Department of Herbology- Course descriptions

331 Chinese Herbology l
A detailed study of approximately 90 Chinese herbs, their classification, name, taste, properties, entering channels, actions, and indications, contraindications and preparation. Includes a brief introduction to a few commonly used formulas for each category of herbs. Herb categories to be covered include: Warm Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior, Cool Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior, Herbs that Clear Heat, and Down-ward Draining Herbs. 
Prerequisites: 330 Botany and Introduction to Herbology; 361 Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine I. (3/30)

332 Chinese Herbology ll
A detailed study of approximately 90 Chinese herbs, their classification, name, taste, properties, entering channels, actions, and indications, contraindications and preparation. Includes a brief introduction to a few commonly used formulas for each category of herbs. Herb categories to be covered include: Herbs that Drain Dampness, Herbs that Expel Wind-Dampness, Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm Heat, Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold, Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing, Herbs that Expel Phlegm by Inducing Vomiting, Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness, Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation, Herbs that Regulate the Qi. 
Prerequisites: 330 Botany and Introduction to Herbology; 361 Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine I. (3/30)

333 Chinese Herbology III
A detailed study of approximately 90 Chinese herbs, their classification, name, taste, properties, entering channels, actions, and indications, contraindications and preparation. Includes a brief introduction to a few commonly used formulas for each category of herbs. Herb categories to be covered include: Herbs that Stop Bleeding, Herbs that Invigorate the Blood, Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel the Cold, Herbs that Tonify the Qi, Herbs that Tonify the Blood, Herbs that Tonify the Yang. 
Prerequisites: 330 Botany and Introduction to Herbology; 361 Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine I. (3/30)

334 Chinese Herbology lV
A detailed study of approximately 90 Chinese herbs, their classification, name, taste, properties, entering channels, actions, and indications, contraindications and preparation. Includes a brief introduction to a few commonly used formulas for each category of herbs. Herb categories to be covered include: Herbs that Tonify the Yin, Herbs that Stabilize and Bind, Substances that Calm the Spirit, Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices, Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors, Herbs that Expel Parasites, Substances for External Application. 
Prerequisites: 330 Botany and Introduction to Herbology; 361 Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine I. (3/30)

419 Chinese Nutrition
A study of nutrition from the perspectives of traditional Chinese Medicine. 
Prerequisite: 363N Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicien II; 33 1-334 Chinese Herbology I-IV (3/30)

435 Herbal Prescriptions I
Building upon the knowledge of individual herbs, this course introduces the concept of herbal formulation, presenting classical formulae that release the exterior , clear heat, drain downward, and harmonize. The course includes a discussion of how to adjust the formulae to the condition of individual patients. 
Prerequisites: Completion of 33 1-334 Chinese Herbology I-IV; 363N Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicien II; 364N Chinese Medical Diagnosis. (3/30)

436 Herbal Prescriptions II
Discussion of the formulae that treat Dryness, expel Dampness, warm Interior Cold, and tonify Qi.
Prerequisites: Completion of 33 1-334 Chinese Herbology I-N; 363N Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicien II; 364N Chinese Medical Diagnosis. (3/30)

437 Herbal Prescriptions III
Discussion of the formulae that nourish the Blood, nourish and tonify Yin, warm and tonify Yang, regulate Qi, invigorate the Blood, stop Bleeding, and stabilize and bind. 
Prerequisites: Completion of 33 1-334 Chinese Herbology I-IV; 363N Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicien II; 364N Chinese Medical Diagnosis. (3/30)

438 Herbal Prescriptions IV
Discussion of formulae that anchor and settle the Mind, nourish the Heart to calm the Mind, open the orifices, extinguish Wind and stop tremors, treat phlegm, reduce food stagnation, expel parasites, and that are used for external application.
Prerequisites: Completion of 331-334 Chinese Herbology I-IV; 363N Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicien II; 364N Chinese Medical Diagnosis. (3/30)

537 Herbal Prescriptions Review and Synthesis
(New course)
Review and synthesis of the classical formulae required by the California Acupuncture Committee and commonly used in traditional and modern practice. (3/30)

540 Herbal Formula Construction I 
(New Course)
A review of basic principles of formula construction, with practical applications to the development of prescriptions for patients with a variety of syndromes. 
Prerequisite: At least two Herbal Prescription courses and one Chinese Internal Medicine course. (3/30)

552 Dui Gao (3/30)  
Provides a detailed study of commonly used coupled herbs; herbs that are usually used together in prescriptions. The coupled herbs' taste, properties, entering channels, actions, indications, contraindications and preparations are compared to assist in the clinical use of these herbs in reaching better results in the treatment of patients.

588 Chinese Herbal Review (3/30)  
A review of all herbs in the required State Board formulas.