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Chinese Herbal Medicine 1 & 2 Year Degree Level Diploma Course
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Detailed study of 200 Chinese Herbal medicines
Pulse diagnosis explained based on Paul's 20 years experiance with practical pulse taking sessions and explanations of how to translate pulse data into diagnoses and effective Herbal formulations.
Each module will cover 10 Herbs which are similar you will study thier differences to understand the feature properties of each medicine.
The Pulses and Tongues studied in each module will be relevant to the Herbs chosen so as to focus attention on a particular syndrome.
Tongue diagnosis is used to cross corelate with pulse information and confirm or reject a diagnostic asumption it is very reliable and and easy to learn. Paul teaches Tongue diagnoses in a practical way and explains in clear traditional Chinese and modern medical terms.
this course will cultivate a clear passage from the diagnostic signs seen the pulse tongue and face to the ability to formulate your own herbal prescriptions.
Formulations vary from 1 or 2 upto 20 or more herbs
We treat multiple symptoms and conditions often simultaneously so each herb within a formular will tackle with different problem that a patient is suffering.
The course is run over 20 alternate sunday afternoons modules at 1 harley Street central london
Roll on Roll off Entrance Policy
Students can begin the course on any module and provided that all 20 modules are sucessfully completed you will be awarded our 1 year herbal course diploma students can also pick their own starting date.
Flexible Modules
Students can take any module or combination of modules they choose
Module Content and Dates:Return to Top ↑
module 1 - 19 sept 2010
Heat Clearing Herbs
clearing heat by moisturising, diaphoreses and diureses
rapid,full, forcefull pulse
red tongue , yellow fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 2 - 3 oct 2010
Essence Producing Herbs
replenishing and retaining body fluid, dehydration
rapid empty pulse
red substance with no tongue fur, black fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 3 - 17 oct 2010
Damp Clearing Herbs
Kidney and spleen strengthening, anti-rheumatics, oedema
warming and diureses
soft pulse
slimy, pasty and swollen tongue
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 4 - 31 oct 2010
Blood Replenishment Herbs
tonifying blood, Qi and essence
fine pulse
pale and pale patchy red tongue
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 5 - 14 nov 2010
Blood Moving and Clott Dispersing
dispersing stagnant Qi and blood stasis, clott and lump disolving
viscous smooth hesitating pulse
purple lips
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 6 - 28 nov 2010
Hemostatics
speeding up coagulation time thickening blood to stop bleeding
fine taut active and hollow pulse
red tongue substance no fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 7 - 12 dec 2010
Spleen Tonics
strengthen spleen to support absorbtion,immunity and body resistance
short, fine, soft ,weak pulses
pale tongue, crinkle edges and fissures
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 8 - 13 feb 2011
Kidney Yin and Yang Tonics
nourish body fluids and strengthen bone and libido, fertility and stamina
rapid soft and slow feeble pulses
no fur, fissures, white fur on tongue root, red tongue tip
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 9 - 27 feb 2011
Cardiovascular Herbs
dredging arteries viens atheroscelerosis, disolving blood clotts heart attack, stroke prevention and cardiac failure
fine, viscous, intermittant pulses
tongue tip fissures and redness and lack of fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 10 - 6 march 2011
Gastro entero Herbs
viral bacterial enteritis, food poisoning, cholera, dysentary, colitis
relaxed loose, taut, tense pulse
slimy root yellow or white tongue fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 11 - 20 march 2011
Genito Urinary Herbs
UTI, prostate, incontinence, polyurea, damp heat
taut tense full weak stage 3 pulses
tongue root taste globulet enlargement yellow fur slimy root
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 12 - 3 April 2011
Virus and Respiratory Herbs
acute and latent virus management and treatment
floating pulse right or left side stronger stage 1 pulses full forcefull or moderate depth
short white fur yellow long fur plasred thickened fur peeled geographic fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 13 - 17 April 2011
Mentrual and Fertility Herbs
male and female fertility sperm creation, motility invigoration, ovary, hormonal secretion and reprductive system tonification
stage 3 left and right pulse, slipery pulse, hard hollow, wavy, rapid soft
tongue root baldness white fur root globulet enlargement convex concave taste globulets
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 14 - 8 may 2011
Eczema and Psoriasis and Skin Ointments
red dry scaly raised itchy pustules boils carbuncles bleeding sandpaperlike skin lesions
rapid forcefull pulse
redened tongue substance yellow fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 15 - 22 may 2011
Anti inflammatory and Detoxifying Herbs
blood poisoning inflammation lymph gland toxicity, liver enlargement
taut rapid pulse
purple red tongue with reddend edges and off colour substance
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 16 - 5 June 2011
Phlegm and Damp dispersing
disolving or moisturising phlegm respiratory infection stomach phlegm
tense soft slippery pulse stage 1, 2, 3
slimy tongue root plastered , curdy
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 17 - 19 June 2011
Liver wind Dispersing
flatulence aching upper back irritability migratory pain itch tremor tics rebelious qi stroke
taut pulse pulse wave within a wave floating stage 2 tense
blue scelera and around lips tremor tongue deviated tongue
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 18 - 3 July 2011
Traumatic Injury Herbs
stop bleeding, clear bruising , clear inflamation, reduce bone swelling
fine taut active pulse , hesitant, soft pulse
red tongue lesions
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 19 - 17 July 2011
Arthritis Rhuematism
rheumatiod, osteo, rheumatic pain , artheragia due to wind, damp, heat, dryness
soft, floating, taut, rapid or weak slow stage 3 pulse
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses
module 20 - 31 July 2011
Cold Dispersing Herbs
cardiac failure weak spleen and kidney poor circulation cold exremities invasion of cold to weak body
slow pulse
white tongue fur
practical pulse taking, tongue analysis and diagnostic explanations and practical uses.
Admission RequirementsReturn to Top ↑
Advanced Herbal Postgraduate Diploma Course for Western and Traditional Qualified Acupuncturists, Acupuncture Students on Degree level courses, Doctors, Osteopaths, Chiropractics Physiotherapists and other Health professionals and herbal students/graduates who wish to develop their formulation skills.
FeeReturn to Top ↑
1 Year Chinese Herbal Diploma course
- Cost: £1400
- Contact hours: 80
- Qualification: Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine
2 year Chinese herbal Advanced Chinese herbal course
- Cost: £1400 per Year
- Contact hours: 160
- Qualification: Advanced Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine
(Please note that course fees are non-refundable)
TutorReturn to Top ↑
Paul Robin FAcS MPCHM MCAA
Head of the College of Chinese Medicine TCM faculty Chairman of the Acupuncture Society
Paul Robin has been teaching and practicing Traditional Chinese medicine for over 20 years. He was trained in the Fook Sang style by Dr Ac Bernard Kai Lam Lee (who was a TCM specialist brought over from China by the British Acupuncture Association) and qualified in 1987. Paul was Dr Lees full time apprentice and assistant for 9 years during which time he conducted research and lectured at the Fook Sang courses held at Imperial College and was President of the Fook Sang Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Practitioners Association.
In 1994 Paul founded the College of Chinese Medicine and some years later founded the Acupuncture Society in order to establish Chinese style Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the UK.
Paul specializes in Spinal, Traditional and Chinese Medical Style Deep Needling Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Diagnosis and complex Chinese Herbal formulations.
He represents the Acupuncture Society in the Acupuncture Stakeholders Group which is working with leading members of the profession toward the future regulation of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and preparing for the professions inclusion into the NHS.
Paul lectures at the College of Chinese Medicine and is also a specialist TCM consultant at the Clinic of the College of Chinese Medicine in Harley Street.
Application FormReturn to Top ↑
Please submit this form and the course tutor will respond to your email to inform you of whether you have been accepted.
Acupuncture Society membershipReturn to Top ↑
Successful graduates from this course can apply for membership of the Acupuncture Society are entitled to use the abbreviations MAcS CHM after their names the society can also arrange professional indemnity insurance at a very competitive members preferential rate
all members must be insured and log 15 hours of CPD per year (8 hours courses/seminars/workshops and 7 hours home study/research)
Acupuncture Society Application Formif they join the Society and adhere to its code of ethics rules and regulations and supply copies of their insurance.
Acupuncture Society members are exempted from Local Authority Licensing in many areas including Greater London please check with your local authority.
The annual membership to the Acupuncture Society is £50