Course E   Herbology

Studying progress (total time 260 hours, 18 weeks, about 4 months)

（In this course more than 230 common herbs will be discussed in detail.）

Chapter 1  General Introduction of Herbology (26 hrs)

Section 1  Concepts and Origin of Chinese Herbology

l.  Concepts of Chinese Herbs

2. The Origin and Development of Chinese Herbology

Section 2  Collection and Preparation of Herbs

1. Collection of Herbs

2. Preparation of Herbs  

Section 3  Theory on Herb Properties

1. Four Natures and Five Flavors

2. Effects of Lifting, Lowering, Floating and Sinking

3. Meridian Tropism

4. Toxicity  

Section 4  Applications of Chinese Herbs

1. Compatibility

2. Contraindication

3. Dosage

4. Administration

Chapter 2  Herbs for Relieving Exterior Syndromes (22 hrs)

Section 1  Herbs pungent in flavor and warm in nature for relieving external syndrome

Section 2  Herbs pungent in flavor and cool in nature for relieving exterior syndromes

Chapter 3  Herbs For Eliminating Heat (32 hrs)

Section 1  Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Herbs

Section 2  Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Herbs

Section 3  Heat-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Herbs

Section 4  Heat-Clearing and Detoxication Herbs

Section 5  Herbs for Clearing Heat of Deficiency Type

Chapter 4  Purgative Herbs (10 hrs)

Section 1  Purgatives

Section 2  Laxatives

Section 3  Drastic Hydragogues

Chapter 5  Anti-Rheumatics (8 hrs)

Chapter 6  Aromatic Herbs for Resolving Dampness (8 hrs)

Chapter 7  Herbs for inducing Diuresis and Excreting Dampness (12 hrs)

Chapter 8  Herbs for Warming the Interior (8 hrs)

Chapter 9  Herbs for Regulating Qi (10 hrs)

Chapter 10  Herbs for Removing Food Stagnation (6 hrs)

Take the middle Exam for Course E (4 hrs)

When you finish the above contents and prepare to take the middle exam, please contact with your tutor to send you the middle exam paper for course E by e-mail. After you finish the exam, please send back the finished exam paper to your tutor, he/she will check your answers and give you the score.

Chapter 11  Tonics for Deficiency Syndromes (32 hrs)

Section 1  Herbs for invigorating Qi

Section 2  Blood Tonics

Section 3  Yin Tonics

Section 4  Yang Tonics

Chapter 12  Hemostatics (14hrs)

Chapter 13  Herbs for Promoting Blood Circulation and Relieving Blood Stasis (16hrs)

Chapter 14  Herbs Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Cough and Asthma (22 hrs)

Section 1  Herbs Relieving Cold-phlegm by Warming

Section 2  Herbs for clearing heat-phlegm

Section 3  Herbs for Relieving Cough and Asthma

Chapter 15  Tranquilizers (6 hrs)

Chapter 16  Herbs for calming the liver and checking wind (10hrs)

Chapter 17  Astringents (10 hrs)

Take an exam for course E (4 hrs)

When you finish all of the contents and prepare to take the final exam, please contact with your tutor to send you the final exam paper for course E  by e-mail. After you finish the exam, please send back the finished exam paper to your tutor, he/she will check your answers and give you the score.