CH6422 Chinese Materia Medica 2
This is the second course in a series that includes a comprehensive study of the Chinese materia medica. Chinese herbal medicine principles and theory are covered as well as indications, contraindications, cautions and complications according to modern research. Relevant botany concepts are discussed as well as herb authentication, adulterants and contaminants. This second course focuses on herbs that clear heat and relieve toxicity, clear deficient heat, clear summer heat, transform phlegm, relieve coughing and wheezing, regulate qi, promote the movement of qi, invigorate blood, transform congealed blood, stop bleeding and warm the interior/expel cold.
Prerequisite
Admission into MAcCHM and
CH6421.