The MOOC"Diagnostics in Chinese medicine" was awarded the first group of national high-quality online open courses. It is a general course for the introduction of Chinese medicine. If you like TCM, you can come to study it! No prior knowledge of TCM is required for this course.

This course consists of 10 units and can be divided into two main parts:

The first part is the theoretical knowledge of TCM, including the theory of Yin and Yang and the five elements, the theory of the zang-fu organs, the theory of qi, blood, body fluid, etiology and so on. By studying this part, you can learn the basic contents of TCM.

The second part is the diagnosis methods of TCM, including inquiry, observation, tongue, pulse, auscultation and palpation. After studying this part, you can know how a TCM doctor makes a diagnosis.

The second part, that is, the diagnostic methods of TCM, is the mainly purpose of this course. While the first part, the theoretical knowledge of TCM, is a necessary supplement to better understand the diagnostic methods of TCM.

You can study through course videos, electronic lecture notes, PowerPoint, problem sets or assignments, online quizzes, and interactions. The purpose of this course is three: (1) to enable learners to understand the principles and diagnostic methods of TCM; (2) to enable learners to self-care and learn to use appropriate diagnostic methods of TCM to pay attention to their own health and disease status; (3) to provide some basis for seeking treatment from TCM doctors.

There is an ancient saying in China: if you want to be a qualified parent, you need to know something about TCM; if you want to be a filial child, you should know something about TCM as well. It is better to know some knowledge of TCM rather than to make friends with doctors. The MOOC course, “Diagnostics in Chinese medicine ” , aims to give you an understanding of the principles of Chinese medicine and the appropriate Chinese medicine diagnosis method. In addition, it lets you know how to use TCM to take care of yourself and your family. This course was awarded the first group of national high-quality online open courses! Come on, study two or three hours a week and you may live a healthy and happy life!

The MOOC course, “Diagnostics in Chinese medicine ” , aims to give you an understanding of the principles of Chinese medicine and the appropriate Chinese medicine diagnosis method.

No prior knowledge of TCM is required for this course.

1 Chen Jiaxu, Jane Frances Wilson.Diagnostics in Chinese medicine (second edition,English version),People's Medical Publishing House,Sept. 2019

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