My interest in herbalism and alternate medicine brought me to this course. It was very informative indeed and I made notes often. The tests are also to the point. Thank you, professors and Coursera!
A very nice program for understanding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Quite analogous to the Ayurvedic Medicine that deals with imbalance of vata (air), pittha (fire) and kapha (cold).
By Nathan C
•Great overview of Chinese Medicine. This helped me review for parts of my acupuncture certification exam.
Many of the videos were slightly too fast, making it difficult to take notes. This also led to only briefly discussing many points, without providing background information or explanation.
This course is a great survey of Chinese Medicine that should help a curious student to decide whether they would like to continue studying Chinese Medicine in more depth.
By Marissa V
•I found this course to be very good, My only concern was that the reading materials suggested as progression in the course were certainly for me here in Cyprus, very hard to obtain, either online or from other students.
Perhaps the courses provided could set up a library with reading material available to students at some point in the future
By Heba S
•Great course. Untraditional. I had no idea before about Chinese medicine and how it is so different from modern medicine. Great that Chinese still have their integrity and own traditions and science. I hope their is another course on treatment protocols and options to be complementary for this course.
Thank you
By Mart F B
•El curso me ha parecido interesante como introducción a la Medicina China, pero no aprendes nada en el sentido más terapéutico. Se aprende en que se basa, los síntomas de las enfermedades y pinceladas de cómo diagnosticar una dolencia.
By Warren
•The course offers a good beginning to understanding the topic.
A few additions I am hoping for, or an additional course - would be
1- foods that can alter yin/yang
2- herbs that can alter yin/yang
3- common treatments for common ailments
By Björn G
•Taking acupunkture courses this course helped me getting a basic idea of TCM concepts. A little more depth about the underlying mechanisms would be great especially Week 4 and 5. But after all a great course. Recommend!
By Cris A
•A very complete and thorough explanation of the basic elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Good for beginners and people interested in acquiring an introduction to this interesting, extensive knowledge.
By Chia-Yun,Liu
•Very interesting,and easy to understand.Some are pretty complicated,but worth spending my leisure understanding a little about Chinese medicine.Thanks a lot to all the lecturers.
By Khong Zhao Peng
•Thanks for all these useful knowledge and information. It would be a pleasure if this course also provides introduction and some functions of some Chinese Herbs. Thanks
By Dr. J R N
•Good introduction to a more complete course. It would be useful to have always the correct answer when an incorrect one has been provided, otherwise how do we learn?
By Fernando A F R
•I enjoyed the course! During the course I was able to perceive the syndrome and infere what could be going on in my body. Most of the content were awesome reveling.
By Moriak R
•The course was very well-structured and I could learn quite a lot. It was very hard to me but it was very helpful. I want to follow learning.
Thank you, teacher.
By Mt. M
•Enjoyed the experience; learned much about Medicine from a Chinese perspective. I would recommend to those who work in the health care field. Thank you!
By Pascale R
•A clear and informative introductory course by interesting professors. I would love another course on meridians and acupuncture. Thanks.
By Annabelle L
•Overall a really informative course, but the reading materials could have been provided since it's really hard to get them online.
By JORGE D I
•muy buen curso. sería ideal que el examen fuera en el idioma en que se toma, ya que se pierden puntos en la traducción
By Song M Y
•A good introduction to CM, although could have went a little more in-depth and provide some real-life scenarios.
By Joyce Y
•Very informative! Hope to have another course on how to counteract the problems after diagnosis!
By Pisit P
•I love the contents of this course. It make me understand the fundamental of TCM more clearly.
By OMAR P A C
•curso bastante entendible y te facilita buenas pautas como introduccion a la medina china
By Ge X
•very informative, however some words translated directly from mandarins can be improved
By Helen R
•Great Course. Very informative. Examination could be better laid out for easier input.
By John H
•Good structure
I had some difficulty understanding the accent of one of the presenters.
By Francisco L
•The course was nice, it offered a general overview to chinese medicine principles
By Lo E
•Very informative, good for students who are interested in Chinese medicine.