The Herbal Treatment of Pregnant Women: Classical Chinese Medicine Solutions
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Subject

Online continuing education seminar

Speaker(s): Genevieve Le Goff practices and teaches an ancient form of Chinese medicine that has its roots in the Classical Era of Chinese history (Han dynasty and prior). After graduating from the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences and passing the California State Board exam, Genevieve continued training in midwifery and gynecology, and received extensive post-graduate training in Classical Herbal Formulation at the Hunyuan Institute and at the Institute of Classical East-Asian Medicine. She practices at the crossroads of two sister lineages she apprenticed in, the Fire Spirit School and the lineage of Tian (Bawei) Heming, who followed in the tradition of Zhang Zhong Jing's Shang Han Za Bing Lun 傷寒雜病論. Her practice focuses entirely on classical herbalism, with a specialization in fetal-maternal medicine. Genevieve is constantly engaged in research and study to further her ability to help her patients; she is currently engaged in graduate research at UC Berkeley, focusing on the translation and philological analysis of medical texts from the Warring States period to the early Han dynasty. She teaches in the clinical doctorate programs at Five Branches University and Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and directs a state and nationally accredited continuing education program for licensed acupuncturists, bringing prominent scholars, sinologists and clinicians to the Bay Area to teach seminars. She has been designing and teaching continuing education curriculum accredited in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Her lectures are attended nationally and internationally.​​

Genevieve Le Goff

Other information

Please join us for a comprehensive overview of the treatment of pregnant and postpartum women with classical formulae (jing fang 經方). We will start with the comparative study of three classical texts on fetal development: the Tai Chan Shu 台產書 (one of the medical Manuscripts excavated at Mawangdui 馬王堆), Huainanzi 淮南子 chapter 7, and Mai Jing 脈經 chapter 9, in order to lay out the foundations and principles of physiology in pregnancy. These tenets are the foundation upon which the herbal treatments presented in the Jin Gui Yao Lue 金匱要略 for pregnancy and postpartum are based upon. Many formulae from the Shang Han Za Bing Lun 傷寒雜病論 can be used in pregnancy and postpartum, so long as one understands the underlying physiological principles of this particular time of life, and how to translate that understanding to herbal treatment. After these foundational principles, we will present commonly encountered pathologies of the pregnancy and postpartum periods, drawing upon the repertoire of the Shang Han Za Bing Lun. From conditions as benign as mild morning sickness to as severe as pre-eclampsia, the latter offers solutions which can tremendously improve the health, comfort and outcome of many patients, where Western medicine typically cannot offer too much. The integration of modern pre-natal care with classical, canonical principles can yield the best outcome for mothers and babies. For each pathology, we will examine possible etiologies and differential diagnoses, focusing on presentation and how to adapt the formula with exquisite precision. The clear application of diagnosis and formulae will be illustrated with many case studies.

Booking information

https://www.betweenheavenandearth.org/the-herbal-treatment-of-pregnant-women-classical-chinese-medicine-solutions.html

Open to

Practitioners and students of Chinese medicine around the world

Cost

$450

Last Updated

2025-05-30 20:54:38