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Chinese Medicine: Treatise on Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold (Shang Han Lun)

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Overview

Improve your clinical efficacy using Chinese medical theory

On this eight-week course from the HKU SPACE, you’ll explore the different syndromes of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation from the Treatise of Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold.

You’ll discover the signs and symptoms of syndrome in order to improve your use of herbs for traditional Chinese medicine, your selection of acupuncture points, and overall enhance your clinical efficacy.

Discover the signs, symptoms, and patterns of each syndrome

This course will take you through each of the six meridians from the Shang Han Lun: Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin. You’ll learn the signs and symptoms of each syndrome as well as looking at the interior, exterior, deficiency, and excess patterns that differentiate each syndrome.

There is a focus on Taiyang syndromes over the first part of this course, taking you in-depth into the classification of Taiyang syndromes and the various patterns of these syndromes, including transmuted patterns.

Explore the characteristics of decoctions and the treatment techniques

Chinese medicine has thousands of years of history and has established unique diagnosis and treatment theories, as well as practical methods that have stood the test of time.

You’ll look at the different body conditions from yinyang’s perspective while also delving into the use of herbs and acupuncture points as treatments in Chinese medicine.

Learn from experts at HKU SPACE and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

The educators on this course are all experts with doctoral degrees in Chinese medicine.

With decades of teaching experience between them and top positions at reputable universities, the educators will help you to quickly learn how to apply the essentials of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation in clinical analysis.

This course is designed for anyone with an interest in Chinese medicine, particularly the theory and practice. It will be especially useful to anyone with a clinical foundation in Chinese medicine.

Syllabus

  • What is Taiyang syndromes?
    • Course introduction
    • Introduction to Taiyang syndromes
    • Signs and symptoms of pattern differentiation of Taiyang syndromes
    • Classification of Taiyang syndromes
    • Summary of Taiyang syndromes
  • The exterior patterns of Taiyang syndromes I
    • Introduction of the patterns of decoction of Taiyang syndromes
    • Gui Zhi Tang - Clause 12 & 13
    • Flexible usage of Gui Zhi Tang
    • Contraindications of Gui Zhi Tang
    • Associated symptoms of Gui Zhi Tang I
    • Associated symptoms of Gui Zhi Tang II
    • Summary of the exterior-deficiency pattern caused by Wind of Taiyang syndromes
  • The exterior patterns of Taiyang syndromes II
    • The typical pulse syndrome of Ma Huang Tang
    • Flexible usage of Ma Huang Tang
    • Contraindications of Ma Huang Tang
    • Associated symptoms of Ma Huang Tang I
    • Associated symptoms of Ma Huang Tang II
    • Summary of the exterior-excess pattern caused by Cold of Taiyang syndromes
  • The interior patterns of Taiyang syndromes
    • Introduction of the interior patterns of Taiyang syndromes
    • Overview of Water retention syndrome
    • The typical pulse syndrome of Wu Ling San
    • Flexible usage of Wu Ling San
    • Blood amassment syndrome - Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
    • Di Dang Tang
    • Di Dang Wan
    • Summary of the interior patterns of Taiyang syndromes
  • The transmuted patterns of Taiyang syndromes
    • Introduction of the transmuted patterns of Taiyang syndromes
    • Overview of pattern differentiation
    • Cases of the transmuted patterns of Taiyang syndromes
    • The classified patterns of Zhi Zi Chi Tang
    • The pattern of Ma Huang Xing Ren Gan Cao Shi Gao Tang
    • The pattern of Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
    • The pattern of Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
    • The pattern of Huang Qin Tang and the pattern of Huang Qin Jia Ban Xia Sheng Jiang Tang
    • Summary of the transmuted patterns of Taiyang syndromes
  • Yangming syndrome
    • Introduction of Yangming syndrome
    • Overview of Yangming syndrome
    • The heat pattern of Yangming syndrome - the pattern of Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
    • The excess pattern of Yangming syndrome - the pattern of Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
    • The excess pattern of Yangming syndrome - the pattern of Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
    • The excess pattern of Yangming syndrome - the pattern of Da Cheng Qi Tang
    • Summary of Yangming syndrome
  • Shaoyang syndrome
    • Introduction of Shaoyang syndrome
    • Signs and symptoms of pattern differentiation of Shaoyang syndrome
    • The pattern of Xiao Chai Hu Tang - Clause 96
    • The pattern of Xiao Chai Hu Tang - Clause 97
    • Flexible usage of Xiao Chai Hu Tang and its composition
    • Summary of Shaoyang syndrome
  • Taiyin syndrome, Shaoyin syndrome & Jueyin syndrome
    • Big Question of this Week
    • Taiyin syndrome
    • Shaoyin syndrome
    • Jueyin syndrome
    • Summary of this Week
    • End of course

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