Classical Herbal Medicine
Study the anatomy of the classical formulas, learn to master modifications and combinations of herbal prescriptions in a formalised and tangible way.
The Jing Fang Family Formula Method is accessible and logical, it focuses on the patient’s symptoms and clinical observations which are integrated with precise herb and formula syndromes.
Our Jing Fang course is clinically focused, equipping students with the skills they need to confidently and effectively treat patients in a thriving clinic.
Online Learning
1st Year Formulas :
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• Gui zhi gan cao tang • Shao yao gan cao tang • Gui zhi tang • Gui zhi jia shao yao tang • Gui zhi jia da huang tang • Gui zhi qu shao yao tang • Gui zhi jia fu zi tang • Gui zhi jia ge gen tang • Gui zhi jia hou po xing zi tang • Xiao jian zhong tang • Gui zhi jia long gu mu li tang • Gui zhi qu shao yao jia shu qi mu li long gu jiu ni tang • Gui zhi xin jia tang • Gui zhi shao yao zhi mu tang • Gui zhi fu ling wan • Wen jing Tang • Dang gui si ni tang • Zhi gan cao tang • Ling gui zhu gan tang • Gui zhi jia gui tang
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• Wu ling san • Zhu ling tang • Fu ling gan cao tang • Fu ling ze xie tang • Fu ling yin • Fang ji fu ling tang • Dang gui shao yao san • Suan zao ren tang
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• Xiao ban xia tang • Xiao ban xia jia fu ling tang • Da ban xia tang • Mai men dong tang • Ban xia hou po tang • Wen dan tang
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• Xiao chai hu tang • Da chai hu tang • Si ni san • Chai hu jia long gu mu li tang • Chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang • Xue fu zhu yu tang • Chai hu jia mang xiao tang
2nd Year Formulas
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• Huang qi gan cao tang • Huang qi shao yao gui zhi ku jiu tang • Fang ji huang qi tang • Huang qi gui zhi wu wu tang • Bu yang huan wu tang • Huang qi jian zhong tang
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• Gan cao gan jiang tang • Li zhong wan • Gan jiang huang qin huang lian ren shen tang • Da jian zhong tang • Gan jiang ling zhu tang • Gan jiang ren shen ban xia wan • Gui zhi ren shen tang
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Da huang gan cao tang
• Da huang gan cao tang • Da cheng qi tang • Hou po qi wu tang • Da huang huang lian xie xin tang • Tiao wei cheng qi tang • Da huang fu zi tang • Zhi zi da huang tang • Da huang mu dan pi tang • Ma zi ren wan • Tao he cheng qi tang • Yin chen hao tang
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• Gan jiang fu zi tang • Si ni tang • Tong mai si ni tang • Si ni jia ren shen tang • Fu ling si ni tang • Bai tong tang • Zhen wu tang • Shen qi wan
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• Huang lian tang • Huang Lian Fen • Huang Lian Ejiao tang • Xie xin tang • Ban xia xie xin tang • Gan cao xie xin tang • Xiao xian xiong tang
Meet the Team
Prof. Huang Huang
Founder of the International Jing Fang Institute, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Salustino Z. Wong
Director and Lecture of Jing Fang Classics Institute and Chen Tai Ji Hong Method Association
Tara Barden
Chinese Medicine Clinician & Coordinator of Jing Fang Classics ENG Branch
Why is studying Jing Fang the easiest way to learn and master Chinese Herbal Medicine?
✤ Jing Fang has a very select few herbal formulas, out of 178 formulas, 50 are most commonly used in clinics.
✤ Around 90% of Jing Fang formulas have less than 7 ingredients.
✤ It has unique and logical herbal combinations and modifications.
✤ Only by understanding this highly developed, clinical and scientific system, that is the foundation and core of Chinese herbal medicine, will you be able to understand later formulas and thus be able to use them knowingly in your clinical practice.
✤ Jing Fang uses a very select few herbs, out of 151 herbs, 80 are most commonly used.
✤ All formulas come from the same book, belonging to the same system.
✤ The theoretical and clinical concepts of Jing Fang are the oldest and most authoritative formulation of Chinese medicine, and have been proven highly effective in the clinical practice of internal medicine for nearly two millennia.
✓ Live interactive webinars
✓ Live Q & A webinars
✓ Intensive clinical practice
✓ Recorded videos
Nanjing Clinical Internship
Upon finishing the two-year training program, students will be granted a distinctive chance to participate in a clinical internship at the International Jing Fang Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, led by Prof. Huang Huang and his team. This internship encompasses various enriching experiences, including observing Prof. Huang Huang's clinical treatment of patients, engaging in theoretical seminars focused on specific diseases, analysing patient diagnoses and prescriptions under Prof. Huang Huang's guidance, immersing oneself in Chinese culture and daily clinical practices firsthand, and receiving certification from The International Jing Fang Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
Lecturer Prof. Salustino Z. Wong
A prolific Chinese Medicine Doctor and visiting Professor at the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, with over 20 years in clinical practice, research and teaching.
Salustino completed his Bachelor degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, his Master degree in Clinical Acupuncture & Tuina, and his Doctor degree (Ph.D) in Clinical Chinese Medicine at the Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between September 1994 — July 2008, having had previous western pharmacology qualifications from his home country Havana, Cuba.
Salustino has been a dedicated student of Prof. Huang Huang since 1998, and also a student of Ying Ming (Paediatrics), Wang Ning Sheng (Acupuncture), Tao Kun (Acupuncture and Moxibustion), Zhang Ke Jian (Tui Na) and Xue Bin (Tai Ji Chuan).
He is the founder and director of the Jing Fang Classics Institute. Prof. Salustino has previously been a teacher of the Shang han lun and Tuina at Matteo Ricci Institute of Chinese Medicine, Milan, Italy, the director of the Master’s Degree program in Classical Formulas at SIFCET (Società Italiana di Farmacoterapia Cinese Tradizionale), Milan, Italy and a teacher of Classical Formulas, Tuina and Taijiquan Chen at The Chinese medicine School, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jing Fang Course Curriculum
Chinese Pharmacopoeia
At least 50 individual Chinese herbs will be covered under the following headings:
Chinese and Latin Name • Properties • Yao zheng / herb Syndrome • Constitutions • 6 Channel pattern identification association • Principle actions • Main functions • Quantity and dosage • Preparation methods • Contraindications / restrictions
Chinese Herbal Formulas
Around 100 herbal formulas will be studied covering the curriculums Formula Families :
The following aspects of each main formula will be covered:
Materia medica • Fang zheng / formula syndrome • Constitutions • Functions • Indications • Explanation of herb action • Bing / diseases • Dosage • Contraindications / restrictions •How to combine formulas and modify each formula structure with herbal addition, subtraction or quantity modulation.
Becoming a Herbalist
Sources of dispensaries, supplies, product safety, toxicity • Storing, measuring, ordering and dispensing Chinese herbs • Correct herbal and formula dosage • Diagnosis and formula selection and modifications based on case histories • Clinical consultations • Patient interpersonal communication and interaction • Clinical internship• Setting up your herbal clinic
Jing Fang Classics ENG is a NCCAOM® PDA Continuing Education Provider. NCCAOM® approves this course for up to 126 PDA Points.
NCCAOM members who complete each module can receive a PDA Certificate of Completion.
Do you have any questions about the program?
Schedule a 15 minute call with Prof. Salustino Z. Wong to ask questions about the course and your future study
Join the Long Sha Lineage
Prof. Huang Huang
Founder of the International Jing Fang Institute, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. A world-renowned physician, one of China's foremost preeminent experts and authorities on Jing Fang (Classical Formulas derived from the Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue).
Professor Huang Huang 黃煌has recently been awarded the honorific title in China of “Nationally Famous Chinese Medicine Doctor” 全國名中醫.
He is a prolific writer and editor, whose teachings are in accordance with the method of the Lei Fang 類方(families of formulas) and his developed concepts of Yao Zheng 藥證 (plant syndrome) and Ti Zhi 體質 (Constitutions).
Learn to diagnose and prescribe Chinese Materia Medica with confidence!
FAQ:
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Tuesday 6.30pm-9.30pm 🌎 Dublin timezone GMT/GMT+1
1st year dates for 2025
Start date - January 21st (6.30pm-7.30pm introductory webinar)
(Students will then be given 6 hours of recorded theory videos to watch from the 21st January to the 28th January)
28th January : Q&A (6.30-8.30pm)
February : 11th (6.30pm-9.30pm)
March : 11th, 25th (6.30pm-9.30pm)
April : 1st, 15th, 29th (6.30pm-9.30pm)
May : 6th, 20th (6.30pm-9.30pm)
June : 3rd, 24th (6.30pm-9.30pm)
September : 2nd, 9th, 23rd (6.30pm-9.30pm)
Practical weekend in Lisbon, Portugal:
October : 3rd - 5th - 9.30h-12.30h & 14.30h-17.30h
*Dates are subject to change.
Second year will have the same structure, exact dates will be announced shortly
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Cost : €1800 per year
Payment options and discounts:
Full payment : €1620 (with 10% discount)
Payment in two instalments : €855 x 2 (with 5% discount)
Payment in 4 instalments : €450 x 4
Repeat students with full payment : €1260 (with 30% discount)
NCCAOM Certificate fees : €431
Repeat students : €1260 (with 30% discount)
Refunds:
In the event a student withdraws from the course before the course commences, a full refund of fees paid, apart from €450 for admin costs, will be available on request up to 15 days before the start date.
In the event a student withdraws from the course during the course and has already paid the full fees, no refund is available.
In the event a student withdraws from the course during the course and has not paid the full fees at that point, the student will be liable for the remainder of the fees (exceptions may be possible)
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• Shen nong ben cao jing
• Ming yi bie lu
• Chang sha yao jie
• Shang han lun
• Descriptions and clinical experience of Prof. Huang Huang
• Ten key formula families in Chinese Medicine, Huang Huang, Eastland Press
• Zhang Zhong-jing's Clinical Application of 50 Medicinals, Huang Huang, People's Medical Publishing House
• Classical Chinese Medicine, Liu Lihong, The Chinese University Press.
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Students will be able to access offline assistance with the course coordinator and lecturer, they will have access to study groups on WhatsApp & Facebook for support, case study discussions and queries.
PDF documents and books will be provided on general theory.
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To complete the course students are required to submit 5 case studies analysis and treatment plan with 4 follow up treatments per case and pass an online exam.
Students will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from the Jing Fang Classics Institute.
Students who complete the clinical placement in China will also receive a certificate from the International Jing Fang Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
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For Herbalists, the course is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the Classical approach. The Jing Fang approach is manageable and systematic - it allows you to reduce the number of herbs and formulas needed to be effective in practice. Classical formulas typically contain a small number of herbs.
For Acupuncturists, the course is a wonderful opportunity to study Chinese Herbal Medicine from scratch. The theory and clinical skills can be immediately applied into one’s practice. The herbal formulas are tailored specifically to the individual’s condition and you will learn how to adapt your formulas to the patient’s progress.
If Jing Fang is your starting point to study Chinese herbal medicine, your study will be less overwhelming and more advantageous, this is because the core group of herbs and formulas are precisely defined and limited in content.
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Yes, students who can’t attend the practical weekends, can still reap the benefits and transform their ability to prescribe Chinese Materia Medica by participating in the online module of our Jing Fang training program. The online module is designed as a complete program in itself, and it is where the core of the program is taught.
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Students do not have to be present for the live online classes. The online classes will be recorded and available to rewatch.
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Yes, the live webinar classes will be recorded and available for students to rewatch.
Competent
Students who successfully complete the 2 year course will be able to competently prescribe and dispense a range of Classical Chinese herbal formulas from each of the formula families listed in the curriculum.
Easy & Safe
The constitutional association leads us to a greater clinical efficacy and allows the Chinese Medicine practitioner to prepare formulas easily and safely.
Structured
The learning process is structured so that the student acquires theoretical and, above all, practical clinical knowledge.
Modify
Students will also be able to confidently and effectively modify each herbal prescription to better suit the presenting syndrome of the patient by the addition, subtraction or modification of individual materia medica and to comprise their own prepared medicines for their patients.
Transmission
Our Jing Fang training course focuses on the study of the Jing Fang Formula Families, with the innovative teaching method, transmitted by Prof. Huang Huang.
Constitutions
The teaching method is based on the association between the physical and psychological constitution of the patient and the classical formulas.
Blended
Professional training is delivered primarily online in a blend of learning with online recorded video classes and live interactive webinars..
Supervision
Following successful completion of year one, students can work with herbs under supervision as part of their second year practical case studies.
Methodology
The program is structured in two years, with theoretical online classes and in person meetings to explore the practical components of this methodology.
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Jing Fang Scholarship 2025
Jing Fang Classics Institute ENG is proud to offer another annual scholarship to expand access to Jing Fang training. This scholarship aims to make the journey into Chinese medicine a reality for one deserving individual to enrol in our prestigious Jing Fang Chinese Herbal Medicine Course.
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Jing Fang Classics courses and seminars are approved by Prof. Huang Huang and the International Jing Fang Institute of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
