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*Traditional Chinese Materia Medica
Learn over 100 herbs commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Overview
Traditional Chinese Materia Medica follows the Traditional Chinese Medicine course with a series of 12 lessons focusing on specific categories of Traditional Chinese herbology and features over 100 individual herbal monographs.
104 herbs
13 Videos
12 Lessons
11 Quizzes
1.5+ Hours of Video Content
Final Exam
Lifetime Access to Content with 1 Year to Complete for Certificate
Certificate of Completion
3 Month Access to the Herbal Village
Description
Syllabus
Learning Outcomes
Instructors
Description
Description
Traditional Chinese Materia Medica follows Traditional Chinese Medicine, with this one having a series of 12 lessons focusing on a specific category of Traditional Chinese herbology as well as individual herbs within each category in detail. Each lesson looks in depth at these Chinese herbs utilizing herbal monograph studying by learning through integration the names; origins; meridians entered; energetics or temperature; traditional Chinese usages; famous combinations; other usages; scientific research; and more.
Is this course for me?
This course may be taken by anyone who wants to get to know Traditional Chinese herbs on a deeper level. It is bundled as part of the Master Herbalist Diploma Program or may be taken on it’s own.
Syllabus
Syllabus
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
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will gain an understanding of over 100 TCM herbs and their clinical usages.
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