All those wondering about the effectiveness of acupuncture
should save the date, 3/15 and 3/16 at 7pm to come to National
University to see the famous film "9000 Needles." The film follows
a 40-year-old stroke victim who after exhausting all of his other
options travels to Tian Jin University in China, to see what
acupuncture and Chinese Medicine has to offer in aiding his
recovery. After the film, one of my favorite professors will be
speaking about his experience with stroke. Dr. Yihyun Kwon received
his DAOM in China and wrote his thesis on stroke.
So don't miss it!! The film will be showing in our Student
Center. Hope to see you there :)
Psychopathology Midterm
Hey there, everyone, well I made it through my psychopathology
midterm. It was as I predicted, hard. There were 10
questions, three of which were essay and the others short
answer. One of the short answer questions was a seven-part
essay with in-depth descriptions in each part. We had two hours in
which to complete the task and I, like always, used the whole time
but definitely could have used another half hour. I guess I am just
a slow test taker.
Herbal Seminar 4 Midterm
My second test was on Friday and even though I have studied
throughout the trimester, I still feel like I didn't have a grip on
all of the info, however, the test wasn't that bad. Herbal Seminar
4 also was essay and short answer questions. Essay questions are
practical in this part of our education because they simulate a
real patient. These herbal seminar classes take herbs to another
level because not only do we need to know the function of the
formulas (in pinyin), but also we now have to memorize every
ingredient and dosage. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining; I
am preparing those future herbal students for what is to come.
So much coffee has made it difficult for me to sleep and a few
nights I don't fall asleep 'til 4:00am, which is frustrating. So I
did my body a favor and went to get acupuncture myself and Dr. Cai
helped me modify a few formulas to suit my TCM pattern
diagnosis.
Granules are an addition to the herb room. Granules are raw
herbs but better because they are already cooked and all one has to
do is dissolve them in hot water and drink. So of course, with my
hectic schedule I prepared them in granule form. They look and
smell so good. A plethora of colors! But don't worry we still
offer raw herbs and patent formulas.