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How to Understand and Use Classical Formulas

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The term, “classical formulas (jingfang),” refers to formulas composed in the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Almost all of the surviving examples of such formulas are found in the two texts by Zhang Ji (ca. 150-219 CE)—the Shanghan lun (Treatise on Cold Damage ) and the Jingui yaolue (Essentials of the Golden Coffer). This course introduces a number of methods of analyzing classical formulas so as to better understand their original purpose, how they can be used in novel ways, and how they can be modified to deal with a wide variety of clinical situations.

Many of these methods have a long history, some going back to the Shanghan lun itself. Others were developed more recently by Shanghan lun scholars and clinicians in China. These methods are illustrated by discussions of particular formulas and case histories. On completing this course, students will have the skills and knowledge necessary to understand and effectively use classical formulas with confidence and precision.

  • Understand the history and distinctive features of classical formulas.
  • Be familiar with the resources available for the study of classical formulas.
  • Understand and be able to apply the concept of formula elements when studying and using classical formulas.
  • Understand and be able to apply the concept of formula patterns when studying and using classical formulas.
  • Understand and be able to apply the concept of pathomechanisms when studying and using classical formulas.
  • Understand and be able to apply the concept of treatment methods (in terms of flavor-qi combinations) when studying and using classical formulas.
  • Understand and be able to apply the concept of formula families when studying and using classical formulas.
  • Be able to continue their study of classical formulas independently.
  • Feel confident in the clinical use of classical formulas.

Stephen Boyanton is a scholar and practitioner of Chinese medicine. He is a senior researcher at the Xinglin Institute for Early East Asian Medicine Research and Scholarship (www.xinglininstitute.org) and is finishing a PhD focused on Chinese medical history at Columbia University. Stephen received his BA in anthropology from the University of Florida in 1995, completed an MA in Chinese religious history at the University of Virginia in 2004, and earned an MS in Chinese medicine at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, San Diego, in 2008. He has spent more than six years living and traveling in China where he has followed senior Chinese clinicians in the clinic and sat in on graduate level courses in Chinese medicine. Most recently he spent the academic year 2011-12 as a Fulbright Fellow at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 北京中醫藥大學. In addition to his scholarly work and teaching, Stephen maintains a private practice in New York City focused on the use of Chinese herbal medicine.



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