400 Chinese Herbology (3)

Course objectives:

1. Herbs to relax the superficial region.
2. Herbs to clear heat.
3. Herbs to promote bowel movement.
4. Herbs to expel wind and dampness.
5. Herbs to transform dampness.
6. Herbs to benefit water and seep dampness.
7. Herbs to warm the internal region.
8. Herbs to regulate energy.
9. Herbs to promote digestion.
10. Herbs used as anthelmintic.
11. Herbs to arrest bleeding.
12. Herbs to activate the blood and transform coagulation.
13. Herbs to transform phlegm, stop cough, and calm asthma.
14. Herbs to calm the spirits.
15. Herbs to calm the liver and stop the wind.
16. Herbs to open cavities.
17. Herbs to tone deficiency.
18. Herbs to constrict.
19. Herbs to induce vomiting.
20. Herbs to detoxify, destroy insects, dry dampness, and stop itch.
21. Herbs to pull poison, transform decomposition, and produce muscles.

405 Clinical Practices (2)

In this course, the fourth-year students will have an opportunity to practice both Chinese herbology and acupuncture under supervision.

412 Internal Medicine

Course objectives:

1. Definition, nature, and scope of internal medicine.
2. History of internal medicine.
3. Disease classification of internal medicine.
4. Pathologic mechanism of internal medicine.
5. Symptomatology of internal medicine.
6. Therapeutics of internal medicine.
7. Current research of internal medicine and its developing trend.
8. Study requirements and methods of internal medicine.
9. Diseases caused by external infections.
10. Diseases of the lungs.
11. Diseases of the heart and the brain.
12. Diseases of the spleen and the stomach.
13. Diseases of the liver and gallbladder.
14. Diseases of the kidneys and the bladder.
15. Diseases of the energy, blood, and body fluids.
16. Diseases of the system of meridians and limbs

413 Gynecology in TCM

Course objectives:

1. The characters of women's physiology, which include bao gong (uterus) and yue jing (menstruation).
2. Causes and pathological changes in women's diseases.
3. Diagnosis in women's diseases which include four methods of diagnosis and the important principles of differentiation methods (bian zheng fa).
4. General treatment principles: to water the kidneys and tonify the kidneys (zi shen bu shen); to disperse the liver and nourish the liver (shu gan yang gan); to strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach (jian pi he wei); to regulate energy and blood (tiao li qi xue); to warm the meridians and disperse cold (wen jing san han); to clear heat and detoxify (qing re jie du); to seep dampness and benefit water (shen shi li shui).
5. Women's diseases.
   (a). Menstruation disorders:
   (b). Pregnancy disorders:
   (c). Postnatal (postpartum or puerperal) disorders:
   (d). Female discharges:
   (e). Other disorders in women:

414 Dermatology and External Diseases in TCM

1. Skin diseases:
   Common acne or acne vulgaris; alopecia areata; brandy nose or rosacea; dermatitis of various kinds; dermatomyositis; eczema; acute eczema; chronic eczema; eczema in children and infants; eczema of nipples; eczema in scrotum; erythema of various kinds; folliculitis; formication; freckles; frostbite; premature gray hair; hair loss; herpes simplex; herpes zoster or shingles; ichthyosis; impetigo; itch; lupus erythematosus discoides; systemic lupus erythematosus; melanosis; neurodermatitis; pemphigus; pityriasis rosea; prickly heat, militia; psoriasis; scar; scleroderma; seborrhea; skin turning brown or chloasma; tinea of various kinds; urticaria, hives, nettle rash; popular urticaria; vitiligo; warts of various kinds.

2. External diseases:
   Abscess; anal fissure. Anorectal prolapse; acute appendicitis; chronic appendicitis. Body odour; erysipelas; furuncle, furunculus, and furunculosis; hemorrhoids; acute lymphadenitis; mammary hypertrophy; scrofula of neck; thromboangitis obliterans; thrombophlegitis; thyroid adenoma; thyroid cyst and tubercle; internal ulcer; ulcer in female genitals. Ulcer in mouth; ulcer of lower limbs.

415 Foundation of Modern Internal Medicine

Internal medicine is the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsugical aspects of diseases.

1. The digestive system: diseases such as allergic enteritis, cirrhosis, chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis, gallstone and gallstone colic, chronic gastritis, acute gastroenteritis, chronic hepatitis, acute pancreatitis.
2. The respiratory system: diseases such as bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, acute and chronic bronchitis, chronic cor pulmonale or pulmonary heart disease, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis.
3. The cardiovascular system: diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease and angina pectoris, valvular heart disease, myocarditis.
4. The urogenital system: diseases such as acute cholecystitis, edema and varicose veins in the lower extremities, angioedema or angioneurotic edema, urinary infections, epididymo-orchitis and orchitis, acute nephritis, syphilis.
5. Blood, endocrine, and metabolism systems: diseases such as anemia, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism.
6. The nervous system: diseases such as arthritis, hysteria, schizophrenia, sciatica.
7. Contagious diseases: such as bacillary dysentery, epidemic hemorrhagic fever.

417 Chinese Herbal Formulas (2)

1. Formulas to Relax the Superficial Region.
2. Formulas to Promote Bowel Movement.
3. Formulas to Harmonize.
4. Formulas to Clear Heat.
5. Formulas to Warm the Internal Region.
6. Formulas to Tone the Body.
7. Formulas to Solidify and Obstruct.
8. Formulas to Secure the Spirits.
9. Formulas to Open Body Cavities.
10. Formulas to Regulate Energy.
11. Formulas to Regulate Blood.
12. Formulas to Treat Wind Diseases.
13. Formulas to Treat Dryness.
14. Formulas to Expel Dampness.
15. Formulas to Expel Phlegm.
16. Formulas to Promote Digestion.
17. Anthelmintic Formulas.
18. Formulas to Induce Vomiting.

418 Diseases of Five Senses and Children's Diseases in TCM

1. Five senses diseases in TCM include: ear diseases, nose diseases, throat diseases, and mouth, and tooth diseases. Some of the diseases to be discussed are: blepharitis, chalazion, ptosis, eczema of palpebrae, cyst of palpebrae, acute dacryocystitis, chronic dacryocystitis, acute conjunctivitis, chronic conjunctivitis, purulent conjunctivitis, pterygium, pinguecula, nebula, epistaxis, rhinitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, furuncle of external auditory canal, otitis externa, otitis media, otitis interna, trouble of audition.
2. Common children's diseases: cold and flu, cough, asthma, pneumonia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, indigestion, convulsion, epilepsy, urinary disorders, blood diseases, perspiration, infectious disease, slow development, etc.

420 Chinese Food Cures

1. Introduction to Chinese Food Cures
1.1 Development of Food Cures in Chinese History
1.2 Properties and Actions of Foods
    1.2A Properties of foods
    1.2B Actions of foods
1.3 Applications of Foods
2. Fruit And Nuts
3. Vegetables
4. Meat, Poultry, Eggs, And Aquatic Food
5. Sugars, Oils, Spices, And Grains

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