OCM 533E - Pre-Han Classical Texts II: Yi Jing, Dao De Jing, Huang Di Nei Jing

Credit(s): 2

This course introduces students to the foundational texts of Chinese culture and medicine: the Yi Jing (“The Book of Changes”), the Dao De Jing (“Classic of the Way and It’s Virtue”), and the Huang Di Nei Jing (“The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic”), which has two component parts: the Su Wen (“Basic Questions”) and the Ling Shu (“Spiritual Pivot”). By studying these pre-Han classical texts, students will both broaden and deepen their understanding of the theoretical foundations of Chinese medicine and gain an appreciation of their usefulness in the modern clinic.

Attention will be paid both to how these classic texts infuse and inform Chinese medical theory and clinical practice throughout the history of Chinese medicine and the ways in which Chinese medical theory, clinical
practice and terminology has evolved since the time these texts were written.

This elective course, a continuation of the required course by the same name, will emphasize the organ clock and discuss how the perspective presented in the classics provides a fully integrated worldview which has practical applications for the practice of Chinese medicine in the modern clinic. Prerequisite(s): CM504, CM505, CM506, CM532