Formula Families [类方]
In this course, Formula Families as well as
Formula Presentations (方证) will be discussed in great detail, following the lifelong work of my teacher Professor Huáng Huáng (黄煌). The concept of a ‘formula family’ will be introduced as well as key herbs and formulas, in great lengths, in order to deepen and strengthen the students relationship with these formulas.
This framework has been Made popular in recent years by Professor Huáng but what is the history, the origin, and who were the key players in the evolution of this framework?
This course is clinically driven, so most of the information given will be supported with real life case studies, clinical pearls, and relevant information, based on over 19 years of my personal clinical experience, as well as over 40 years of my teachers. The purpose of this course is to present the relevance and importance of this great work and its overall usefulness in the modern day clinic.
The key herbs that will be discussed include;
- Gui Zhi
- Ma Huang
- Shi Gao
- Huang Lian
- Da Huang
- Huang Qi
- Ge Gen
- Chai Hu
- Fu Zi
- Da Huang
- Gan Jiang
- Fu Ling
- Ban Xia
- Zhi Zi
- Dang Gui
- Wu Zhu Yu
- Shao Yao
- Gan Cao
As well as others
Formula Presentation
The formula presentation is a theoretical
model of herbal formula application that lies between the herbs and formulas on one hand, and the disease pattern on the other. It is the arrow aiming for the target in relation to disease treatment. The formula presentation is the guiding principle behind how a formula is selected. ‘Zheng’(证) refers to evidence, proof, results or efficacy (证验), and also symptoms (症状). Therefore, when all these definitions are taken together, the formula presentation refers to a formula’s key presentation, or instance where a formula displays its main efficacy or results.
