For learners · $29 once

The Meridian Bridge Study Pack

A bilingual TCM study pack you work through in order: the meridian map, 408 key points, 322 herbs, a 204-term glossary with pinyin, 34 self-check questions, and a 14-day plan. One file. No account, no app, no internet needed — open it and read, or print it and it becomes a book.

1294
entries, each with its source
1
file — offline, printable, yours
408
acupoints, WHO locations
34
self-check questions, with answers
14
days — a plan to follow
What this is, and what it is not. This pack is educational material about how traditional Chinese medicine is described in the classical literature and in modern reference works. It is not medical advice. It does not diagnose, does not prescribe, does not give dosages, and does not teach you to needle or to treat anyone — including yourself. If you have a health concern, see a licensed healthcare professional. If something is acute or getting worse, stop reading and get medical care now.

What you get

  1. Foundations 基础理论 — 36 entries
  2. The Meridian Map 经络 — 20 meridians
  3. The Key Points 腧穴 — 408 acupoints
  4. Diagnosis & Patterns 诊法与证候 — 66 entries
  5. Therapies 治法 — 25 entries
  6. Herbs 中药 — 322 herbs
  7. Classical Formulas 方剂 — 213 formulas
  8. Glossary 术语表 — 204 terms
  9. Self-check 自测题 — 34 questions
  10. A 14-Day Plan 14 天学习计划 — 14 days + worksheet

What the pack deliberately does not contain

Free knowledge base, or this pack?

Both are ours, and they are two different objects. If you are weighing one against the other, here is the entire difference in one table — no small print.

 The free knowledge baseThis study pack
How you use itA website. You look a term up, then you close the tab.One file you keep. Read it front to back, or dip in anywhere.
OfflineNeeds a browser and a connection.Opens with no internet, no account and no app. Works on a plane.
OrderBuilt for looking things up — you have to know what to search for.Built for learning: Module 1 to 10, each one building on the last.
PrintingOne page at a time.Every module starts on a new page. Ctrl+P gives you a clean PDF, or a paper copy.
PracticeNone. Reading only.34 self-check questions with the answers, and a 14-day plan to follow.
Price$0, and it stays that way.$29 once. No subscription, no renewal, no account.

That is the whole offer, and it is the honest one. The knowledge is public and we are not pretending otherwise — we run the free site ourselves, and we send people to it. What $29 buys is the arranging, the cross-checking, the questions, and a file that still opens when you have no signal. If that is not worth $29 to you, use the free site with our blessing: it is genuinely the same source material, and it is not a crippled version of this one.

What we promise

Get the pack

$29 one time. Checkout lists the payment methods we can accept; a person confirms the payment and sends the pack back.

Buy the pack — $29Read the free sample first

One-time payment. No subscription, no auto-renew, no account. 30-day full refund — no explanation needed, and you keep the file.

Health questions, though, are a different thing — for anything about your own health, please see a licensed practitioner. We do not diagnose or prescribe, here or by email.

Questions people ask

Do I need to read Chinese?

No. Everything is in English. The Chinese and pinyin are alongside so the terms stop being guesswork when you meet them elsewhere.

Why would I pay when the knowledge base is free?

Fair question, and the table above is the whole answer. The free site is a reference you look things up in; this is a file you keep, read in sequence, print, and practise from — with no connection and no account. If you only ever want to look things up, you do not need this. Use the free site and keep your $29.

Does it work as a PDF?

Yes. Open the file and press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac), then choose "Save as PDF". Every module already starts on a new page, so it paginates cleanly with no fiddling with margins.

Where does the material come from?

Every entry names its source. Classical books are named by title, modern reference works are attributed, and point locations follow the WHO standard. Nothing here is invented, and nothing is passed off as our own finding.

Can I print it and share it with my study group?

Print it for yourself, freely. Please do not redistribute the file — point people at the free sample and the free knowledge base instead, that is what keeps this running.

Can I use it with my students, or in a clinic?

The $29 price is for one person. If you teach, or you want to hand copies to a class or a team, write to us and we will send a simple licence. It costs more than $29, and it takes one email to arrange.

Is this a course? Do I get a certificate?

No certificate, and we would be uneasy about anyone who issued one for reading a file. It is a study pack: materials and a sequence. It does not qualify you to practise.

Is it medical advice?

No. It is educational material about how TCM is described in the literature. See the notice above.

What this is, and what it is not. This pack is educational material about how traditional Chinese medicine is described in the classical literature and in modern reference works. It is not medical advice. It does not diagnose, does not prescribe, does not give dosages, and does not teach you to needle or to treat anyone — including yourself. If you have a health concern, see a licensed healthcare professional. If something is acute or getting worse, stop reading and get medical care now.