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Relieving the necks of Wall Street working stiffs with acupuncture and massage since 1997, this Chinese herb emporium reopened as a full service-spa in February 2006. Its alternative-medicine boutique, painted in sunny pastels like the rest of the two-story space, stocks some 500 herbs, including an impressive array of ginseng and chrysanthemum; most herbs are in powdered form and displayed in small anonymous jars, waiting to be custom-mixed by doctors into remedies for ailments like chronic pain or anxiety. Past the shop lies a eucalyptus-scented salon where equal numbers of men and women—sipping cucumber water or rosebud tea sprinkled with antioxidant-rich bilberries—wait by a blue porcelain fountain for East-meets-West treatments like acupuncture-assisted non-surgical facial lifts. During lunch, time-strapped traders opt for thirty-minute Swedish-Shiatsu massages, while after the market closes—or on weekends, when residents of neighborhood’s luxe lofts stroll in—the hour-long signature Customized Herbal Facial is a popular choice. In this treatment, a Chinese doctor examines the client’s tongue coloring and texture, then a pore-opening steam and peel follow, topped off by a warm, earthy-smelling herbal mask, custom-mixed for both constitution and skin type. Two Brooklyn locations stock herbs and offer some services, but only the Manhattan space has facials, waxing, and body treatments on the menu. — Rose Reis

Full-day, half-day, seasonal, and holiday specials are available, as are targeted packages like Aging with Grace and Slim Down. Check the spa’s Website or call one of its three locations for details.