Chinese Herbal First Aid Kit
In this course, we will look at relatively easy to find prepared herbal medicines everyone should have in their medical cabinet.
In this course, we will look at relatively easy to find prepared herbal medicines everyone should have in their medical cabinet.
This episode covers the Chinese herb Ren Shen (Ginseng). Besides covering the basics of Chinese herbology including category, and functions, we will explore the history, quality, science, pharmacology, evidence, and any potential interactions of each herb.
The opioid epidemic is a crisis we haven't seen before. Chinese medicine can help play a role at many levels in helping this public health failure.
This course takes an integrative approach to treating neck and back pain and will expand our diagnostic and treatment acumen.
This episode covers the common herb Aloe Vera. Besides covering the basics of Chinese herbology including category, and functions, we will explore the history, quality, science, pharmacology, evidence, and any potential interactions of each herb.
This episode covers the Chinese herb Yi Yi Ren (Chinese Pearl Barley). Besides covering the basics of Chinese herbology including category, and functions, we will explore the history, quality, science, pharmacology, evidence, and any potential interactions of each herb.
This course takes an integrative approach to treating these conditions and will expand our diagnostic and treatment acumen. It will look at how to ask questions to solicit diagnostic details, conduct a thorough acupuncture-centric exam, develop appropriate and effective treatment protocols, and properly document all of it.
Eczema and psoriasis, though both quite common, can be very difficult to treat from both a biomedical and Chinese medical perspective. This course takes a deep dive into these two conditions from both points of view.
This course looks at the biomedical side of these conditions including the pathophysiology, common (and not so common) lab tests, and treatments, mostly pharmaceuticals. Then we will look at how Chinese medicine can help.
We generally know how herbs work either from Chinese or scientific theory or a combination of both. But why do they work? What in the history of plants, animals, and evolution created the benefits of these healthy little bundles?