Course Overview

Dr. Heiner Fruehauf's master class on Chinese herbal medicine deepens the lifelong learner’s mastery of herbal prescribing by rooting their understanding in classical principles and practices. It accommodates the needs and interests of all levels, from students of Chinese medicine and newer practitioners to seasoned practitioners who are ever-refining their capacity to successfully treat any condition presenting in the clinic.

For each of eight major herb families, Heiner describes the energetic properties of the lead herb, common herb pairs, and the major herbal formulas. Case examples are presented to provide a clinical context for learning the indications for particular formulas within each family. With this base of knowledge, practitioners can stand on firm ground while being flexible in their ability to design herbal treatments that effectively treat the complex patterns manifesting in our increasingly out-of-balance world.

In the second session, Heiner continues to explore representative formulas in the Danggui family. He discusses their historical context, dosages, formula architecture, therapeutic actions, indications, and clinical applications. The focus is on Danggui Sini Tang and Wuzhuyu Tang. Case studies and discussions of Mama Pearls, Evergreen Pearls and Ginkgo Pearls are used to explain how to modify/combine formulas to address specific presenting patterns.

Course Objectives

• Discuss and compare Danggui Sini Tang to other formulas in the Danggui family, addressing historical context, structure (including any common herb pairings), dosages, indications, typical applications and case examples.
• Present the commonly paired herbs in many Danggui formulas, and discuss the differing herbs in those formulas that have an effect on the actions of each formula.
• Illustrate how to combine Danggui family formulas with non-Danggui formulas to address specific unique clinical presentations.
• Explore Jueyin disorders and better understand their patholomechanism in the body, and how to treat them with Danggui formulas.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 30 min10:00-10:30 The focus is on Danggui Sini Tang, including formula structure and historical context, and herb sourcing. Heiner also presents references and translations from the classical medical texts. Included is an exploration of Jueyin disorders.

30 min - 1 hrsHeiner continues the exploration of the Danggui family of formulas. The focus is on Danggui Sini Tang, including dosages, indications, typical applications and case examples.

1 hrs - 1.5 hrsHeiner presents how to modify and/or combine Danggui formulas for different clinical presentations. He uses Evergreen Pearls and Mama Pearls as an example remedy to illustrate how to combine formulas to achieve the desired effect.

1.5 hrs - 2 hrsThe focus is Wuzhuyu Tang and how to combine this formula with Danggui formulas for Jueyin disorders. He addresses structure, dosage, and applications. Ginkgo Pearls is the example remedy used to illustrate classical formula combining.

2 hrs - 2.5 hrsThe final 30 minutes will be devoted to a question and answer period. Questions will be selected from those posted in the Zoom chat based on relevance for the whole group.