Clinical study trip to Guangzhou, China October 2010

The College organises clinical study visits to well established hospitals in China for practitioners of acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine. These trips provide graduates with a valuable opportunity to find out more about the way Chinese medicine is currently practised in its country of origin. More…

Advanced tongue diagnosis

Date: Fri 10 Sept 2010

Where: College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Reading

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Price: £

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Event description

Gain greater confidence in evaluating the different tongue signs with Barbara Kirschbaum at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.

The basic principles of tongue diagnosis will be discussed using up to 300 pictures of tongues. Tongue colour and shape will be of great importance during this session as both help to determine the patient’s constitution and disease pattern according to the Eight Principles. This will be followed by a discussion of common clinical tongue signs in relation to the five zang.
In addition there will be a discussion of tongue signs that indicate Hot diseases.
Anybody with a basic knowledge of TCM is eligible. There will be an introduction to the basics of tongue diagnosis. Barbara will also be presenting new material which may be of interest to students who attended this event in May 2009.

Barbara Kirschbaum, author of the Atlas of Tongue Diagnosis vols 1&2 (Eastland Press) trained at ICOM with Giovanni Maciocia, Ted Kaptchuk and Dan Bensky and during internships in Chinese hospitals. She has taught acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine all over the world for 27 years, holding senior posts at several German teaching institutions. She specialises in the treatment of cancer, gynaecology and gastrointestinal diseases.

Course fee

£ Refunds cannot be made unless at least two weeks notice is given.

Parking and rail travel

Parking is available at the Oracle shopping centre nearby. There is no car parking available at the College. We are a short walk from Reading railway station, at 19 Castle Street. Click here for directions and a map.