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CHINESE HERBOLOGY
FORMULAS

Review Questions by John R. Wahnish, L.Ac.

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1. Which formula would you choose for a patient with equal amounts of pus and blood in their stools?
a. Bai Tou Weng Tang
b. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
c. Tong Xie Yao Feng Tang
d. Shao Yao Tang
2. Dan Chi San promotes urination and drains heat from which channels?
a. Heart and Pericardium
b. Liver and Gallbladder
c. Heart and Small Intestine
d. Kidney and Urinary Bladder
3. What are the two main (chief herbs) in Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang?
a. Yu Jin, Chuan Xiong
b. Yi Mu Cao, Da Huang 
c. Dan Shen, Chuan Xiong
d. Hong Hua, Chuan Xiong
4. Classic formula for Spleen Qi and Heart Blood Deficiency?
a. Si Jun Zi Tang
b. Suan Zao Ren Tang
c. Gui Pi Tang
d. Ba Zhen Tang
5. What two herbs are add to Xiao Yao San to clear additional heat (Jia wei xiao yao san)?
a. Zhi Zi, Zhi Mu
b. Huang Qin, Ju Hua
c. Shi Gao, Xia Ku Cao
d. Zhi Zi, Mu Dan Pi
6. Choose the representative formula for Yang Ming Organ disorder?
a. Da Cheng Qi Tang
b. Bai Hu Tang
c. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
d. Ma Huang Tang
  
7. What are the Ingredients of Bai Tou Weng Tang?
a. Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai
b. Long Dan Cao, Huang Bai, Qing Pi
c. Huang Lian, Huang Bai, Qin Pi
d. Da Huang, Huang Lian, Huang Bai
8. Which formula treats sinking of Yang Qi due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency?
a. Shen Fu Tang
b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
c. Si Jun Zi Tang
d. Shen Ling Bia Zhu San
9.Which formula would you choose for a patient with Steaming Bone disorder due to Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency?
a. Qing Gu San
b. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
c. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
d. Zou Gui Yin

Herbal Formula Review Questions by

Attilio P. D’Alberto

 

Q. Please list five important person’s names and their contributions related to herbal formulary in Chinese history.

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Q. Please list the five important books related to herbal formulary in Chinese history.

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Q. The Eight Strategies (Ba Fa) are:

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Q. Please point out the mechanism of the Eight Strategies separately.

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  1. Sweating: induces sweating by stimulating and disseminating the Lung Qi, regulating the interactions between the Ying and Wei Qi so that the pores open and pathogenic influences in the exterior can be released with sweating.
  2. Vomiting: stimulates the Stomach so that phlegm, stagnant food or toxic matter stuck in the throat, Lung or Stomach can be expelled through the mouth.
  3. Purging: induces defecation to cleanse the bowels and expel excessive pathogenic influences through the rectum.
  4. Harmonizing: regulates the functions of different levels or organs.
  5. Warming: warms the interior and unblocks the meridians to expel cold from the interior or meridians, thereby restoring the functions of Yang Qi.
  6. Clearing: clears Heat and drains Fire to eliminate Heat, Fire and their associated toxicity from the body.
  7. Reducing: gradually reduces or eliminates accumulation due to the retention of food or other causes.
  8. Tonifying: tonify by enriching, nourishing or replenishing those aspects of the body that are weak or deficient.
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