Credits: 110 Classroom Hours
Lesson 1: Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Materia Medica (1 Video)
History of Herbal Medicine
Herbal Energetics
The Eight treatment methods
Processing & Preparation
Cautions & Contraindications
Lesson 2: Herbs that Release the Exterior (1 Video)
Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
Ma huang – Ephedra sinica
Gui zhi – Cinnamomum cassia
Gao ben – Ligusticum sinensis
Sheng jiang – Zingiber officinale
Cong bai – Allium pstulosum
Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
Bo he – Mentha haplocalyx
Ju hua – Chrysantheum morifolium
Mu zei – Equisetum hiemale
Chai hu – Bupleurum chinense
Sheng ma – Cimicifuga foetida
Lesson 3: Herbs that Clear Heat (1 Video)
Herbs that Clear Heat and Drain Fire
Shi Gao – Gypsum/Calcium Sulphate
Zhi Zi – Gardenia jasminoidis
Herbs that Cool blood
Mu Dan Pi – Paeonia suffruticosa
Xuan Shen – Scrophularia ningpoensis
Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
Huang Lian – Rhizoma Coptidis
Huang Qin – Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis
Long Dan Cao – Radix Gentianae
Herbs that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
Jin Yin Hua – Lonicera japonica
Lian Qiao – Forsythia suspense
Herbs that Relieve Summerheat
Lu Dou – Phaseolus radiatus/mungo
Lesson 4: Downward Draining Herbs (1 Video)
Purgatives
Da huang – Rheum palmatum
Fan xie ye – Cassia angustifolia
Lu hui – Aloe vera
Moist Laxatives
Huo ma ren – Cannabis sativa
Yu Ii ren – Prunus japonica
Harsh Expellants (Drastics)
Gan sui – Euphorbia kansui
Ba dou – Croton tiglium
Lesson 5: Herbs that Drain Dampness and Herbs that Expel Wind Damp (1 Video)
Herbs that Drain Dampness
Fu Ling – Poria cocos
Yi Yi Ren – Ciox lachryma jobi
Ze Xie – Alisma plantago-aquatica
Che Qian Zi – Plantago asiatica
Herbs that Dispel Wind Damp
Du Huo – Radix Angelicae pubescentis
Qin Jiao – Radix Gentianae Qinjiao
Mu Gua – Fructus Chaenomelis
Wu Jia Pi – Cortex Acanthopanacis
Cang Er Zi – Fructus Xanthii sibirici
Lesson 6: Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough (1 Video)
Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-heat
Bei mu – Fritillaria cirrhosa
Gua lou – Trichosanthus spp.
Zhu li/ Zhu ru – Bambusa spp.
Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
Ban xia – Pinellia ternata
Xuan fu hua – Inula japonica
Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
Xing ren – Prunus armeniaca
Zi wan – Aster tataricus
Herbs that Expel Phlegm by Vomiting
Gua Di – Cucumis melo
Lesson 7: Aromatic Herbs to Transform Dampness and Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness (1 Video)
Huo Xiang – Agastache rugosa
Hou po – Magnolia officinalis
Cang zhu – Atractylodes lancea
Bai dou kou – Amomum kravanh
Sha ren – Amomum villosum
Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation
Shan zha – Crataegus pinnatifida
Shen qu – Massa Fermentata
Mai ya – Hordeum vulgare
Lai fu zi – Raphanus sativis
Ji Nei jin – Gigeriae galli Endothelium corneum
Lesson 8: Herbs that Regulate Qi (1 Video)
Chen pi – Citrus reticum
Qing pi – Citrus reticulata
Zhi shi – Citrus aurantium
Da fu pi – Areca catechu
Mu xiang – Aucklandia lapa
Chen xiang – Aquilaria agallocha
Xie bai – Allium macrostemon
Li zhi he – Litchi chinensis
Xiang fu – Cyperi rhizoma
Lesson 9: Herbs that Regulate Blood (1 Video)
Herbs that Stop Bleeding
Pu huang – Typha angustifolia
Xian he cao – Agrimonia pilosa
San qi – Panax notoginseng
Ai ye – Artemisia argyi
Herbs that Invigorate the Blood
Chuan xiong – Ligusticum chuanxiong
Dan shen – Salvia miltiorrhiza
Yi mu cao – Leonurus heterophyllus
Chi shao – Paeonia veitchii
Tao ren – Prunus persica
Hong hua – Carthamus tinctorius
Niu xi – Achyranthes bidentata
Lesson 10: Herbs that Tonify (1 Video)
Herbs that Tonify the Qi
Ren shen – Panax ginseng
Dang shen – Codonopsis pilosula
Huang qi – AstraguIus membranaceus
Da zao – Ziziphus jujuba
Gan cao – Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Herbs that Tonify the Blood
Shu di huang – Rehmanniae glutinosa
He shou wu – Polygonum multiflorum
Dang gui – Angelica sinensis
Bai shao – Paenia lactiflora
Herbs that Tonify the Yin
Xi yang shen – Panax quinguefolium
Tian men dong – Asparggus cochinchinensis
Bai he – Lilium brownii
Lesson 11: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel cold & Herbs that Tonify Yang (1 Video)
Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
Fu zi – Aconitum carmichaeli
Gan jiang – Zingiber officinale
Rou gui – Cinnamomun cassia
Herbs that Tonify Yang
Lu rong – Cervus Nippon
Dong chong xia cao – Cordycops sinensis
Ba ji tian – Morinda officinalis
Hu tao ren – Juglans regia
Bu gu zhi – Psoralea corylifolia
Du Zhong – Eucommia ulmoides
Lesson 12: Herbs Herbs that Stabilize and Bind, Substances that Calm the Spirit, Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit, and Substances that Extinguish Wind & Stop Tremors (1 Videos)
Herbs that Stabilize and Bind
Wu wei zi – Schisandra chinensis
Shan zhu yu – Cornus officinalis
Rou dou kou – Myristica fragrans
Bai Guo – Gingko biloba
Substances that Calm the Spirit
Mu Li – Ostrea gigas
Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
Suan Zao Ren – Semen Zizyphi Spinosae
Yuan Zhi – Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae
Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
Gou Teng – Uncaria rhynchophylla
Di Long – Pheretima aspergillum
