This course aims to serve as an education platform on Chinese medicine (CM) for the general public. Our primary goal is to empower healthcare choices by promoting awareness and practical application on CM diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, as well as regulation on CM services and herbal products using international examples.
In the first part of this course, learners will develop skills in applying basic theory of Chinese medicine (CM) for understanding health and illnesses, and be able to compare and contrast views from Chinese and western medicine perspectives. In the second part, learners will be able to diagnose their own CM body constitution, and to apply appropriate CM self-care practice including food therapy, acupressure, Baduanjin and meditation. Learners will also be able to identify commonly used Chinese herbs, and to describe the core principle of acupuncture.
Specific competencies include:
1. State the basic theory of Chinese medicine and compare it with the principle of western medicine.
2. Apply the diagnostic approach of Chinese medicine and describe one’s body constitution.
3. Describe the core principle of Chinese herbs and acupuncture, and to understand their role in promoting health and wellness.
4. Develop self-care plan according to body constitution, using the practice of food therapy, acupressure, and Baduanjin.
Everyday Chinese Medicine
Offered By
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Session 1: Chinese Medicine: Introduction to Basic Theory
In this session, the learners will develop detailed understanding of the role of Zang-fu in manifesting health and disease in human body. The inter-relationship between various Zang-fu organs will also be introduced.
9 videos (Total 26 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
9 videos
The Initiation of Chinese Medicine2m
The Essential Characteristics of Chinese Medicine1m
Treatment by Differentiation of Syndromes3m
The Doctrine of Yin and Yang47s
The Theory of Yin-Yang - The Formation of the Theory of Yin and Yang5m
Application of the Theory of Yin-yang in Chinese Medicine3m
The Theory of Zang-fu Organs (Part 1)2m
The Primary Characteristics of the Zang-Fu Theory3m
1 reading
Reading list for Session 1s
1 practice exercise
Session 130m
Week
22 hours to complete
Session 2: Zang-Fu Organs Concepts in Chinese Medicine
This part is about the application of Zang-fu Organs concepts in understanding health and disease.
5 videos (Total 18 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 reading
Reading list for Session 2s
1 practice exercise
Session 230m
Week
32 hours to complete
Session 3: Relationship between Zang-Fu Organs; An introduction of Qi in Chinese medicine
In this session, the learners will develop further knowledge on how the inter-relationship between various Zang-fu organs contribute to health and diseases in human body. The session ends with an introduction to the concept of Qi in Chinese medicine.
4 videos (Total 17 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
4 videos
The Functions of the Six Fu Organs3m
The Relationship between Zang-Fu Organs4m
The Theory of Qi4m
1 reading
Reading list for Session 3s
1 practice exercise
Session 330m
Week
42 hours to complete
Session 4: Blood, Body Fluids and Pathogenesis of disease in Chinese Medicine
The session starts with an introduction to the concept of Blood and Body Fluid in Chinese medicine, followed with an overview of the principles of pathogenesis in Chinese medicine.
12 videos (Total 26 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
12 videos
Pathogenic Factors and Pathogenesis in Chinese Medicine1m
3.1 Six External Pathogens2m
3.2 Wind1m
3.3 Cold1m
3.4 Summer-heat50s
3.5 Dampness1m
3.6 Dryness32s
3.7 Fire50s
Internal Injury by the Seven Emotions2m
Diet, Work and Rest2m
Pathogenesis4m
1 reading
Reading list for Session 4s
1 practice exercise
Session 430m
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Instructors
Prof. Vincent CHUNG
Assistant ProfessorHong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine
Prof. Zhi-xiu LIN
Associate ProfessorSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Wendy WONG
Assistant ProfessorSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Ching LIONG
Professional ConsultantSchool of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Justin Che-Yuen WU
ProfessorDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics
About The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. CUHK teachers and students hail from all corners of the world. CUHK graduates are connected worldwide through an expansive alumni network.
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