HERBOLOGY & BOTANY COURSES

HB100 Introduction to Herbology & Botany (3/30)

Prerequisite: None

This course is an introduction to the major plants used in Asian Medicine and the study of pharmaceutical and botanical terminology and categories used in Asian Herbology; along with their indications for usage, general effects, entering meridians, taste, properties, and any contra­indications for each category. Samples from each category are reviewed and the preparation of herbs is also discussed.

 

HB111 Asian Herbs & Lab: Category I (3/30)

Prerequisite: None

This course covers Chinese Herbology which is an important part of Asian Medicine and students should be well acquainted with and know how to use herbs.  The entire course will consist of four categories and students will learn the most commonly used medicinal substances in traditional Chinese Pharmacology. Approximately 450 Herbs will be covered; 280 of which are usually included in the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination. Category 1 will cover Herbs that release the exterior, warm acrid herbs that release exterior, cool acrid herbs that release exterior, herbs that clear heat,  herbs that drain fire, herbs that clear heat & dry dampness, herbs that cool the blood, herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity, herbs that clear and relieve summer heat.

 

HB112 Asian Herbs & Lab: Category II (3/30)

Prerequisite: None

This course is the second part of the four part series on Herb Categories.  Covered in this course are herbs that: downward draining herbs of purgatives, moist laxatives, harsh expellant, herbs that dispel wind-dampness, aromatic herbs that transform dampness, herbs that drain dampness, herbs that warm the interior and expel cold, herbs that regulate the Qi, and herbs that relieve food stagnation.

 

HB113 Asian Herbs & Lab: Category III (3/30)

Prerequisite: None

This course is Herbs Category 3, the third part of the four part series, which covers herbs that expel parasites, herbs that regulate the blood, herbs that stop bleeding, herbs that invigorate the blood, herbs that transform phlegm and stop coughing, warm herbs that transform phlegm-cold, herbs that cool and transform phlegm-heat, herbs that relieve coughing and wheezing, substances that calm the spirit, and substances the extinguish wind and stop tremors.

 

HB114 Asian Herbs & Lab: Category IV (3/30)

Prerequisite: None

This course covers herbs that aromatic substances the open the orifices, tonifying herbs, herbs that tonify the Qi, herbs that tonify the yang, herbs that tonify the blood, herbs that tonify the yin, herbs that stabilize and bind, substances for external application, and substances for draining-out vomiting herbs.

 

HB211 Cooperative Herbs (3/30)

Prerequisite: HB100, HB111, 112, 113, 114

This course will study deeper into the combined effects of herbs for better effectiveness and healing. Students will review Chinese herbal medicine principles and theory, including relevant botany concepts. The course will also instruct students in herbal prescription, counseling, and preparation.

 

HB311 Clinical Herbs Formula I (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This set of courses are a comprehensive introduction to Chinese Herbal Formulas for various clinical applications and consists  of four courses. This first part covers the formulas used for surface relieving formulas, downward draining formulas, the harmonizing formulas, clear heat formulas, and summer heat clear formulas.

 

HB312 Clinical Herbs Formula II (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213,  HB100-114

This course is the second part of the Herbal Formulas series of courses and focuses on in depth analysis of the formulas with warm interior formulas, exterior-interior attacking formulas, tonic-replenishing formulas, sedative formulas, and aromatic inhalant formulas.

 

HB313 Clinical Herbs Formula III (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This course is the third part of the Herbal Formulas series of courses and it will cover the formulas with a stringent formulas, Qi  regulating formulas, blood  regulating formulas, and wind dispelling formulas.

 

HB314 Clinical Herbs Formula IV (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This course continues the Herbal Formulas series and is the fourth part of the herbal formulas series.  This part will be covering formulas used for moistening formulas, moisture-dispelling formulas, expectorant formulas, digestive formulas, anthelmintic formulas, emetic formulas, and carbuncle dermatosis formulas.     

 

HB315 Nutrition in Asian Medicine (3/30)

Prerequisite: BS116,AMT110,111,BS111,112,211,212

This course will cover the practical aspects of using foods to correct medical conditions from the perspective of Asian and Western Clinical Medical Nutrition in addition to knowing of how choose foods from an Asian perspective. Students learn how to apply foods, herbs, supplements as integrative dietary knowledge and supplement prescription, and develop skills by learning how to counsel patients in the integrative nutrition perspective.

 

HB411 Case Studies in Formula Writing (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This course offers a study in herbology that are of particular importance in terms of their practical applications as established by the California State Board.

 

HB412 Advanced Formulas: Shang-han & Wen-bung (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This course studies the signs, symptoms, and syndromes relating to the differentiation of diseases according to the Shang Han Lun (Six-Chanel Differentiation), Wen Bing (Four level Differentiation) in-depth, and San Jiao Differentiation with appropriate herbal and acupuncture treatment modalities.

 

HB413 Advanced Formulas: Kum Que Yeo Rak (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT213, HB100-114

This course focuses on lessons about the Golden Cabinet that was originally one part of Shanghan Zabing Lun. It is the earliest medical book for diagnosing and treating miscellaneous in TCM. It is based on Zang Fu and Meridian and is also used for externally contracted diseases. Students will review pathological process for external cause and herbal prescriptions.

 

HB414 Eighty-Three Formulas (3/30)

Prerequisite: AMT310-313, HB311-314

This course offers a study in the herbal formulas that are of particular importance in terms of their practical application as established by the CA state board.