| Chinese Medicine ABC - 84 Hours |
For Practitioners: A very important TCM review, that includes practical
knowledge containing unique and pertinent information that may have positive
influence in your clinical practice.
For Our Valued Patients & The Public: With classes that encourage questions, individuals gain valuable insights and understand why TCM works and how it can be
beneficial to anyone. For those who have not studied TCM, Part I: Basic Definitions, will be very helpful towards understanding the content and language used in the upcoming seminars; most importantly, this class may help you become more aware of the condition of your body/health, based on TCM. IT IS NOT MANDATORY TO ATTEND EVERY CLASS CONSECUTIVELY, BUT IT IS TO YOUR OWN BENEFIT/UNDERSTANDING.
Schedule/Location: June 24, 2004 - June 18, 2005
Chicago Office: Saturdays: 2:00pm - 5:00pm, 2131 Archer Ave., Chicago
OR
Westmont Office: Thursdays: 6:00pm - 9:00pm, 665 Pasquinelli Sq., Westmont
(Please arrive at least 10 minutes early.)
Open schedule: each class can be repeated. Please notify us of the class and give us two of your best day/time that would work for you.
Contact Person: Dr. Zhang, Grace (312) 842-2775 or (301) 785-3331
Cost: $30.00 per meeting. A pre-paid 5 seminars will grant you $30 gift
voucher toward Life Rising's variety of herbal/health products. Additionally, the school will
reward a $60 gift voucher to the #1 student (Based on quizzes and/or of most attendance).
Class Topics/Dates:
| Part I: Basic Definitions |
Westmont |
Chicago |
| Introduction/What does TCM mean? |
Open |
Open |
Physiology: qi/blood/body fluid, internal organs (zang/fu).
Discuss: The body is regarded as an integrated whole; a person's health depends on a proper
balance being maintained among the internal organs. |
Open |
Open |
Differentiation on 8 Principles.
Discuss: Analyze various pathological manifestations; indicate the location of the disease
and its nature and the relative strength of the pathogenic factor and the body's qi. |
Open |
07/10/04
Open |
Differentiation on 6 Pathogens.
Discuss: How does wind (predominantr of spring), cold (predominant of winter), summer heat
(predoinant of summer), damp (predominant of late summer), dryness (predominant of autumn),
or fire (predominant of summer) contrubute to the disharmony/disease to one's body? |
07/15/04 |
07/17/04
Open |
Differentiation on Zang/fu.
Discuss: Different aspects and disorders of the internal organs: lungs, large intestines,
spleen, stomach, heart, small intestines, urinary bladder, kidneys, etc. Class may also
discuss how certain emotions can injure certain organs, such as elation can injure heart,
anger injures liver, pensiveness injures spleen, etc. |
07/29/04 |
07/31/04
Open |
Diagnosis by Inquiry.
Discuss: What do such information: chills, fever, perspiration, appetite/thirst/taste,
defecation/urination, pain, sleep, and mense tell about one's health? |
08/05/04 |
08/07/04
Open |
Diagnosis by Tongue: color, thickness, coating & Pulse.
Discuss: What does red/purple tongue mean? Why do different people have different
thickness/color of tongue coating? Is there a particular color of one's tongue to which one
should bring alarm? |
08/12/04 |
08/14/04 |
| Treatment Modalities. |
08/19/04 |
08/21/04 |
| Review. |
08/26/04 |
08/28/04 |
Part II: Best Strategies |
Westmont |
Chicago |
| Tonify qi/blood, yin/yang. |
09/09/04 |
09/11/04 |
| Release the Exterior. |
09/16/04 |
09/18/04 |
| Clear Heat. |
09/23/04 |
09/25/04 |
| Warm Interior. |
09/30/04 |
10/02/04 |
| Eliminate Dampness. |
10/14/04 |
10/16/04 |
| Regulate Qi & Invigorate Blood. |
10/21/04 |
10/23/04 |
| Stop Bleeding & Constrain Leakage. |
10/28/04 |
10/30/04 |
| Suppress Wind & Calm Spirit. |
11/04/04 |
11/06/04 |
Part III: Pattern Diagnosis |
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| General Principles |
11/18/04 |
11/20/04 |
| Fever |
12/02/04 |
12/04/04 |
| Pain |
12/09/04 |
12/11/04 |
| Diarrhea & Constipation |
12/16/04 |
12/18/04 |
|
Jan/Feb 2005 --- Happy New Year! |
Part III: Pattern Diagnosis (Cont.) |
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| Cough & Dyspnea |
03/03/05 |
03/05/05 |
| Runny Nose & Sore Throat |
03/10/05 |
03/12/05 |
| Edema, Jaundice & Dysuria |
03/17/05 |
03/19/05 |
| Irregular Menstruation |
03/24/05 |
03/26/05 |
Part IV: Patent Products |
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| Classic I, for deficiency |
04/14/05 |
04/16/05 |
| Classic II, for heat/toxin |
04/21/05 |
04/23/05 |
| Classic III, for cold/dampness |
04/28/05 |
04/30/05 |
| Classic IV, for qi/blood stagnation |
05/05/05 |
05/07/05 |
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