Unit 1 An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
Part I Text： Chinese Herbalism
Part II Complementary reading

Unit 2 Basic Healing Properties
Part I Text： Tastes and Properties of Chinese Herbs
Part II Complementary reading： Materia Medica

Unit 3 Chinese Medicinal Preparation
Part I Text： Processing Chinese Medicinals： an Introduction
Part II Complementary reading： Stir-frying with Liquid Adjuvants

Unit 4 Dosage and Toxicity
Part IText： Dosage， Interaction and Toxicity
Part II Complementary reading： Three Types of Toxicity

Unit 5 Herbs
Part I Text： Astragalus
Part II Complementary reading： Asian Ginseng

Unit 6 Formula Composition
Part I Text： Composition of the Formulas
Part II Complementary reading： Modification of the Ingredients

Unit 7 Chinese Herbal Formulae
Part I Text： Writing a Chinese Herbal Formula
Part II Complementary reading： Decocting & Administering Bulk-dispensed Chinese Medicinals

Unit 8 Research Methods of Traditional Herbal Medicine
Part I Text： Research and Development of Herbal Medicines
Part II Complementary reading： Common Mistakes Seen in Research on Traditional Herbal Medicines

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