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Learn how to formulate and apply common herbs based on a Traditional Chinese Medicine energetic approach. Confidently support common conditions with safe and effective herbs that may be growing outside your door.
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Kayla’s dream of finding a comprehensive herbal medicine program came true in 2009 when she discovered the Diploma of Phytotherapy program at Pacific Rim College. While completing this program, she quickly and passionately fell in love with traditional Chinese medicine, which inspired her to continue her studies. She went on to graduate as a Medical Herbalist, Acupuncturist, TCM herbalist, and finally a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Prior to her education at Pacific Rim College, she completed various trainings in herbal medicine, aromatherapy, birth and postpartum doula work, energy medicine, massage, and reiki. A dedicated yoga practice over the past decade led her to India twice to immerse herself in this spiritual tradition. On her first trip, she completed a yoga teacher training and returned a year later to teach yoga and provide volunteer acupuncture at a charitable hospital through the ashram she was living at. The profound effects that herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and yoga have had on her life are what inspired her to study these ancient healing traditions. She is deeply passionate about helping people connect to their innate healing potential. She is currently registered with the CTCMA as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and focuses her practice on women and children’s health. Along with her practice, she is a clinical supervisor and instructor at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, B.C. where she supervises acupuncture and herbal medicine clinics, and teaches gynecology, pediatrics, advanced herbal formulas, and a class she created called ‘Integrative Materia Medica – Western Herbs Through the Lens of TCM’ that teaches the therapeutic application of western herbs using TCM energetic diagnostic principles.
One of the great strengths of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic model is that it uses energetics to tailor herbs to peoples unique constitutions. Many students and practitioners would prefer to use herbs that are native to their locale so as to practice bioregionalism.
Dr. Kayla Moberg created this course to bridge the gap between the two herbal worlds of Phytotherapy and TCM. Kayla, a Medical Herbalist and Doctor of TCM, teaches the therapeutic application of western herbs using TCM energetic diagnostic principles. Students learn 25 commonly used herbs, many of which grow locally in North America and are easy to grow in your backyard.
Participants learn to use herbal medicine to confidently support the TCM patterns of common ailments such as anxiety, coughs and colds, depression, digestive upset, gynecological imbalances, headaches, pain management, sleep disturbances, stress, and more.
This course is comprehensive yet simple enough to understand and apply immediately. The guidebook includes monographs for every herb, formulations, recipes, and other fun, practical, and versatile ways to incorporate herbs into one’s life and practice.
Upon completion of this course, students will:
Section I | Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Course Outline
3. Taste and temperature of herbs
4. Methods of preparation & herb/drug interactions
Section II | Herbs for coughs & colds
5. Introduction to herbs for coughs & colds
6. Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
7. Thyme (Thymus vulgaris | Bai Li Xiang)
8. Elderberry and Elderflower (Sambucus nigra | Jie Gu Mu)
Section III | Herbs for digestion
9. Introduction to herbs for digestion
10. Peppermint (Mentha piperita | Bo He)
11. Ginger (Zingiber officinalis | Sheng Jiang + Gan Jiang)
12. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis | Xiang Feng Cao)
13. Chamomile (Matricaria recutita | Huang Chu Ju)
Section IV | Herbs for headaches & sleep
14. Introduction to herbs for headaches and sleep
15. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia | Xun Yi Cao)
16. California poppy (Eschscholzia californica | Hua Ling Cao)
17. Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata | Ji Qing Hua)
18. Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora | Ban Zhi Lia)
Section V | Herbs for mental-emotional well-being
19. Introduction to herbs for mental/emotional health
20. Rose (Rosa nutkana | Mei Gui Hua)
21. Oatstraw (Avena sativa | Yan Mai)
22. St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum | Guan Ye Lian Qiao)
23. Damiana (Turnera diffusa | Yang Jin Hua)
Section VI | Herbs for gynecology
24. Introduction to herbs for gynecology
25. Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca | Yi Mu Cao)
26. Dong quai (Angelica sinensis | Dang Gui)
27. White peony (Paeonia lactiflora | Bai Shao)
28. Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa | Shan Yao)
Section VII | Herbs for tonifying Qi & Blood & draining Dampness
29. Introduction to herbs for tonifying Qi & Blood and draining dampness
30. Nettle (Urtica dioica | Xun Ma)
31. Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus | Huang Qi)
32. Cornsilk (Zea mays | Yu Mi Xu)
Section VIII | Herbs for pain relief
33. Introduction to herbs for pain
34. Cramp Bark (Viburnum opulus)
35. Corydalis (Rhizoma corydalis | Yan Hu Suo)
36. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum | Rou Gui)
Section IX | Formulations
37. Introduction to formulating
38. Formulations for coughs & colds
39. Formulations for digestion
40. Formulations for headaches & sleep
41. Formulations for mental & emotional well-being
42. Formulations for gynecology
43. Formulations for tonifying Qi & Blood & draining Dampness
44. Formulations for pain relief
45. Demonstration on making a Lemon Balm Glycerite using fresh herb
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“Creating a relationship with the plants helped me to memorize their actions and indications and picture the patient the herb was best suited for. I’m so happy that I enrolled in this course! She was amazing, truly helped to bridge content from two modalities.”
Student - Victoria, BC, Canada
“Very informative. I’m a first-year student of acupuncture and it’s nice to start thinking about what I can suggest to my future patients. I highly recommend this course to all TCM students.”
Jessica Smith - Christchurch, New Zealand
“The course material was incredible. She went above and beyond for this course, and I was surprised by the authentic understanding I developed with the herb’s functions rather than just repeating information.”
Student - Victoria, BC, Canada
“Kayla is incredibly knowledgable and made this course very interesting and engaging. I feel like I gained a lot of valuable information and got exactly what I hoped from this course. I appreciate the crossover of western and eastern medicine and think this course is such an amazing and important offering.”
Student - Victoria, BC, Canada