Introduction course
Essentials of Chinese Acupuncture published by the People،¯s Medical Publishing House has been adopted as the textbook for the course. Participants in the three month course will be able to acquire a general understanding of the basic theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and a preliminary mastery of the fundamentals of acupuncture and moxibustion in relation to basic techniques of manipulation and locations of about 120 commonly used points, as well as the treating methods of about 25 common diseases by applying the differentiation of syndrome according to the theory of meridians and collaterals.

  Advanced  course

Chinese Acupuncture published by the Peoples Medical Publishing House is used as the textbook for the course. Based on the essential knowledge of TCM obtained previously participants will learn tongue observation and pulse palpation of the four diagnostic methods, differentiation of syndrome according to the theory of Zang-fu organs, needling techniques , application of specific points and the treatment of common diseases. Participants will be able to acquire a thorough understanding of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, a systematic knowledge about the theory of meridians and collaterals and a mastery of the locations, indications and needling of some 250 points. Consequently, they will be able to treat about 40 common diseases and some difficult diseases by determining the treatment according to differentiation of syndromes, and by prescribing and combining points