CH5100 Introduction to Chinese Herbs 1

Introduction to Chinese Herbs 1 and 2 introduces basic information of Chinese herbal medicine knowledge prior to the theory classes of Materia Medica and formulations. Introduction to Chinese Herbs 1 includes a brief history of medicine and herbs in China, nomenclature, classification, growing and harvesting, preparation and processing of Chinese herbs. This course introduces characteristics of Chinese herbal medicine that include herb identification and authentication, zoological, mineral, and botanical names, the part of the plant used, taste, thermal property, direction, channel affiliations, and toxicity of Chinese herbs. Some commonly used herbs are introduced in this course.

Credits

1.5

Prerequisite

Admission into MAc, MAcCHM or DAOM program