Instructor:     Alexa Hulsey, BA, MATCM, Dipl. O.M., L.Ac.

Dr. Hulsey graduated first in her class at Yo San University in 2005. For three years she served as the University’s Assistant Academic Dean, also pursuing her studies in Chengdu, China. She now practices at East Nashville Community Acupuncture, the largest Chinese medical practice in Tennessee.

Course Includes:

• 16 hours of audio lecture on CD
• Weekly outline of subjects & readings
• Thirty-eight real herb samples you can take out and examine
• Class notes for each lecture
• Book:  Chinese Herbology Made Easy by Dr. Mao Shing Ni, L.Ac., Ph.D. SevenStar: Santa Monica, 1986.
• Introduction, history and development of Chinese herbology
• Taste and temperatures of herbs, channels, directions and combinations of herbs
• Herb preparation, special cooking techniques, classical combinations and interactions, processing, dosage, and safety
• Fifteen categories of Chinese herbs that relate to the herb samples
• Suggested reading

Dr. Hulsey is a respected and exceptional teacher who makes learning herbs interesting and fun! Chinese herbs, which are effectively used in conjunction with acupuncture, have curative powers and have been studied and classified for millennia according to their different functions. In this course you will learn the major categories of herbs, what conditions they are effective in treating, and what their functions are when used. Examples of herbs in each category are given. Two to four herb categories are discussed in each audio lecture:

            Herbs that Release the Exterior

            Herbs that Clear Heat

            Herbs that Drain Downward

            Herbs that Drain Dampness

            Herbs that Expel Wind-Damp

            Herbs to Transform Phlegm & Stop Cough

            Aromatic Herbs to Transform Dampness

            Herbs that Treat Food Stagnation

            Herbs that Warm the Interior

            Herbs that Regulate Qi

            Herbs that Regulate Blood

            Herbs that Tonify

            Herbs that Stabilize and Bind

            Herbs that Calm the Shen

            Herbs that Extinguish Wind

CD – Herbology: $175

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