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Your training and education in Chinese herbal medicine starts at the end of the first trimester with an introduction to the categories of traditional Chinese herbs in the Traditional Oriental Medicine Theory class. In the second and third trimesters you learn over 350 single herbs, including functions, indications, dosages, channels entered, temperatures, and contraindications.
In the fourth and fifth trimesters you learn how to combine single herbs to make over 150 formulae, including traditional functions, clinical indications, modifications and contraindications, along with the activity of individual herbs within the formulae. In the fourth trimester you also learn about herb-drug interactions, adulterants and mis-labeling in Pharmacology and Toxicology of Oriental Herbs. You will reinforce all this knowledge with review classes and comprehensive exams covering single herbs in the fifth trimester and herbal formulas in the sixth trimester.
Oriental Herbology Course Desciptions>>
Beginning in the sixth trimester, you begin learning classic and modern prescriptions for treating different types of medical conditions within orthopedics, traumatology and internal medicine in the 14-unit Oriental Clinical Medicine series.
In the seventh trimester you learn about powdered herbal formulas often used in Japanese-style Kampo. Powdered formulae differ from TCM formulae in ways that every practitioner should be aware. In the eighth trimester you learn how to make herbal preparations for topical application, and in the ninth you learn herbal combinations.
You will review and test your herbal knowledge in the tenth trimester with Advanced Case Studies and AOM Review classes.
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OH 101 Oriental Herbology I
OH 102 Oriental Herbology II
OH 201 Herbal Prescription I
OH 202 Herbal Prescription II
OH 101–102
Oriental Herbology I, II
(4 units each; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisite: OM 100.
Comprehensive study of 350 herbs from the Oriental Medicine materia medica. Students learn therapeutic properties, indications, characteristics (flavor, temperature, and activity in the channels and organs), methods of preparation, dosages, and contraindications. Students also learn herb identification skills. Following is a list of the herb categories covered:
OH 101
Oriental Herbology I
(4 units; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisite: OM 100.
Includes herbs that release exterior, clear heat, cool blood, detoxify, dry dampness, clear summer heat, dispel wind dampness, drain dampness, drain dampness & drain downward, transform heat & clear phlegm, alleviate wheezing, warm the interior, and alleviate food stagnation.
OH 102
Oriental Herbology II
(4 units; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisite: OM 100.
Includes herbs that regulate qi, aromatically transform dampness, expel parasites, calm the spirit, tonify qi, blood, and yin & yang, invigorate blood, stop bleeding, aromatically open the orifices, stop wind & tremor, and astringe; also includes herbs that are externally applied.
OH 110
Pharmacology and Toxicology of Oriental Herbs
(2 units; 2-hour lecture)
Prerequisites: BS 010; BS 020; IM 130; OH 101–102.
Emphasis on pharmacognosy, pharmacology and toxicology of Oriental herbs, as well as known possible herb-drug interactions, adulterations, and mislabeling.
OH 130
Herb Review & Comprehensive Exam
(1.5 unit; 1.5-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 101–102.
This review course features two comprehensive exams testing the 247 single herbs required for the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination. Passage of one of these comprehensive exams (>70%) is necessary for student progression into the Guided Practice portion of the clinical program.
OH 140
Herbal Preparations
(1 unit; 1-hour lecture)
Prerequisites: OH 101–102; OH 201–202.
Students learn to prepare herbs and formulas in a variety of ways, including dry frying herbs with honey, vinegar & salt, and charring herbs. Includes preparing herbal formulas as powders, pastes, extracts, concentrates, and ointments & salves.
OH 201–202
Herbal Prescription I, II
(4 units each; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 101–102.
Comprehensive study of the traditional Oriental Medicine formulary according to therapeutic categories. Students learn 150 formulae, including traditional functions, clinical indications, modifications and contraindications, along with the activity of individual herbs within the formulae. Case studies illustrate patterns of disharmony, treatment principles and methods, appropriate formula prescription, and herb selection.
OH 201
Herbal Prescription I
(4 units; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 101–102.
Covers formulas that alleviate exterior conditions, clear heat, drain downwards, tonify, harmonize, treat dryness, and warm interior cold.
OH 202
Herbal Prescription II
(4 units; 4-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 101–102.
Covers formulas that regulate qi, invigorate blood, treat phlegm, expel dampness, stop bleeding, stabilize and bind, calm the spirit, expel wind, reduce food stagnation, and expel parasites.
OH 203
Herbal Prescription III: Prepared Formulas
(1 units; 1-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 201–202.
Students learn the applications of commercially prepared pills, teas, and tinctures used in the AIMC Berkeley Herbal Dispensary.
OH 204
Herbal Prescription IV: Powder Formulas
(1.5 units; 1.5-hour lecture) Prerequisites: OH 201–202.
Students learn an overview of how to safely combine and prescribe and 80 of the most commonly used powder formulae in the AIMC Berkeley Herb Dispensary.
OH 205
Herbal Prescription V: Herbal Combinations
(1 units; 1-hour lecture)
Prerequisites: OH 230.
Students learn classic combinations of herbs used to develop and modify herbal prescriptions.
OH 206
Herbal Prescription VI: Advanced Case Studies
(2 units; 2-hour lecture)
Prerequisites: OH 201–202; IM 301–303.
Through the use of case studies, students learn to write and modify herbal prescriptions using formulas and herb combinations, in order to better understand and utilize the ancient tradition of Chinese herbal medicine. They also learn acupuncture point selection, diet, and life-style recommendations.
OH 230
Herbal Formula Review & Comprehensive Exam
(1 units; 1-hour lecture)
Prerequisites: OH 201–202.
Through the use of case studies, students learn to write and modify herbal prescriptions using formulas and herb combinations, in order to better understand and utilize the ancient tradition of Chinese herbal medicine. They also learn acupuncture point selection, diet, and life-style recommendations.
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