About Us

Hi! I’m Kelly LeGendre, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with over 20 years experience treating patients with Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

In February 2025 I walked into Yong Sheng and was shocked to learn that Ling and Guan Jiang, the store’s founders, were retiring and planning to close at the end of the following month. As Arizona’s first TCM pharmacy, I’d been sending patients to Yong Sheng for herbs since I was in acupuncture school in the early 2000s. I couldn’t imagine Tucson losing such a valuable resource! 

I set up a meeting with the Jiangs to discuss the impending closure and we quickly hammered out a plan to save the store. As a newly divorced single mom I didn’t have the resources to buy the store outright, but the Jiangs generously offered to allow me to pay them over time. 

Ling told me stories of driving to California to consult with other pharmacy owners when they first decided to open the business in the mid-1990s, and leaving with a Uhaul full of herbs and a list of IOUs. The other pharmacy owners told her she could repay the loans once her business took off. Ling said she recognized the same enthusiasm in me that she had had as a young entrepreneur, and she wanted to pay that kindness forward.

As soon as we had a plan in place, I quit my job at the large, multi-practitioner acupuncture clinic where I was working on a contract with the VA. I came to work with the Jiangs during their last month in the store and officially assumed ownership of Yong Sheng on April 1st, 2025. 

My first year in the store wasn’t easy… In addition to the steep learning curve that came with retail business ownership, I was immediately hit with supply chain chaos and cost increases that resulted from the astronomical tariffs being placed on imported goods. Then just as I felt like I was regaining my footing, I learned the building we were in had been sold, and my space had been rented to another business, forcing me to move the store.

But despite all of the chaos that ensued during that time, I’d do it all again in a heartbeat! 

We’re now back in the newly renovated plaza where the Jiangs first opened their business in 1996. I’ve brought in more professional grade products, expanded our prescription pharmacy services, and introduced online ordering. We’re still offering herbal consultations on weekends and we now have a practitioner working out of the store doing acupuncture and cupping full-time. 

        

Yong Sheng just celebrated 30 years in business and I’m thrilled to be introducing a whole new generation of customers to Traditional Chinese Medicine. We’ve already seen a lot of change in the past couple of years, but we’re only getting started!

I’m so excited to have you along on our journey!