Chinese Medicine: Treatise on Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold (Shang Han Lun) (FutureLearn)

Discover the signs, symptoms, and patterns of each syndrome

This course will take you through each of the six meridians from the Shang Han Lun: Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin. You’ll learn the signs and symptoms of each syndrome as well as looking at the interior, exterior, deficiency, and excess patterns that differentiate each syndrome.

There is a focus on Taiyang syndromes over the first part of this course, taking you in-depth into the classification of Taiyang syndromes and the various patterns of these syndromes, including transmuted patterns.

Explore the characteristics of decoctions and the treatment techniques

Chinese medicine has thousands of years of history and has established unique diagnosis and treatment theories, as well as practical methods that have stood the test of time.

You’ll look at the different body conditions from yinyang’s perspective while also delving into the use of herbs and acupuncture points as treatments in Chinese medicine.

Learn from experts at HKU SPACE and Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

The educators on this course are all experts with doctoral degrees in Chinese medicine.

With decades of teaching experience between them and top positions at reputable universities, the educators will help you to quickly learn how to apply the essentials of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation in clinical analysis.

What topics will you cover?

Week 1: What is Taiyang syndromes? Signs and symptoms of pattern differentiation of Taiyang syndromes and its classification

Week 2: The exterior patterns of Taiyang syndromes: the exterior deficiency pattern caused by Wind

Week 3: The exterior patterns of Taiyang syndromes: the exterior excess pattern caused by Cold

Week 4: The interior patterns of Taiyang syndromes: Water retention syndrome and Blood amassment syndrome

Week 5: The transmuted patterns of Taiyang syndromes

Week 6: Signs and symptoms of Yangming syndrome, heat and excess patterns of Yangming syndrome

Week 7: Signs and symptoms of Shaoyang syndrome, the pattern of Xiao Chai Hu Tang

Week 8: Signs and symptoms of Taiyin syndrome, Shaoyin syndrome and Jueyin syndrome
What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Describe the characteristics of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation introduced in Shang Han Lun, also known as Treatise of Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold

- Interpret classic text Shang Han Lun regarding the outline of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation

- Explain different body conditions from yinyang’s perspective

- Describe the characteristics of the decoctions mentioned in Shang Han Lun

- Apply the essentials of the Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation in clinical analysis