ASM302*

Various allopathic diagnoses are considered from an Asian medicine perspective. Common pathologies are discussed in terms of their etiology, pathogenesis, TCM pattern identification, acupuncture treatment prescriptions and adjunct treatment options. Students are taught the main TCM patent herbal formulas used in clinical practice. Adjunct therapies such as cupping, moxibustion, scalp acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and various needling techniques are taught and later performed in ASM303.