CHP-751: Chinese Herbal Preparations

In this course, students identify and describe various parts of herbal medicinals and their preparations; including decoctions, pills, granules, wines and other topicals. Students prepare Chinese herbs according to what is most suitable for a disease condition. Students also learn how to interpret the different processing and manufacturing techniques commonly utilized for the manufacturing of plant and nonbotanical medicinals while learning how to procduce various forms of herbal preparations for topical and internal administration. Philosophical discussions concerning herbal cultivation through growing, harvesting, manufacturing and dispensing of herbs for the therapeutic administrtion will also be an integral aspect of this course. A materials fee is required. Prerequisite: CHP-623C. [ 1 credit ]