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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Principles of the Chinese Medicine - GAF240
Title: Základy čínské fytofarmakoterapie
Guaranteed by: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany (16-16130)
Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Actual: from 2018
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:28/0, C [HS]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: not taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Explanation: (F 3.r.)
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. Ing. Lucie Cahlíková, Ph.D.
Schedule   
Annotation -
The discipline analyzes basic methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In the introductory part it explains the basic medicinal theories, methods of diagnostics and treatments. The most extensive part follows the use of traditional herbal medicine for prevention (and treatment) of infections, aging and cancer. The next part describes other methods for treatment and strengthening of body resistance ? acupuncture, moxibustion, qigong and dietotherapy.
Last update: Opletal Lubomír, prof. RNDr., CSc. (01.07.2008)
Literature -

Xie Zhu-Fan: Best of Traditional Chinese Medicine. New World Press, Beijing 1995, 158 pp. ISBN 7-80005-228-1

Last update: Opletal Lubomír, prof. RNDr., CSc. (01.07.2008)
Teaching methods -

Lectures.

Last update: Opletal Lubomír, prof. RNDr., CSc. (01.07.2008)
Requirements to the exam -

The subject terminates by the credit test with 10 questions.

Last update: Cahlíková Lucie, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (19.12.2017)
Syllabus -

Introduction to Basic Medicinal Theories
  theory of Yin-Yang ? law of unity of opposites 
  concept of wholism 
  human body 
  differentiation of syndromes 
  principles of prevention and treatment
Immunity in Traditional Chinese Medicine
  brief historical review 
  theoretical aspect of immunity in TCM 
  medicinal herbs and immunity 
  examples of herbal treatment in diseases related to immune disorders
Herbs vs. Infections
  differentiation of syndromes in acute infection 
  herbal therapies of acute infections 
  pharmacological studies of the herbal therapies 
  traditional treatment of chronic infections 
  examples of herbal treatment for infectious diseases
Use of Tonics in Traditional Chinese medicine
  deficiency syndromes 
  classification of tonics 
  modern research on tonics 
  tonic treatment for common diseases
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Aging
  basic features of aging 
  cause of senility 
  approaches to prevent senility and retard aging
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer
  traditional concept of cancer 
  herbal medication of cancer 
  herbal medicines in prevention of cancer
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
 meridians and acupuncture points 
 technique and methods 
 indications and contraindications 
examples of acupuncture treatment of common diseases 
therapeutic mechanism 
acupuncture to combat pain
Qi (vital energy) and Qigong
 concept of Qi 
  general methods of Qigong 
  physiological changes during Qigong 
  treatment of hypertension with Qigong 
  treatment of other diseases with Qigong 
  Qigong deviations 
  about out-going Qi (external Qi)
Dietotherapy in Traditiona Chinese Medicine
  five tastes ? pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty 
  four properties ? hot, warm, cool and cold 
  diet to combat pathogenic factors 
  diet for strengthening body resistance 
  food taboos

Last update: Cahlíková Lucie, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (19.12.2017)
Entry requirements -

Knowledges from pharmacognosy, basic knowldges from pharmacology.

Last update: Opletal Lubomír, prof. RNDr., CSc. (01.07.2008)
 
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