Program
of Studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine,
four years
First Year Syllabus
I Philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
a. Yin and Yang
b. The Five Elements
c. The Five Vital Substances
d. The Five Spiritual Essences
II Anatomy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1. The Organ Systems; Physiological and Psychological Characteristics of Zang-Fu
a. Liver and Gallbladder
b. Heart and Small Intestine
c. Spleen and Stomach
d. Lung and Colon
e. Kidney and Bladder
2. The Meridian System; Jingluomai
a. The 12 Main Meridians
b. The Luo Meridians
c. The Deep Pathways
d. The Divergent Meridians
e. The Tendomuscular meridians and Pibu
3. The Points
a. Source-Well Points; Jing, Ying, Shu, Jing, He
b. Xi Points
c. Luo
d. Mu
e. The Four Seas
f. The Window of Sky Points
g. The Shokanten Points
h. Gui Points
i. Points of Tonification and Dispersion
j. Point Formulas and Combinations
4. The Five Elements and the organ Correspondences of the Zang-Fu
a. The Five Senses
b. The Seven Emotions
c. The Five Openings (Lower and Upper)
5. The Curious Organs; Bone Marrow, Brain, Uterus, Blood Vessels and the Gallbladder
III. Causes of Disease in Traditional Chinese Medicine
a. Pre- and Post Heavenly Causes of Disease
b. Constitutional Causes of Disease
c. Spiritual Causes of Disease
d. Mental Causes of Disease
e. Internal and External Climates
f. Emotional Climates
g. Diet; Imbalances of the Five Tastes as a Cause of Disease
h. Miscellaneous (Qitade)
IV. Diagnostics
1. The Four Examinations; Signs and Symptoms
- The Healthy Pulse Qualities; Pre- and Post heavenly Qi in the Pulse, Seasons and Climates, Empty and Full, Qualities of Yin, Yanf, Qi, Xue and Jing in the Healthy Pulse, the Organs, Zheng Qi (Upright Qi)
- Asking
- Looking
- Listening and Smelling
2. Tongue Diagnosis; Healthy Qualities
- Texture, Size, Shape and Colour
- Coating; Qualities and Colour
- Organs Chart of the Tongue
V. Practical Work
• Palpation of the Pulse according to the Healthy Pulse Qualities (see above IV.1.)
• Body Diagnosis and Palpation Techniques
• Location of Points of the 12 Main Meridians
• Practice of Needling Techniques and Moxibustion
• Anamnesis on the basis of The Four Examinations (see above IV.1)
• Qi Gong Practice
VI. Examinations
Theoretical; on the Theoretical part of the First Year Syllabus
Practical; Location of Points in Points test comprising all 12 Meridians
Total amount of Teaching: 500 hours
Second Year Syllabus
I. TCM Pathology
- Basic Pathology
• The Eight principles; Interior-Exterior, Hot-Cold, Full-Empty, Yin-Yang, according to The Five Elements
• Patterns of Imbalance; Yin-Yang Pathology, Imbalances of the Substances; Qi, Xue, Jin-Ye, Jing and Shen; The Perverse Climates; Wind, Fire, Heat, Damp, Dryness, Cold; The Seven Emotions; Anger, Joy, Worry, Sadness, Grief, Fear and Fright
II. Pathology according to Zang-Fu
• The Liver Syndrome patterns;
• Stagnation of Liver Qi
• Stasis of Blood
• Liver Fire Blazing
• Internal Liver Wing
• Liver Yng Causing Wind
• Deficient Liver Blood causing Wind
• Damp Heat in Liver and Gallbladder
• Stagnation of Cold in Livers
• Deficiency of Liver Blood
• Liver invading Spleen
• Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency
• Liver invading Stomach
• The Heart Syndrome Patterns
• Heart Qi Deficiency
• Heart Yang Deficiency
• Heart Yang Collapse
• Heart Blood Deficiency
• Heart Yin Deficiency
• Heart Fire Blazing
• Phlegm Fire blocking the Orifices of the Heart
• Phlegm Misting the Mind
• Heart Blood Stagnant
• The Spleen Syndrome Patterns
• Spleen Qi Deficiency
• Spleen Yang deficiency
• Spleen Not Controlling Blood
• Spleen Qi Sinking Cold Damp Invading the Spleen
• Damp Heat invading the Spleen
• The Lung Syndrome Patterns
• Liver Fire Insulting Lung
• Lung Qi Deficiency
• Lung Yin Deficiency
• Lung Dryness
• Invasion of Lung by Wing Cold
• Invasion of Lung by Wind Heat
• Invasion of Lung by Wind Water
• Damp Heat Ostructing the Lung
• Phlegm Heat Obstructing the Lung
• Phlegm Fluids Obstructing the Lung
• The Kidney Syndrome Patterns
• Kidney Yang deficient Water Overflowing
• Kidney Yin deficient Empty Fire Blazing
• Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency
• Kidney and heart not Harmonised
• Kidney and Lung Yin Deficiency
• Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency
• Kidney Qi not Firm
• Kidney Qi Failing to Receive
• Kidney Essence Deficiency
• The Gallbladder Syndrome Patterns
• Damp Heat
• Gallbladder Deficiency
• The Small Intestine syndrome patterns
• Full Heat in Small Intestine
• Small Intestine Qi pain
• Small Intestine Tied
• Infestation of worms in the Small Intestine
• Small Intestine Deficiency and Cold
• Stomach syndrome patterns
• Stomach Qi Deficiency
• Stomach Deficient and Cold
• Stomach Yang Deficiency
• Stomach Fire
• Cold Invading Stomach
• Stomach Qi Rebelling upwards
• Retention of Food in Stomach
• Stagnation of Blood in Stomach
• The Colon Syndrome Patterns
• Damp Heat in Colon
• Heat in Colon
• Heat Obstructing Colon
• Cold Invading Colon
• Colon Dry
• Colon Collapse
• Colon Cold
• The Bladder Syndrome Patterns
• Damp heat in the Bladder
• Damp Cold in the Bladder
• Bladder Deficiency and Cold
III. Internal and External Climates
• The Seven Emotions as Internal Climates
• Pathology of the Five Elements in Relation to the Syndrome Patterns
• Development of Heat Through the Six Divisions
• The Four Phases
• Pathology of the Meridians
• Tendo-muscular Meridians
• Main Meridians
• Luo
• Divergent
• Deep Pathways
• Ba Mai Pathology
• Point Qualities in relation to Pathology
IV. Practical Studies
• Pulse Diagnosis; An Overview of the Healthy Pulse Qualities
• The Pulse in Pathology
• The 8 main Qualities; Full-Empty, Strong-Weak, Fast-Slow, Superficial-Deep
• The 8 main Qualities in Relation to the Five Elements
• Pulses related to the Movement of Qi in the Triple Heater
• Pulses in relation to the six Divisions
• Tongue Diagnosis
• Tongue Body and Coating in Health
• Tongue body and Coating in Pathology
• Diet
• Energetics of Food
• Quality of Food
• Preparation of Food and its Effect on Health
• Food in Relation to the Five Flavors
• The Importance of Regular Eating Habits
• Digestive Problems
• Fasting and Depletion of Spleen Qi
• Points
• Location of Points
• Needling Techniques and Moxibustion
V. Examination
Theoretical:
• On the Theoretical Part of Year II
Practical:
• Location of Points in Points Test comprising all the 12 Meridians
Total Amount of Teaching Hours: 500
Third Year Syllabus
I. In Depth Studies of Western Pathology
• Western Disease in the Perspective of TCM
• Western Disease
• Immune Diseases
• Connective Tissue disease
• Diseases of the Joints
• Disorders of the Nervous System and Behavior
• Respiratory Diseases
• Renal Diseases
• Diseases of the Digestive System
• Diseases of nutrition
• Hematological Diseases
• Diseases of Metabolism
• Diseases of the Endocrine System
• Gynecological Diseases and Pregnancy
• Bone Diseases
• Cutaneous Disease
- Normal Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance
- Bi syndrome
- Wei syndrome
II. Practice
• Pulse Diagnosis in Depth and in Relation to Western Medicine
• Tongue Diagnosis in Depth and in Relation to Western medicine
• Body Diagnosis in Depth and in Relation to Western Medicine
• Anamnesis
• Needling Techniques and Moxibustion
• Location of Points
• Clinical Practice (120 patients minimum)
• Qi Gong Practice
Examination
Theoretical:
• On the Theoretical Part of Year III
Practical:
• Location of Points in Points Test comprising all the 12 Meridians
Total amount of teaching Hours: 500
Fourth Year Syllabus
1. Continuation of studies in Pathology as in Third Year Syllabus
2. Diagnosis and Practical Work as during Third Year
3. Clinical Practice and Patient Work (minimum 240 patients)
4. Thesis: 10,000 words on subject related to the studies
Obligatory courses in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology in Western Medicine at Helsinki Vocational School
Total amount of Teaching Hours: 500
Clinical Practice: 160 hours
Western
Medicine: see above
