Course Overview

Class 15: Liver Disorders (Part 2)

This will be session 15 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 15 will cover 9 formulas and will continue to explore Liver Disorders, focusing on Liver Yang and Internal Wind, and Gallstones.

Handouts, quiz, and an evaluation (or a program worksheet for those requiring NCCAOM PDAs) will be provided.

Course Objectives

• The student will study and differentiate six herbal formulas that treat Liver Yang and internal wind, causing hypertension, headache, ear ringing, and dizziness.
• The student will study and differentiate three herbal formulas that treat gallstones.
• The student will learn the source classical text, date, author, and ingredients for formulas relating to Liver Yang and Internal Wind, and gallstones, as well as the Chinese characters and pinyin associated with them.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrsLiver Yang and Internal Wind (6) — chai hu jia long gu mu li tang; er ming zuo ci tang; jiang ya wan; tian ma gou teng yin; tian ma qu feng bu tang; zhen gan xi feng tang

1 hrs - 2 hrsGallstones (3) — ji gu cao pian; li dan hua shi wan; li dan pian