Course info
Course Description: This course will discuss the organ theories and the fundamental principles of the external factors that cause disease, the general law of pathological changes, and the prevention/treatment of disease.
Purpose of Course: Understanding the theory of Zang-Fu, Etiology and Pathology.
Objective of Course:- To learn the Extraordinary Fu organs’ physiology and function under TCM Theory.
- To learn the relationships among the Zang-Fu organs
- To learn a etiology and pathogenesis caused for human body illness.
- To learn a etiology of 7 emotional caused for human body illness
- To learn a etiology of food excess or malnutrition, over work and over sex condition for human body
Method: Instruction
will consist of in-person lectures, reading assignments, class discussions, and
handouts. Classroom questions and discussions are strongly encouraged. Other
instructional techniques may also be employed i.e. audio-visual presentations,
speakers, critical thinking exercises and group activities
Required Texts:
1. “The Foundation of Chinese Medicine” by Giovanni Maciocia CAc (Nanjing) the treatment of diseases with acupuncture and Chinese Herbs, published Churchill Livingston, Edinburgh London Madrid Melbourne New York and Tokyo, 1994.
2. “Comprehensive Acupuncture and Moxibustion” by Shanghai Foreign Text book published GanYijun, by Huei He Ying and Peo Na Zhang, Shanghai Technology and Science Press, 1989.
- Teacher: master gsu