seek out Chinese Medicine for general health and well being, stress related symptoms, gut health, hayfever, muscular aches and pains or anxiety associated with fertility treatments (whether this is in a traditional capacity, same sex or as a single woman with a sperm donor).

Stella is the beating heart of Remedy, she has been practising Chinese Medicine for over 12 years.  Having first encountered Chinese Medicine as a young child when her father was receiving cupping at home.  She was fascinated by the use of fire.  Her auntie lighting pieces of cotton wool soaked in a spirit and putting the blazing cotton wool in glass whisky tumblers.  She found the fire and the big round bruises the cups created mesmerising.
As an adult Stella encountered Chinese Medicine again whilst seeking treatment for her acne.  After unsuccessful attempts at treating her acne with antibiotics she walked into a Chinese Medicine clinic in Footscray.  The Chinese Medicine Doctor had only limited English language skills but her skin, pulse and tongue were examined in accordance with Chinese Medicine protocols .  She was shocked to discover that in Chinese Medicine the practitioner looks at more than just one pulse type and the tongue is examined for its colour, texture and coating!

The Chinese Medicine doctor sent her home with a few bags of tea to cook with instructions to return weekly.  Initially there was little change in the skin but after a few weeks she noticed that her insomnia (which she hadn't mentioned during the consultation had significantly improved).  She also noticed a gradual improvement in her period pain, something else she hadn't mentioned to her doctor due to the language barrier. All this inspired her to study Chinese Medicine and she completed a five and a half year double degree in Chinese Medicine.
Stella went on to complete an internship in China and then set up her own practice!

Many patients are shocked that Stella is not Chinese  There are many westerners now practising Chinese Medicine, she is of Greek -Cypriot descent and believes that her desire to practice Chinese Medicine came from her mother making olive leaf tea way before it became a THING and her auntie applying cupping all those years ago, way before Gwenyth Paltrow appeared at the Oscars with cupping marks and Michael Phelps at the Rio Olympics.

Can I claim with my Private Health Fund Extras?

Yes!

The clinic

Remedy Modern Chinese Medicine is situated in Flemington, only a few kilometers from the centre of Melbourne.  
The clinic is located across the road from Newmarket train station and is close to the City Link, making it very accessible for those in the inner west, Melbourne CBD and Northern suburbs.  For those travelling by train from Brunswick and surrounds there is the option of Flemington Bridge station and a short walk or tram ride up Racecourse Road to the clinic.

The clinic is committed to the ethical use of Herbal Medicine
  • No endangered animals or plants are used.
  • We have a range of easy to use tinctures – made here on the premises. 
  • Herbal teas and the Weleda skin range are also available.

About Stella Pericleous

​​Stella Pericleous (B.H.ScCert.)
Internal Medicine (Zhejiang)
Practitioner of Chinese Medicine 

Stella graduated from Victoria University of Technology with a double degree in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture and has had extensive clinical training.
Stella completed a three month internship at the Zhejiang Provincial Hospital in China where she witnessed first hand Chinese Medicine in a hospital setting. 

Experiencing Chinese Medicine in a hospital environment gave her an appreciation that both Western and Chinese Medicine can work together for optimum benefits to her patients well-being.
Stella understands that it is necessary to use a complementary approach to health.  There is no one stop fits all approach and she encourages her clients to talk to their GP's or specialist's as well as seeking Chinese Medicine.