Herbal Medicine Department

The Department of Herbal Medicine provides acupuncture students with extensive training in the ancient art of Chinese herbal medicine. The department is one of the four that collectively makes up the Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine (MTOM) program at Emperor’s College and consists of 43 units spread across 16 courses.

Beginning with an introduction to core concepts in Chinese herbal medicine, the acupuncture school curriculum features four Herb Pharmacopoeia courses that discuss 450 important herbal medicines used in clinical practice. Students then progress into Herb Formulae courses to learn the traditional clinical application of Chinese herbal medicine, including the study of classical texts such as the Shang Han Lun and Wen Bing Xue.

40 hours of herbal pharmacopoeia lab provides a unique opportunity for acupuncture students to have real-world experience running an herbal medicinary and encourages greater connection of classroom theory to everyday clinical applications.

Additional courses in the department focus on a biomedical and professional understanding of Chinese herbal medicine. Pharmacognosy delves into the chemical constituents of medicinal herbs while Patent Medicines introduce acupuncture students to the variety of companies that cultivate and distribute herbal medicines to acupuncturists.

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