1. For a patient with pain in the joints that becomes worse
with cold, rainy, weather, you might choose herbs form this categories?
a. transform phlegm
b. quicken blood
c. calm the liver
d. dispel wind-damp
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2. A patient with a Closed disorder (a type of
wind-stroke) could use herbs from which category?
a. Dispel parasites
b. Clear heat and resolve toxins
c. Aromatic herbs that open the orifice
d. Drain damp
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3. Which of the following is a sign of blood
stasis?
a. Sharp stabbing pain
b. A fine rough pulse
c. Masses and swelling
d. All of the above
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4. Which of the following is NOT a sign related
to food stagnation
a. slippery pulse
b. nausea
c. tinnitus
d. poor appetite
e. diarrhea or constipation
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5. Which of the following should be considered
when using medicinals to resolve the exterior?
a. vacuity or repletion of right qi
b. presence of other patterns
c. do not want sweating to be excessive
d. caution if patients have open sores or pustules
e. all of the above
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6. Medicinals that quicken the blood (invigorate
the blood)
a. Can only be used during pregnancy
with extreme caution.
b. Can not ever be used during pregnancy.
c. Can only be used during pregnancy in the first
trimester
d. Can be used freely during pregnancy
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7. Which herbs in the category Cool Acrid Releases
to the Exterior, Upbears Yang Qi?
a. Chan Tui, Ge Gen, Sheng Ma
b. Bo he, Niu bang Zi, Chan Tui
c. Chai Hu, Ge Gen, Sheng Ma
d. Chai Hu, Man Jing Zi, Sang Ye
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8. Which pair of herbs can transform phlegm and
stop vomiting?
a. Jie Geng and Xuan Fu Hua
b. Xuan Fu Hua and Ban Xia
c. Ban Xia and Lu Gen
d. Zhu Ru and Jie Geng
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9. Which is a good herb for jaundice due to its
functions of clearing heat and draining damp?
a. Yin Chen Hao
b. Bai Bu
c. Bai hua she she cao
d. Pu gong ying
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10. These three herbs are good for regulating the Liver Qi?
- Bai
Shao, E jiao, Sha Shen
- Bo
He, Chan tui, Bai zhu
- Xiang
Fu, Chuan lian zi, Qing pi
- Bai
Shao, Bai Zhu, Ban Xia
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11.
All are functions of Jie Geng EXCEPT
- Expel
pus
- Directs
herbs upward
- Benefits
the throat
- Dissipates
binds
- Expels
phlegm
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12. Select the best two herbs for food toxicity.
- Bing
Lang and Yu Zhu
- Da
Suan and Sheng Jiang
- Bo
He and Ju hua
- Da
Huang and Huo ma ren
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13. San qi is most commonly used with
- mid-cycle
bleeding
- sprained
ankle
- a
dull headache
- day
break diarrhea
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14. This herb stops coughing and wheezing as well as moisten the
intestines
- Zi
Wan
- Bai
Bu
- Xing
Ren
- Kuan
Dong Hua
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15. Mo Yao is often used in combination with which herb?
- Gui
Zhi
- Ku
Shen
- Qu
Mai
- Ru
Xiang
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