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Dosage of Hong Hua
a. to harmonize?
b. to invigorate? |
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Breakdown of Dang Gui
a. Head (uppermost part, leaf)
b. Body (stem)
c. Tail (root) |
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a. Head (uppermost part, leaf): most tonifying, less effective in moving blood
b. Body (Stem): More tonifying than invigorating
c. Tail (Root): least tonifying, most effective at moving blood |
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a. Inhibits/restrains lactation
b. Digestive herb for starchy foods
c. Soothes LV qi |
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| What is the function of Sheng Ma? |
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| Raises the clear yang qi guides herbs upward |
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Which of the following herbs does NOT aromatically transform Damp?
a. Cao Dou Kou
b. Rou Dou Kou
c. Cao Guo
d. Bai Dou Kou |
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| b. Rou Dou Kou (Stabilize & Bind) |
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Clears Toxic Heat
Drains heat
Cools blood
Benefits the throat |
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| Xing Ren and Chuan Lian Zi are both |
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| bitter and slightly toxic |
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Which herb cannot be used as a substitute for Chai Hu to soothe LV qi?
a. Yi Mu Cao
b. Xia Ku Cao
c. Qing Pi
d. Zhi Shi |
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| Ban Xia, Gua Lou and Chen Pi can all be used for |
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| stubborn cough, dyspnea with copious sputum |
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An overdose of which herb can cause vomiting and dizziness?
a. Huang Qi
b. Dang Gui
c. Chuan Xiong
d. Yu Jin |
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What is the best herb to treat Syphilis?
a. Bai Jiang Cao
b. Chuan Xiong
c. Qian Hu
d. Tu Fu Ling |
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Which two herbs can clear the LV and Eyes?
a. Mu Zie and Jie Geng
b. Sang Ye and Ju Hua
c. Chai Hu and Chan Tui
d. Bo He and Sheng Ma |
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What are the properties of Suan Zao Ren?
a. Bitter, cold
b. Bitter, sweet
c. Sweet, sour
d. Sour, pungent |
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How do you prepare Qing Hao?
a. Use cheese cloth
b. Cook less than 5 minutes
c. Cook for more than 30 minutes longer
d. None of the above |
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| b. Cook less than 5 minutes |
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What herb would you use for a Yang Ming type headache?
a. Qiang Huo
b. Bai Zhi
c. Gao Ben
d. Xi Xin |
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| What is the function of Gua Lou? |
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| Chest Bi syndrom caused by qi and phlegm accumulation |
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A female, 3 months pregnant recently has bleeding gums, excess thirst, skin lesions and lots of fetal movements. What herb is appropriate for her?
a. Huang Qin
b. Bai Zhi
c. Chan Tui
d. Niu Bang Zi |
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Answer: a. Huang Qin
Functions of other answers:
b. Bai Zhi (Pus & frontal HA)
c. Chan Tui (Rel. ext heat, skin, eyes)
d. Niu Bang Zi (Clr heat, esp throat) |
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| What is the function of Shan Yao? |
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| Stabilize and bind for spermattorrhea, frequent urination and vaginal discharge |
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| Which herb would you use for stomach flu with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention, fullness, thick tongue coat? |
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| Yin Tonics should be used with caution in patients with |
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| extreme xu cold in the MJ (w/nausea, diarrhea and craving warm drinks) |
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| Ban Xia is contraindicated in |
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| This is best for food stagnation that can secure essence and stop enuresis |
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| This herb stops pain, smoothes LV Qi, Kills ringworms and tapeworms |
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| What herb is not a greasy yin tonic? |
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Huo Po does not
a. promotes movement of qi
b. transforms damp and phlegm
c. strengthen spleen |
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| What is the most drying herb? |
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| Which herb tonifies KD qi and astringes the LU? |
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All of the following herbs clear heat and cool the blood AND clear fire from xu EXCEPT:
a. Mu Dan Pi
b. Zi Cao
c. Bai Wei
d. Shi Gao |
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| Pu Huang is in which category? |
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| W-C-D joint pain in the shoulder use |
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| Overdose of Bai Guo can cause |
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| HA, fever, tremors, irritability and dyspnea |
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| Mostly used with tonifying herbs to prevent them from causing stagnation |
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| Zhu Ling enters what channels |
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| Sore throat with heat toxins? |
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| Best for gynological disorders due to LV qi constraint |
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| Does Gan Jiang enter KD channel? |
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Which digestive herb can be used to dissolve stones?
a. Shan Zha
b. Mai Ya
c. Ji Nei Jin
d. Lai Fu Zi |
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| What is the functions of Huang Qi? |
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a. Regulates qi
b. Tonifies qi and blood
c. Tonify Wei Qi, stabilizes exterior, stops sweating
d. Promotes Urniation
e. For Xiao Ke
f. Generates flesh and discharges pus |
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| What is the function of Xiang Ru? |
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a. Clear Wind-heat
b. Summer Ma Huang, expels summer heat, transforms damp
*c. Promotes urination, reduces swelling |
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| What is the function of Huang Qin? |
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a. Clears Damp-Heat for upper burner
b. Calms the fetus
c. #1 for Cough due to LU Heat
d. For Shao Yang syndrome
e. Charred version stops bleeding
f. Sedates ascending LV Yang, lowers blood pressure |
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a. Bland, cold and sweet
b. Damp-heat of lower burner
c. Drains the KD Fire |
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| Herbs that calm the fetus |
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a. Bai Zhu
b. Sha Ren
c. Huang Qin |
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| What is the function of Chuan Xiong? |
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a. Invigorates the blood
b. #1 for headache
c. Moves the qi, expels wind and stops pain |
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a. Expels Wind-Damp
b. Bitter cool
c. Promotes urination, drains damp from the hear via the SI
d. Promotes lactation |
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Patients who have the following symptoms: headache, sore throat, chills and fever
should not use |
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a. Descends rebellious qi
b. Abdominal Distention
c. Digestive herb |
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What part of Dang Gui is used for Tonification?
a. Head
b. Body
c. Tail
d. Leaf |
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a. Digestive herb for food stagnation due to Meat or greasy foods
b. Moves blood stasis
c. Stops diarrhea (charred)
d. Recently used to reduce hypertension, CHD and elevated serum cholesterol |
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a. Drains Damp
b. Strengthens SP
c. Promotes urination, Eliminates water and reduces edema
d. Clears heat and expels pus
e. Expels Wind-Damps for Bi syndrome |
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What are the properties of Fu Ling?
a. Sweet, Bland, Neutral
b. Sour, Bitter Cold
c. Sweet, Cold, Toxic
d. Warm, sweet, Salty |
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a. Clears wind-heat
b. Sore throat, stuffy head
c. rashes |
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a. Ton LV KD, nourish blood
b. Expels wind by nourishing blood |
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| Function of Long Dan Cao? |
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a. Clears Damp-Heat from the LV/GB
b. Used for Genital Itching and Jaundice (STD’s)
c. Drains and Pacifies excessive LV Fire |
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a. Warms Interior, expels cold and alleviates pain
b. Descends Rebellious ST qii
c. Warms SP, stops diarrhea
d. Leads fire downward
e. For vertex headache due to cold |
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| An overdose of Shu di Huang may cause |
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| abdominal distension and loose stools |
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a. Disperses Wind-Damp
b. Unblocks the channels and smoothes tendons
c. Benefits the joints (esp. the upper limbs)
d. Edema |
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a. Transforms Excess & Turbid Damp from MJ
b. Dries Damp and Strengthens SP
c. Clears Damp in the LI
d. Improves vision (esp. night blindness) |
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a. Blood Tonic
b. Activates and harmonizes blood and disperses cold
c. Reduces swelling, expels pus, and generates flesh
d. Moistens Intestines and moves stool.
e. Increases RBC’s |
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a. Purgative –drains heat and moves stool
b. Drains Damp-Heat for jaundice or acute hot dysentery like disorders
c. Drains Blood heat for bleeding (charred)
d. Invigorates Blood and moves Blood stasis (JIU: wine-treated)
e. Clears Toxic-Heat |
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a. Warms Interior
b. Leads fire back to it’s source
c. Disperses deep Cold, warms the channels and stops pain
d. Encourages generation of qi and blood |
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a. Clears Heat Purges Fire
b. Clears qi-level (LU heat) heat Big 4
c. Clears ST heat (toothache)
d. Clears Summer heat
e. Use topically for eczema, burns and ulcerated sores
f. Crush and cook 30 minutes longer |
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a. Disperses Wind Cold
b. Nasal Congestion
c. Warms the LU and transforms congested fluids
d. Shao Yin HA (toothache)
e. dosage: 1-3g |
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| Function of Wei Ling Xian? |
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a. Disperses Wind-Damp for wandering Bi pain
b. Dissolves fish bones in the throat |
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a. Disperses Wind-Heat
b. Clears the Eyes
c. Clears heat from the LU and moistens Dryness
d. Cools Blood and Stops Bleeding |
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What channels does Huang Qi enter?
a. LU LI
b. LV GB
c. LU SP
d. SP ST |
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a. Tonifies KD Yang
b. Tonifies LV/KD, strengthens the sinews and bones
c. Aides in the smooth flow of qi and blood
d. Calms the fetus
e. Recently for hypertension |
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#1 for Dizziness
a. Extinguish LV wind—internal wind from cold or heat
b. Controls Spasms and Tremors
c. Extinguish Wind alleviates pain
d. Bi Syndrome |
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| Bai Shao is incompatible with |
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