Course Overview

Class 9: Digestive Disorders (Part 1)

This will be session 9 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 9 will cover 10 formulas and will start to explore the topic of Digestive Disorders. Subjects such as Spleen Qi Deficiency and Spleen Yang Deficiency will be covered.

A downloadable MP3 audio file, as well as handouts, quiz, evaluation (and program worksheet for those requiring NCCAOM PDAs) will be provided.

Course Objectives

• The student will study and differentiate six herbal formulas that treat Spleen Qi Deficiency.
• The student will study and differentiate four herbal formulas that treat Spleen Yang Deficiency.
• The student will learn how digestive disorders originate, how to diagnose them, and how to treat them in a practical sense.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrsSpleen Qi Deficiency (6) — bu zhong yi qi tang; Jun Zi Tang Formulas: si jun zi tang, liu jun zi tang, xiang sha liu jun tang, ping wei san, shen ling bai zhu pian

1 hrs - 2 hrsSpleen Yang Deficiency: Poor Digestion - Cold Type (4) — fu zi li zhong tang, mu xiang shun qi wan, si shen tang, xiao jian zhong tang