Course Overview

Class 14: Liver Disorders (Part 1)

This will be session 14 of 22 classes that are arranged by subject. This class is 2 hours. For this class, the student will learn about the disease category, its TCM differentiations, and clinical points in choosing and applying the herbal formulas.

Session 14 will cover 10 formulas for Liver Disorders, including Liver Stagnation and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat.

A downloadable MP3 audio file, as well as handouts, quiz, evaluation (and program worksheet for those requiring NCCAOM PDAs) will be provided.

Course Objectives

• The student will study and differentiate seven herbal formulas that treat liver stagnation.
• The student will study and differentiate three herbal formulas that treat liver-gallbladder damp-heat.
• The student will learn the source classical text, date, author, and ingredients for formulas relating to liver stagnation and liver-gallbladder damp-heat, as well as the Chinese characters and pinyin associated with them.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrsLiver Stagnation (7) — chai hu shu gan tang; ge xia zhu yu tang; shu gan tang; tian tai wu yao tang; xiao chai hu tang; xiao yao san; yi guan jian

1 hrs - 2 hrsLiver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat (3) — da chai hu tang; long dan xie gan tang; wen dan tang