Course Description

Students will engage with material from the Su Wen,  studying theoretical, philosophical, sociopolitical and cosmological foundations of TCM and are expected to read and comment upon the required readings for each class.  Discussion and interpretation of the readings by class members will be supplemented by notes given by the instructor.

The study of the Wen Bing encompasses the diagnosis, differentiation and treatment of warm diseases as found in antiquity.

Course Objective

Upon completion of this course, you shall be able to:

• To understand the importance of the classical Chinese medical canons and how to interpret them.
• To write professional quality papers.
• Apply the material from the classical texts to a clinical setting.
• Understand how to find good quality references to support claims.