Southern California University School of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
Syllabus Form
Course Number:
Course Title:
HB 410
Advanced Herbal Formulas
Term:
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Units/ Hours: 3/ 30
Pre-requisite/ PRC: None
Learning Methods:
Description:
Lecture, Class Discussion, Reading, Memorization, Application to Case
Studies, Hands On Demonstration and Visual Identification.
This course presents a detailed analysis of the most clinically significant formula
and their relationships to differentiation of patterns and disease etiologies. The
categories of formulas addressed in this course form the basis for the student’s
future development as an Herbalist. Understanding these formulas will provide a
platform from which to begin formula writing. The course will cover
approximately 63 classical herbal formulas, with a detailed analysis of the
functions and properties of the formulae, individual herbs in each formula, the
way herbs work together in the formula, the clinical applications of each formula,
and various ways to modify in response to changes in the patient’s disease pattern.
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to describe the general signs, symptoms, properties, functions,
cautions, and contraindications associated with each formula studied this term.
2. Students will be able to recite the individual herbs in each formula
3. Students will understand how to use Classic formula in a Western Medical setting.
4. Students will be able to analyze cases for essential differentiation of patterns to determine
which classical formula is appropriate for each case.
5. Students will be able to describe modification needed in each formula to fit the
individual condition of a patient.
Required Text(s):
Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas and Strategies.
Author: Bensky, D., & Boralet, R.
Edition: (1990)
Supplemental Text(s): Chinese Herbal Material Medica
Author: Bensky, Dl, & Gamble, A
Edition: Revised Edition (2005)
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Course requirements:
1. Regular attendance as defined according to the SCUSOMA University catalog
and the California State Board Laws and Regulations, which state that students
may not receive credit for the course if they are absent fro more that two classes
or miss part of more that four classes (e.g., leaving early, arriving late) or any
combination thereof.
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Class participation
Midterm and Final Examinations
Weekly Quizzes
Homework assignments
Attendance
Class participation
Practical
Homework
Midterm examination
Quizzes
Final examination
Course Outline:
WEEKLY TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES, AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will be able to describe the functions, indications including signs and symptoms,
properties, cautions and contraindications of the formula. Students will be able to visually
identify these formula and the individual herbs in them, give the Chinese and/or Latin names,
and describe how the individual herbs work in the formulas. Students will be able to discuss
modifications that may be needed to address various conditions, and be able to apply the
formulas to a wide range of clinical cases.
1. Formulas that Release the Exterior
Ma Huang tang (Ephedra Decoction)
Guk Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
Ge Gen Tang (Kudzu Decoction)
Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences)
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Buleurum and Kudzu Decoctin to Release the Muscle Layer)
Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)
Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction
2.
Formulas that Clear Heat
Bai Hu Tang (White Tiger Decoction)
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum, & Licorice
Decoction)
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity)
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver)
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Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang (Artemisia Annua and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell)
Formulas that Stabilize
Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Windscreen Powder)
Gu Jing Wan (Stabilize the Menses Pill)
Si Shen Wan (Four Miracle Pill)
3. Formulas that Drain Downward
Da Cheng Qi Tang (Major Order the Qi Decoction)
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang (Minor Order the Qi Decoction)
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (Regulate the Stomach Order the Qi Decoction)
Formulas that Harmonize
Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)
Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder)
Si Ni San (Frigid Extrremities Powder)
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang (Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium)
4.
Formulas that Expel Dampness
Wu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction)
Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction)
Wu Pi San (five-Peel Powder)
Ping Wei San (Calm the Stomach Powder)
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (AgastachePowder to Rectify Qi)
Ba Zheng San (Eight-Powder for Rectification)
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction)
Zheng Wu Tang (True Warrior Decoction)
5.
Mid Term Exam and/or Mid-term project
6.
Formulas that Reduce Food Stagnation
Bao He Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill)
Formulas that Warm Interior Cold
Li Zhong Wan (Regulate the Middle Pill)
Si Ni Tang (Frigid extremities Decoction)
Da Jian Zhong Tang (Major Construct the Middle lDecoction)
Wu Zhu Yu Tang (Evodia Decoction)
Formulas that Tonify
Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen decoction)
Bu Zhong Qi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and augment the Qi Decoction)
Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction)
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (all-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction)
Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredients Pill Rehmanniae)
Sheng Ma San (Generate the Pulse Powder)
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Jin Gui Sheng Qi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet)
7.
Formulas that Treat Phlegm
Er chen Tang (Two-Cured Decoction)
Wen Dan Tang (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction)
Zhi Sou San (Stop Coughing Powder)
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (Pinellia, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and
Gastrodia Gastrodia Decoction)
Bei Mu Gua Lou San (Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Fruit Powder)
Formulas that Expel Wind
Xiao Feng San (Eliminate the Wind Powder from True Lineage)
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill)
8.
Formulas that Regulate the Qi
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia and Magnolia Bark)
Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill)
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward)
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Decoction)
Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction)
9. Formulas that Invigorate the Blood
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang (Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi)
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out blood stasis in the Mansion of the Blood
Decoction)
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill)
Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)
10. Formulas that Calm the Spirit
Tian Wang Bu xin Dan (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart)
Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Decoction)
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction)
11. Final Exam