This online safety course presents herb-drug interactions including contraindications and cautions. The benefits of adjusting herb formulas when taking allergy medications, antibiotics, laxatives, antivirals, diuretics, and blood pressure lowering medications are reviewed. Drugs and herbs are listed and analyzed according to their uses for specific conditions. In addition, pathological conditions are presented with case histories. Download the course, complete the online quiz, and receive immediate acupuncture license credit.
Click the following link to see a sample: Acupuncturist Course >
Participants learn the usage of:
Allergy medications with release surface herbs
Laxatives and antivirals with clear heat toxins and cool the blood herbs
Diuretic drugs with promote urination herbs
Antibiotics with clear heat toxin herbs
Diuretic drugs with astringent herbal medicines
Antihypertensives with herbal medicines
Continuing Education Credits
2 NCCAOM Diplomate Safety PDAs (safety category)
Fulfills the special NCCAOM Safety PDA category requirement, Provider #602.
2 California Acupuncture Board CEUs (category 1)
2 Texas CAEs (1 biomedicine, 1 general)
2 Florida Board of Acupuncture CEs (2 general)
2 CCHPBC British Columbia acupuncture CEs
2 BCNA & CNPBC (British Columbia Naturopathic Assoc.) credits
2 CAAA Alberta CEUs
2 CTCMPAO (Ontario, Canada) continuing education credits
2 OAQ CEUs (Board of Acupuncturists of Quebec)
2 NZASA ethics CPDs (New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority)
2 Acupuncture NZ (NZRA) New Zealand CEUs
2 NS-CMAAC Nova Scotia acupuncture CEUs
2 CMBA CPDs/CEUs (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia)
2 IVAS CEs (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society)
2 California Board of Registered Nursing contact hours
(Massachusetts: applicable towards the acupuncture & herbs requirements)
Purchase the course and it will be downloaded to your computer in PDF format. PDFs work on Apple Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android operating systems. After reviewing the course, take the online quiz and a certificate of completion will be automatically generated for INSTANT credit. You may re-take the quiz as often as is needed and there is no time limit. If you prefer to receive your course in the mail, click CONTACT US to have the course content mailed to you.
About the Author
Prof. Richard Liao, L.Ac. has served as professor of herbology and acupuncture theory at the Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences in Oakland, California. Prof. Liao has also served as faculty at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California. His many years of teaching experience bring the highest quality of interesting and useful courses to HealthCMi continuing education online. Prof. Liao has published many works of Traditional Chinese Medicine including original translations of Chinese Medicine classic texts. In addition, Prof. Liao has a private acupuncture practice in Walnut Creek, California and travels to China frequently with his students for advanced Qi Gong and meditation practices.
Great overview in these four categories: allergies, antibiotics, diuretics and anti-hypertension drugs. Learned some things and think more of it will stick with this detailed summary.
very good
Clear and concisely presented
Very good!
Practical and useful Right amount of information for retention
good course
it was a clear and a great review!
Good material. Well presented
Great course, loved the integration of Eastern and Western perspectives!
concise, helpful
Great!
informative!
Great
it is a good presentation of most commonly use western medicines how they interact with the use of Chinese herbs and the cautions
Nice review of herb-drug interactions along with examples of how to avoid unwanted side effects of interactions, or enhance treatment through choosing herbs that enhance medication effects.
Very informative! I will definitely keep this article as a reference
good class
Very useful for avoiding common herb prescription errors for patients on common medications.
Very useful
The grouping of medications and herbs was helpful.
Informative
Very beneficial since it covers drugs commonly used.
Great course. Great overview
very informative between western/eastern drugs
Clear, concise!
Great review! I highly recommend this course
Good!
A lot of material and good review
Great review and practical applications in the clinic.
Easy
good
good review
I think it is a quick reference for drug -herb interactions to be aware of in practice.
A nice little summary of some important drug/herb interactions, both positive and negative
Nicely organized and informative.
Quick and easy!
Informative!
very good
Easy material to understand and very practical in everyday clinical herbal care.
Nice quick review of herbs
Good Refresher
great information
Great!
Good course.
Very Helpful
Great!
good
Quick and easy review of classes of drugs and herb-drug interactions.
very useful!
There are lots of useful information.
Very practical and informative course
good
Good information.
Clearly presented. I enjoy reading the case studies.
Thorough and informative
It was a good review with more of a western informed component than I remembered having in school. Self-paced and easy to do.
Reference for drug/herb reactions
good, covers some basics of drugs indications and herbs useage
A+
great summary of potential interactions between commonly used drugs and Chinese herbs
Excellent information
Great. Convenient. Well worth it
An interesting course overall.
Good course to meet licensure renewal requirements.
This course is great because it allows me to refresh some of the herbal materials
Helpful
The course is a great review on basic herbs and pharmaceutical interactions.
Great review and learned a lot as well!
Great content
good
Very informative for combining (or not) WM and TCM
fulfills the course needs
Good and understandable course.
Good!
Good
Informative but fairly basic cautions for herb and drug interactions.
Exquisite!
The course vs the test was a little confusing for me. Great review on Chinese herbs for each issue addressed. Not as much about drug-herb interactions as previous courses I've taken.
very convenient
Informative and clear
Good course for drugs commonly seen in acupuncture patients.
Very useful information for potential herb-drug interactions for medications commonly used by my patients
Very interesting, concise review of major drugs and their interactions with herbs.
Great synergy of eastern and western medical knowledge.
Not the run of the mill online CEU course. This is incredibly helpful information.
good herbal review as well
straight forward
great course
Good course
very interesting and informative
Great information!
Good info on both drug and herb strategies and interactions.
Great course!
great
Good course
good to gain knowledge of commonly prescribed drugs and possible interactions with common Chinese herbs
Well organized. Informative. Case Studies were helpful. I wished there was a little more information on herb-drug combinations and dosing specifications.
Great
good
Quick and informative
Good information--a good refresher course for safety. Useful and it meets the NCCAOM requirement. Did it quickly!
It was good information. Gave nice introductions to common drugs and potential interactions. Useful information and good case studies. Not overwhelming! Good intro and useful material.
Nice little review!
There is no video, it's all written.
a good review
Informative
Good Course
great course!
Perfect for satisfying the safety aspect of NCCAOM renewal
Good content
good
Good information in an easy to access format
good
Thorough
This course helps me to become more familiar with western drugs and TCM herbs.
A good review of basic herb/drug interactions.
Good and informative
I enjoyed this course.
Great information for the acupuncturist using herbal medicines.
Good. Brief but informative.
good review
awesome!
valuable information, worth the time spent.
Nice overview. Useful.
Informative and a great quick review reference.
This is a comprehensive and informative presentation.
This is worth taking!
good!
Love it, very up to date.
very helpful and practical information was offered.
It was ok
great course!!!