Cause F: Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(Total 125 formulas)

Studying progress (total time 240 hours, 17 weeks, about 4 months)

Chapter 1 Formation of a Formula (2 hrs)

Section 1 The Principle of Forming a Formula

Section 2 Modification of a Formula

Chapter 2 Main Dosage Forms of a Formula (4 hrs)

Chapter 3 Methods of Decocting and Taking Herbs (4 hrs)

Section 1 the Methods of Decocting Herbs

Section 2 Methods of Taking Herbs

Chapter 4 Formulas for Relieving Exterior Syndrome (16 hrs)

Section 1 Pungent and Warm Formulas for Relieving Exterior Syndrome

Section 2 Pungent and Cool Formulas for Relieving Exterior Syndrome

Section 3 Formulas for Strengthening the Body Resistance, and Relieving Exterior Syndrome

Chapter 5 Heat-clearing Formulas (32 hrs)

Section 1  Formulas for Clearing Away Heat from the Qi System

Section 2  Formulas for Removing Heat from the Ying and Blood Systems

Section 3  Formulas for Clearing Away Heat from Both Qi and Blood Systems

Section 4  Formulas for Clearing Away Heat and Toxins

Section 5  Formulas for Removing Heat from the Viscera

Section 6  Formulas for Allaying Fever of Deficiency Type

Section 7  Formulas for Clearing Away Summer-heat and Replenishing Qi

Chapter 6 Purgative Formulas (16 hrs)

Section 1 Purgative formulas of Cold Nature

Section 2 Purgative Formulas of Warm Nature

Section 3 Emollient Formulas for Causing Laxation

Section 4 Formulas for Eliminating Retained Fluid

Section 5 Formulas for Both Reinforcement and Elimination

Chapter 7 Formulas for warming the interior ( 8 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Warming the Middle-warmer to Dispel Cold

Section 2 Formulas for Recuperating Depleted Yang to Rescue the Patient from Collapse

Section 3 Formulas for Warming the Meridians to Dispel Cold

Chapter 8 Mediating Formulas (10 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Treating Shaoyang Disease by Mediation

Section 2 Formulas for Regulating the Function of the Liver and the Spleen

Section 3 Formulas for Regulating the Intestine and Stomach

Chapter 9 Formulas for Regulating the Flow of Qi ( 12 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Promoting the Circulation of Qi

Section 2 Formulas for Lowering the Adverse Flow of qi

Chapter 10 Formulas for Treating Blood Disorders ( 22 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Promoting Blood Circulation To Remove Blood Stasis

Section 2 Hemostatic Formulas

Chapter 11 Sedative Formulas (4 hrs)

Chapter 12 Formulas for Calming Wind (10 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Dispelling Exopathic Wind

Section 2 Forulas for Calming Endogenous Wind

Take the Middle Exam for Course F (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 F 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 13 Formulas for Treating Dryness Syndrome (12 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Slightly Facilitating the Flow of Lung-qi and Moistening Exopathic Dryness

Section 2 Formulas for Moistening Endogenous Dryness

Chapter 14 Phlegm-eliminating Formulas (14 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Removing Dampness to Reduce Phlegm

Section 2 Heat-clearing and Phlegm-eliminating Formulas

Section 3 Formulas for Moistening the Dryness and Resolving Phlegm

Section 4  Formulas for Warming the Lung to Resolve Cold Phlegm

Section 5 Formulas for Dispelling Wind-Phlegm

Chapter 15 Dampness-eliminating Formulas (26 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Eliminating Dampness and Regulating the Stomach

Section 2 Heat-clearing and Dampness-eliminating Formulas

Section 3 Formulas for Removing Dampness by Promoting Diuresis

Section 4 Formulas for Warming and Resolving Water-dampness

Section 5 Formulas for Expelling Wind-dampness

Chapter 16 Formula for Inducing Astringency (12 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Consolidating Superficial Resistance for Hidroschesis

Section 2 Formulas for Relieving Diarrhea with Astringents

Section 3 Formulas for Treating Spontaneous Emission and Enuresis with Astringents

Section 4 Formulas for Curing Metrorrhagia and Leukorrhagia

Chapter 17 Tonic Formulas (22 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas as Qi-tonics

Section 2 Formulas as Blood-Tonics

Section 3 Formulas as Yin-Tonic

Section 4 Formulas as Yang-Tonic

Chapter 18 Resolving Formulas （6 hrs)

Section 1 Formulas for Promoting Digestion and Removing Stagnated Food

Section 2 Formulas for Disintegrating Masses and Relieving Distension and Fullness

Take the Final Exam for Course F (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 F 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.