Course A: Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine
 

Studying progress (total time 210 hrs, 12 weeks, about 3 months)

Brief Introduction ( 2 hrs)

Chapter 1. The Theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements ( 36 hrs )

Section 1. The Theory of Yin-Yang
1. The Concept of the Theory of Yin-Yang
2. Basic Contents of the Theory of Yin-yang
3. Application of the theory of Yin-Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Section 2. The theory of the Five Elements
1. Basic Concepts of the Five Elements
2. Basic Contents of the theory of the Five Elements
3. Application of the Theory of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chapter 2 the Theory of Zang-Fu System (42 hrs )

Section 1. Five Zang Organs
1. Heart
Appendix: the Pericardium
2. Lung
3. Spleen
4. Liver
5. Kidney

Section 2 Six Fu Organs
1. Gallbladder
2. Stomach
3. Small Intestine
4. Large Intestine
5. Bladder
6. San Jiao (Triple Energizer)

Section 3. The Extraordinary Fu Organs
1. Brain
2. Uterus

Taking the middle Exam for Course A (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 A 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 3 the Theory of Essence, Qi, Blood and Body Fluids (36 hrs )

Section 1. Essence

Section 2. Qi
1. The Classification and Generation of Qi
2. Function of Qi

Section 3. Blood
1. Formation and Circulation of Blood
2. Functions of Blood

Section 4. Body fluids
1. Formation, Transportation and Dissemination of Body Fluids
2. Functions of Body Fluids

Chapter 4. Meridians and Collateral (42 hrs)

Section 1. Concept and Formation of the Meridian System
1. The Concept of Meridians
2. The Composition of the Meridian System

Section 2. The twelve principal meridians
1. The courses, connections and distributions of the twelve principal meridians
2. The exterior-interior relationships between the twelve principal meridians and cyclical flow of qi and blood in them
3. The routes of the principal meridians

Section 3 The eight extra meridians

Section 4 The functions of meridians and their Application
1. Functions of meridians
2. Clinical Significance of the theory of meridians

Chapter 5. Etiology and Pathogenesis (44 hrs)

Section 1. Etiology
1. The six exogenous factors (wind, cold, summer-heat, damp, dryness, fire (heat)
2. Internal injury by emotional frustration
3. Irregular diet
4. Excessive physical exertion and lack of physical work and exercise
5. Phlegm and fluid retention, and blood stagnation
6.Traumatic injuries

Section 2. Pathogenesis
1. Disharmony of yin and yang
2. Conflict between anti-pathogenic qi and pathogenic qi
3. Abnormal descending and ascending qi

Taking the final exam for course A (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 A 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.