Course Overview

Class 20: Tonics (Part 1)

This will be session 20 of 22 classes that are arranged by subject.In this session, students will cover 13 herbal formulas in regards to Tonics (Part 1). Session 20 will cover 7 formulas and 6 individual herbs that act as Qi Tonics, Blood Tonics, and Qi and Blood Tonics. The student will learn about the disease category, its TCM differentiations, and clinical points in choosing and applying the herbal formulas.

This class is 2 hours. A downloadable MP3 audio file, as well as a complete handout, quiz, evaluation (and program worksheet for those requiring NCCAOM PDAs) will be provided.

Course Objectives

• The student will study and differentiate four single herbs and two herbal formulas that act as qi tonics.
• The student will study and differentiate two single herbs and four herbal formulas that act as blood tonics.
• The student will study and differentiate one herbal formula that acts as a qi blood tonic.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 30 minQI TONICS: Single Herb (4) — feng wang jiang; huang qi; ren shen; xi yang shen

30 min - 1 hrsFormulas (2) — shen qi wu wei zi wan; yu ping feng tang

1 hrs - 1.5 hrsBLOOD TONICS: Single Herb (2) — dang gui; he shou wu

1.5 hrs - 1.75 hrsFormulas (4) — dang gui jing; fu fang dang gui wan; shou wu zhi; si wu tang

1.75 hrs - 2 hrsQI AND BLOOD TONICS (1) — ba zhen tang