Herbs
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 What is the major contraindication to the Warm Acrid Release the Exterior category? | The patient is already sweating. |
| What pattern does the Warm Acrid Release the Exterior category treat? | External wind cold |
| Herbs that release the exterior dissipate and move qi but do NOT perform which function? | Purge fire/clear heat |
| A patient presents with difficult breathing, cough, recent joint pain, fear of cold, no sweating, superficial pulse and normal tongue coat. Which two herbs would treat this patient? | Ma Huang & Gui Zhi |
| Which herb does not adjust the ying and wei (Wen Bing Theory)? | Ma Huang |
| Which herb releases the exterior, promotes circulation/qi, and expands the chest? | Zi Su Ye |
| This herb's least specific function is for sinus congestion in the WARE category? | Jing Jie |
| This herb, from the WARE category, treats measles? | Jing Jie |
| Which herb, in the WARE category, does not treat internal cold disorders? | Fang Feng |
| Which two herbs treat tai yang attack with external damp (i.e. bi syndrome)? | Qiang Huo & Du Huo |
| Which herb, in the WARE category, is USED least for sinus congestion? | Bai Zhi |
| Which three herbs in the WARE category are used to treat nasal/sinus congestion? | Cang Er Zi, Xin Yi Hua, & Bai Zhi |
| Ephedrae Herba | Ma Huang |
| Cinnamomi Ramulus | Gui Zhi |
| Perillae Folium | Zi Su Ye |
| Schizonepetae Herba | Jing Jie |
| Saposhnikoviae Radix | Fang Feng |
| Notopterygii Rhizoma Seu Radix | Qiang Huo |
| Xanthii Fructus | Cang Er Zi |
| Magnoliae Flos | Xin Yi Hua |
| Which of the following herbs does not promote urination to treat edema (Ma Huang, Sang Bai Pi, Fu Ling, Mu Xiang)? | Mu Xiang |
| Which herb(s) does promote urination to treat edema? | Ma Huang, Sang Bai Pi, & Fu Ling |
| Which herb in the WARE category is warmer than Ma Huang? | Gui Zhi |
| Which herb in the WARE category treats measles and skin conditions? | Jing Jie |
| Which herb in the WARE category is used for mercury poisoning? | Fang Feng |
| Which herb in the WARE category MILDLY treats sinus congestion? | Gao Ben |
| A patient presents with symptoms including relatively severe fever, slight chills, and a sore throat. Which two herbs represent the appropriate category to treat this patient? | Bo He & Niu Bang Zi |
| Which category of herbs are effective in venting rashes and treating eye problems due to wind heat? | Cool Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Which aromatic herb in the CARE category cooks for less than 5 minutes and vents rashes? | Bo He |
| Which herb in the CARE category is good for treating sore throat? | Niu Bang Zi |
| Which herb in the CARE category is sweet, slightly cold, salty and treats loss of voice? | Chan Tui |
| Which herb in the CARE category goes to the LV and LU and treats wind heat, liver fire, headache, and eye pain? | Ju Hua |
| Which category includes Ge Gen? | Cool Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Which two herbs in the CARE category also raise SP yang? | Chai Hu & Sheng Ma |
| Which herb in the CARE category is a seed, yet does not moisten the intestines? | Man Jing Zi |
| Which herb in the CARE category detoxifies seafood poisoning and also treats plum pit qi because of its function to open the chest? | Zi Su Ye |
| Which general category does Drain Fire fall under? | Herbs that Clear Heat |
| Which general category does Cool the Blood fall under? | Herbs that Clear Heat |
| A patient presents with dry throat, red face, red eyes, dry stools, dark and scanty urine, yellow tongue coating, rapid pulse, and five center heat. Which category would be appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Clear Heat |
| A patient presents with fever, chills, headache, thirst, moderate sweating, and a floating, rapid pulse. Is this condition considered interior or exterior? | Exterior |
| A patient presents with fever without chills, dry mouth, thirst, irritability, scanty and dark urine, yellow tongue coating, constipation or diarrhea, and abdominal distention. Is this condition considered interior or exterior? | Interior |
| Which category treats the "Four Bigs"? | Herbs that Drain Fire |
| Which herb, in the Drain Fire category, is best for symptoms of a ascendent stomach fire with toothache, headache, delirium due to heat, extreme thirst and used externally for carbuncles? | Shi Gao |
| Which herb in the Drain Fire category does NOT clear stomach heat, stop vomiting, or treat internal cold disorders? | Zhi Zi |
| Arctii Fructus | Niu Bang Zi |
| Crysanthemi Flos | Ju Hua |
| Bupleuri Radix | Chai Hu |
| Cimifugae Rhizoma | Sheng Ma |
| Anemarrhenae Rhizoma | Zhi Mu |
| Gardeniae Fructus | Zhi Zi |
| Lophateri Herba | Dan Zhu Ye |
| Prunella Spica | Xia Ku Cao |
| Phragmitis Rhizoma | Lu Gen |
| Cassiae Semen | Jue Ming Zi |
| Which herb in the Drain Fire category treats hypertension and lowers high blood pressure? | Xia Ku Cao |
| An elderly patient complains of constant irritable cough for ten years. He's underweight, has a red tongue, dry throat, and a weak, superficial pulse. What three herbs would be used to treat him? | Tian Hua Fen, Tian Men Dong, & Yu Zhu |
| A patient presents with a scarlet tongue, irritability, restlessness, changes in consciousness, various forms of bleeding (including maculopapular rashes). Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Cool the Blood |
| Which category will not damage yin and may have some yin nourishing properties? | Herbs that Cool the Blood |
| Which herb in the Cool the Blood category is sweet (nourishes yin) and bitter (drains heat)? | Sheng Di Huang |
| Which herb in the Cool the Blood category clears heat, cools blood, and dissipates nodules? | Xuan Shen |
| Which herb in the Cool the Blood category clears liver fire and cools blood stasis? | Mu Dan Pi |
| Which two herbs in the Cool the Blood category are important for clearing blood heat? | Sheng Di Huang & Xuan Shen |
| Which herb in the Cool the Blood category cools blood at the ying level? | Xuan Shen |
| Moutan Cortex | Mu Dan Pi |
| Scutellariae Radix | Huang Qin |
| Coptidis Rhizoma | Huang Lian |
| Phellodendri Cortex | Huang Bai |
| Gentianae Cortex | Long Dan Cao |
| What category is used to treat damp heat conditions such as dysenteric disorders, urinary difficulty or pain, jaundice, furuncles, and eczema and are also BITTER and COLD? | Herbs that Clear Heat, Dry Damp |
| What herbs are called the "Three Yellows" and have a loose association to the three jiaos? | Huang Qin, Huang Lian, & Huang Bai |
| What is the main contraindication for the Clear Heat, Dry Damp category? | The patient is SP/ST deficient. |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Dry Damp category clears LU heat/fire and is associated with the upper jiao? | Huang Qin |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Dry Damp category clears ST heat/fire, HT heat, and is associated with the middle jiao? | Huan Lian |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Dry Damp category clears damp heat in the lower jiao? | Huang Bai |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Dry Damp category is used topically and internally to treat parasites, fungus, athlete's foot and jock itch and chronic itching and painful urinary disfunction? | Ku Shen |
| A patients presents with hot painful swellings with pus, sores, mastitis, pulmonary and breast abscesses, appendicitis, dysentery, and infectious diseases or viral infection. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity category clears heat, resolves toxicity, and has a specialty to treat breast abscesses and is bitter, sweet, and cold? | Pu Gong Ying |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity category clears patterns of summerheat and can raise and clear yang of the SP? | He Ye |
| Lonicerae Flos | Jin Yin Hua |
| Forsythiae Fructus | Lian Qiao |
| Phaseoli Radiati Semen | Lu Dou |
| Which category is used when liver and kidney yin deficiency lead to fire that disturbs the internal workings of the body? | Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency |
| Which category treats signs and symptoms that include afternoon fevers, five center heat, night sweats, red tongue with little or no coating, and a thin, rapid pulse? | Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat from Deficiency category does NOT nourish the yin? | Qing Hao |
| Which herb in the Clear Heat from Deficiency category does the following actions: relieves summerheat, stops bleeding, and treats malaria-like symptoms? | Qing Hao |
| Which category of herbs stimulates and lubricates the gastrointestinal tract to get the stool moving when a patient is constipated due to accumulation of heat and enters the LI channel? | Downward Draining Herbs |
| Purgatives, Moist Laxatives, Harsh Expellants are subcategories of which general category? | Downward Draining Herbs |
| Which herb in the Purgatives category does not moisten the intestines, unblock bowels, transform phlegm, or generate fluids? | Da Huang |
| Which herb in the Purgative category is contraindicated for nursing mothers because the active ingredients enter the milk? | Da Huang |
| Which herb in the Purgative category does the following functions: clears heat from the blood, clears diarrhea, vigorously clears blood stasis, and clears toxic heat? (Must be used in a large dosage to create purging action) | Da Huang |
| Which herb in the Purgative category has the following temperature and taste: Very cold, acrid, bitter, salty | Mang Xiao |
| The following herbs are in which category? Fang Feng, Jing Jie, Qiang Huo, & Zi Su Ye | Warm Acrid Release the Exterior |
| The following herbs are in which category? Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Cang Er Zi, Xin Yi Hua | Warm Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Qiang Huo is in which category? | Warm Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Cang Er Zi is in which category? | Warm Acrid Release the Exterior |
| The following herbs are in which category? Bai Zhi, Gao Ben, Xin Yi Hua | Warm Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Sheng Ma is in which category? | Cool Acrid Release the Exterior |
| The following herbs are in which category? Niu Bang Zi, Chan Tui, Ju Hua | Cool Acrid Release the Exterior |
| The following herbs are in which category? Bo He, Man Jing Zi, Chai Hu | Cool Acrid Release the Exterior |
| Xia Ku Cao is in which category? | Herbs that Drain Fire |
| Jue Ming Zi is in which category? | Herbs that Drain Fire |
| The following herbs are in which category? Zhi Mu, Dan Zhu Ye, Lu Gen, Shi Gao, Zhi Zi | Herbs that Drain Fire |
| Mu Dan Pi is in which category? | Herbs that Cool the Blood |
| Xuan Shen is in which category? | Herbs that Cool the Blood |
| Sheng Di Huang is in which category? | Herbs that Cool the Blood |
| Long Dan Cao is in which category? | Herbs that Clear Heat, Dry Damp |
| The following herbs are in which category? Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai | Herbs that Clear Heat, Dry Damp |
| Ku Shen is in which category? | Herbs that Clear Heat, Dry Damp |
| The following herbs are in which category? Lian Qiao, Jin Yin Hua, Lu Dou, Pu Gong Ying | Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity |
| He Ye is in which category? | Herbs that Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity |
| Qing Hao is in which category? | Herbs that Clear Heat from Deficiency |
| Da Huang is in which category? | Purgatives |
| Mang Xiao is in which category? | Purgatives |
| Cannabis Semen | Huo Ma Ren |
| Which category often includes nuts and seeds, and lubricates the intestines? | Moist Laxatives |
| Which category includes diuretics, very strong substances that produce diarrhea, and is only used in very severe cases? | Harsh Expellants |
| A patient presents with decreased urination, urinary dribbling, abnormal vaginal discharge, edema, hematuria, dysuria. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Drain Dampness |
| Which category includes herbs that promote water metabolism and leach out dampness by causing an increase in urine? | Herbs that Drain Dampness |
| Poria | Fu Ling |
| Polyporus | Zhu Ling |
| Alismatis Rhizoma | Ze Xie |
| Plantaginis Semen | Che Qian Zi |
| Akebiae Caulis | Mu Tong |
| Junci Medulla | Deng Xin Cao |
| Benincasae Semen | Dong Gui Zi |
| Stephaniae Tetandrae Radix | Han Fang Ji |
| Which herb in the Drain Damp category clears summerheat and dispels damp heat through the urine? | Hua Shi |
| Which herb in the Drain Damp category clears damp heat, promotes urination, breaks up blood stasis, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, and invigorates the menses? | Qu Mai |
| This herb in the Drain Damp category is best to treat dermatological problems with itching, like eczema and scabies. | Di Fu Zi |
| Chaenomelis Fructus | Mu Gua |
| Acanthopanacis Cortex | Wu Jia Pi |
| Which category of herbs nourishes the sinews and network vessels, relaxes and softens muscles, stops pain, and supplements liver and kidney? | Herbs that Dispel Wind Damp |
| Which category treats "bi syndrome" caused by wind, damp, and cold? | Herbs that Dispel Wind Damp |
| Which herb in the Dispel Wind Damp category relaxes sinews, unblocks intestines, harmonizes stomach, transforms damp and reduces food stagnation? | Mu Gua |
| Which herb in the Dispel Wind Damp category is not used to treat frequent urination? | Wu Jia Pi |
| The following subcategories fall under which general category? Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat, Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold, and Herbs that Relieve Cough and Wheezing | Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing |
| Which category of herbs is expectorant, antitussive, anti-inflamatory, and sedative? | Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat |
| What three herbs clear hot phlegm? | Qian Hu, Chuan Bei Mu, & Zhu Ru |
| Which herb's primary function is to clear and transform phlegm heat? | Zhu Ru |
| Which herb from the Dispel Wind Damp category benefits weak sinews and bones, treats edema, treats bi syndrome and low back pain, and treats impotence? | Wu Jia Pi |
| A patient presents with copious watery phlegm. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Transform Phlegm Cold |
| Which herb opens and disseminates LU qi and benefits the throat? | Jie Geng |
| What herb is bitter, treats phlegm cold, coughing and wheezing and vomiting? | Xuan Fu Hua |
| Which herb is primarily used to treat cough and wheezing? | Xing Ren |
| Which herb relieves cough and asthma by lubricating the lungs, kills parasites, is used externally for fleas/lice, treats fungus, scabies, and moistens the lung to stop cough? | Bai Bu |
| Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus | Chuan Bei Mu |
| Pritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus | Zhe Bei Mu |
| Trichosanthis Fructus | Gua Lou |
| Trichosanthis Semen | Gua Lou Ren |
| Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam | Zhu Ru |
| Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia |
| Sinapis Semen | Bai Jie Zi |
| Platycodi Radix | Jie Geng |
| Farfarae Flos | Kuan Dong Hua |
| Mori Cortex | Sang Bai Pi |
| Attractylodis Rhizoma | Cang Zhu |
| Magnolia Officinalis Cortex | Hou Po |
| Amomi Fructus | Sha Ren |
| Amomi Fructus Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou |
| Of the following herbs, which does NOT stop vomiting? Huang Lian, Zhi Zi, Zhu Ru, Wu Zhu Yu | Zhi Zi |
| A patient presents with distention, fullness in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting/spitting up of sour fluids, absence of thirst, loss of appetite, morning lethargy, grogginess, stiffness in the joints, diarrhea, leukorrhea, greasy tongue coating, and a soggy, slippery pulse. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness |
| Which category treats heavy limbs, mild sweet taste in the mouth, excessive salivation, and dry heaves? | Aromatic Herbs that Transform Dampness |
| Which herb is acrid, bitter, aromatic, enters the SP & ST, and moves qi upward and outward? | Cang Zhu |
| Which two herbs in the Aromatic Transform Damp category enter the lung? | Hou Po & Bai Dou Kou |
| In general, what type of herbs need to be cooked less than 5 minutes? | Aromatic herbs |
| Which herb in the Transform Phlegm Cold category envoys other herbs upward and is used in many respiratory disease situations? | Jie Geng |
| What two categories are often paired together? | Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation & Herbs that Regulate Qi |
| What type of food stagnation presents with severe bad breath, abdominal distention, a preference for cold food, aversion to hot food, and a yellow, greasy tongue coat with a forceful, slippery pulse? | Hot food stagnation |
| What type of food stagnation presents with nausea, spitting up of clear fluids, abdominal distention, preference for hot food, aversion to cold food, and a white, greasy tongue coat with a weak, thin pulse? | Cold food stagnation |
| Which herb enters the SP & ST, is good for food stagnation with indigetion (particularly of meats & fatty foods), and is also used to disperse blood stasis pain and gynecological tumors? | Shan Zha |
| Crataegi Fructus | Shan Zha |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu |
| Raphani Semen | Lai Fu Zi |
| Which herb reduces food stagnation, retains essence, and resolves stones in the urinary tract? | Ji Nei Jin |
| Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium | Chen Pi |
| Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium | Qing Pi |
| Aurantii Fructus Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| Aurantii Fructus | Zhi Ke |
| Pericarpium Arecae Catechu | Da Fu Pi |
| Cyperi Rhizoma | Xiang Fu |
| Radix Aucklandiae Lappae | Mu Xiang |
| Toosendan Fructus | Chuan Lian Zi |
| Which category facilitates the proper workings of the qi dynamic, often enter the LU, LV, SP, & ST channels? | Herbs that Regulate Qi |
| A patient presents with chest & abdominal distention, pain, subjective sensation of masses, qi stagnation, pain of food and vomiting. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Regulate Qi |
| Which herb in the Regulate Qi category is neutral in temperature, treats irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea that is caused by stagnant liver qi, and also regulates qi and is the #1 herb for gynecological disorders? | Xiang Fu |
| The following subcategories fall under which general category? Herbs that Stop Bleeding and Herbs that Invigorate the Blood | Herbs that Regulate Blood |
| Notoginseng Radix | San Qi |
| Typhae Pollen | Pu Huang |
| Which two herbs quicken the blood but also stop bleeding, transform blood stasis, and alleviate pain? | San Qi & Yi Mu Cao |
| Which category are the following herbs in? San Qi, Ai Ye, & Xue Yu Tan | Herbs that Stop Bleeding |
| Which herb in the Stop Bleeding category has a special function of warming the womb? | Ai Ye |
| Artemisiae Vulgaris is the Latin name for moxa, which is also known as which herb name? | Ai Ye |
| Chuanxiong Rhizoma | Chuan Xiong |
| Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix | Dan Shen |
| Paeoniae Radix Rubra | Chi Shao |
| Carthami Flos | Hong Hua |
| Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix | Niu Xi |
| Which category facilitates the flow of blood in the vessels, augments its movement, and reduces areas of blood stasis and is contraindicated in pregnancy? | Herbs that Invigorate the Blood |
| Which herb in the Invigorate Blood category is commonly used singly as a pain killer? | Yan Hu Suo |
| Which two herbs quicken the blood? | Chuan Xiong & Yan Hu Suo |
| Which category are the following herbs in? Yi Mu Cao, Chuan Niu Xi, Chuan Xiong, Yan Hu Suo | Herbs that Invigorate the Blood |
| Which of the following herbs that Regulate Blood (but are in different subcategories) are used to quicken the blood? | San Qi & Yi Mu Cao |
| Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata | Zhi Fu Zi |
| Cinnamomi Cortex | Rou Gui |
| Evodiae Fructus | Wu Zhu Yu |
| Carophylli Flos | Ding Xiang |
| Which category is used for treating interior cold, which can either be internally-generated or result from an invasion of cold pathogen into the organs? | Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold |
| A patient presents with aversion to cold, cold limbs, pale complexion, profuse and clear urine, pale tongue, and a pulse that is submerged and thin. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold |
| A patient presents with chills, craving for hot drinks, watery soft stool, pale tongue, and a submerged, thin pulse. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold |
| An elderly patient presents with profuse sweating, ice cold limbs, watery stools, and semi-consciousness. Which herb from the Warm the Interior and Expel Cold category would you use to treat this patient? | Zhi Fu Zi |
| Which herb in the Warm the Interior and Expel Cold category has a special function of warming the LV channel in addition to the middle jiao (SP/ST), and is therefore used for cold pattern LV qi stagnation symptoms such as vertex headache? | Wu Zhu Yu |
| The following subcategories fall under which general category? Tonify Qi, Tonify Blood, Tonify Yang, Tonify Yin | Tonifying Herbs |
| Which category of herbs is used in cases of deficiency qi, blood, yin, and yang and are meant to strengthen or supplement a body that is weakened or insufficient? | Tonifying Herbs |
| Which tonifying category treats disorders mostly of the spleen and lungs? | Herbs that Tonify Qi |
| A patient presents with lethargy, weakness in the extremities, lack of appetite, abdominal distention or pain, and loose stools or diarrhea. (SP qi xu) Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Tonify Qi |
| A patient presents with shortness of breath, shallow breathing, dyspnea on exertion, weak voice, pallid complexion, and spontaneous sweating. (LU qi xu) Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Tonify Qi |
| Which herb in the Tonify Qi category is used for tonifying both qi and blood and transforming SP damp, strengthening wei qi, stopping sweating, and raising yang? | Huang Qi |
| Which herb in the Tonify Qi category is used for tonifying the SP (not the LU) and also calms fetus movements? | Bai Zhu |
| Which herb(s) in the Tonify Qi category harmonize the actions of other herbs in a formula? | Da Zao & Gan Cao |
| Which herb enters all 12 channels? | Gan Cao |
| Astragali Radix | Huang Qi |
| Dioscoreae Radix | Shan Yao |
| Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma | Bai Zhu |
| Angelicae Sinensus Radix | Dang Gui |
| Paeoniae Radix Alba | Bai Shao |
| Asini Corii Colla | E Jiao |
| Lycii Fructus | Gou Qi Zi |
| Mori Fructus | Sang Shen |
| Longan Arillus | Long Yan Rou |
| A patient presents with dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision, lethargy, palpitations, dry skin, menstrual irregularities, a pale tongue, and a fine pulse. Which category would be the most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Tonify Blood |
| A patient presents with yin, blood and essence deficiency, weak vision, premature greying hair, a weak back, and five center heat. Which herb from the tonify blood category would be best to treat this patient? | Shu Di Huang |
| Which herb tonifies blood, moistens the intestines, grows hair and darkens hair? | He Shou Wu |
| Which herb from the Tonify Blood category does the following functions: warms and tonifies blood, invigorates blood, stops bleeding, regulates menses, moistens the intestines, and reduces swellings and alleviates pain? | Dang Gui |
| A patient presents with pale complexion and pale nails, subcostal pain, fatigue, irritability, and sweating due to yin deficiency. Which herb in the Tonify Blood category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Bai Shao |
| Which herb in the Blood Tonifying category must be melted into strained decoction, tonifies the blood, stops bleeding, and moistens LU yin? | E Jiao |
| Which herb in the Tonify Blood category has the specialty of brightening the eyes for blurred vision? | Gou Qi Zi |
| A patient presents with systemic exhaustion, lack of warmth, weak lower back, daybreak diarrhea, pale tongue, and weak pulse. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Tonify Yang |
| Herbs in this category mostly tonify the kidneys, because they are the root of yang of the whole body, and also tonify the spleen and the heart. | Herbs that Tonify Yang |
| Which herb in the Yang Tonics category does the following functions? Helps to assist kidney yang and helps the kidney to grasp qi to treat wheezing and asthma, is salty and neutral, tonifies the lung qi and kidney essence to treat cough. This herb should be taken in pill or powder form. | Ge Gie |
| Morindae Officinalis Radix | Ba Ji Tian |
| Psoraleae Fructus | Bu Gu Zhi |
| Eucommiae Cortex | Du Zhong |
| A patient presents with low energy, low sex drive, low back pain, lower limb coldness, and constipation. Which herb would be most appropriate to treat this patient? | Rou Cong Rong |
| Which two herbs in the Tonify Yang category help to assist kidney yang and help the kidney grasp the lung qi to treat wheezing and asthma? | Ge Gie & Bu Gu Zhi |
| Which category has herbs that mostly enter the lung, stomach, liver, and kidney channels, are sweet, cold, & moistening, and generate body fluids? | Herbs that Tonify Yin |
| Which of the following herbs tonify lung yin? | Sha Shen, Tian Men Dong & Mai Men Dong |
| Which category is indicated when bodily substances are discharged abnormally, or structures within the body have slipped from their position (prolapsed)? | Herbs that Stabilize and Bind |
| Which category treats such disorders as excessive sweating, diarrhea, frequent urination, excessive vaginal discharge, miscarriage, etc.? | Herbs that Stabilize and Bind |
| Glenhniae Radix | Sha Shen |
| Ophiopogonis Radix | Mai Men Dong |
| Asparagi Radix | Tian Men Dong |
| Dendrobii Herba | Shi Hu |
| Lilii Bulbus | Bai He |
| Ligustri Licidi Fructus | Nu Zhen Zi |
| Sesami Semen Nigrum | Hei Zhi Ma |
| Corni Fructus | Shan Zhu Yu |
| Schisandrae Fructus | Wu Wei Zi |
| Mume Fructus | Wu Mei |
| Chebulae Fructus | He Zi |
| Myristicae Semen | Rou Dou Kou |
| Gingko Semen | Bai Gou |
| Tritici Fructus Levis | Fu Xiao Mai |
| Which herb in the Stabilize and Bind category kills roundworms? | Wu Mei |
| Which herb in the Stabilize and Bind category binds intestines, stops diarrhea, warms the middle jiao, moves qi, and alleviates pain? | Rou Dou Kou |
| The following subcategories fall under which general category? Herbs that Anchor, Settle, & Calm the Spirit and Herbs that Nourish the Heart & Calm the Spirit | Herbs that Calm the Spirit |
| Herbs in this category are mainly minerals or shells and their function has traditionally been associated with their weight and density. | Herbs that Anchor, Settle, & Calm the Spirit |
| Which herb settles and calms the spirit, benefits the yin, anchors floating yang, and softens hardness? | Mu Li |
| Which herb from the Anchor, Settle, & Calm the Spirit category is acrid, salty, and cold, and improves certain vision and hearing problems? | Ci Shi |
| Ziziphi Spinosae Semen | Suan Zao Ren |
| Platycadi Semen | Bai Zi Ren |
| Polygalae Radix | Yuan Zhi |
| Polygoni Multiflori Caulis | Ye Jiao Teng |
| Which category calms the shen by either nourishing the heart yin and blood or by clearing phlegm accumulation? | Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit |
| A patient presents with insomnia, irritability, and a dull headache. Which category would be appropriate to treat this patient? | Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit |
| Which herb from the Nourish the Heart, Calm the Spirit category treats poor memory, insomnia, agitation, and heart spirit? | Suan Zao Ren |
| Which herb from the Nourish the Heart, Calm the Spirit category goes to the heart and the liver and moistens the intestines to unblock the bowels? | Bai Zi Ren |
| Which herb from the Nourish the Heart, Calm the Spirit category is best at treating phlegm that mists the heart orifices? (Symptoms will manifest as mental and emotional disorientation.) | Yuan Zhi |
| Which herb category treats very severe shen disorders (i.e. closed and open syndromes)? | Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices |
| Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma | Shi Chang Pu |
| Which category has substances that are predominantly for internally generated wind that is from liver yang rising, and are mostly animal products? | Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors |
| Which herb extinguishes wind, clears heat, stops tremors, and pacifies the liver? | Gou Teng |
| Which herb in the Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors category is salty, cold, and enters the kidney and liver channels? | Shi Jue Ming |
| Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis | Gou Teng |
| Tribuli Fructus | Ci Ji Li |
| Haliotidis Concha | Shi Jue Ming |
| Pheretima | Di Long |
| Arecae Semen | Bing Lang |
| A patient presents with an itchy asshole, changes in appetite, para-umbilical pain, and vomiting. Which category would be most appropriate to treat this poor, pathetic patient? | Herbs that Expel Parasites |
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