Digestives

Question 1

What are the main organs associated with the herbs in the digestive category

Answer 1

Stomach and Spleen

Question 2

Which herb is used for meat and greasy foods

Answer 2

Shan za - crataegus fruit

LV, SP, ST

Question 3

Which herb helps digest minerals and alcohol

Answer 3

Shen qu - massa fermentata

SP, ST

Question 4

Which herbs help digest starchy foods

Answer 4

Mai ya - hordeum fruit
LV, SP, ST

Gu ya - oryzae fruit
SP, ST

Question 5

Which herb helps with fullness and distention

Answer 5

Lai fu zi - raphanus seed
LU, SP, ST

Question 6

Which of these herbs has an affinity for the bladder and one of its actions is to secure the essence

Answer 6

Ji nei jin - gallus domesticus brisson membrane

UB, SI, SP, ST

Question 7

What kind of pulse quality do patients who need herbs for food stagnation have

Answer 7

Slippery

Question 8

What are the patterns of patients who have a hot type food stagnation

Answer 8

Bad breath, desire for cold foods/drinks, bloating and distention

Question 9

What are the patterns of patients who have a cold type food stagnation

Answer 9

Spitting up clear fluid, preference for hot foods/drinks

Question 10

What is the formula that is commonly prescribed for hot type food stagnation

Answer 10

Bao he wan

Question 11

What is the formula that is commonly prescribed for cold type food stagnation

Answer 11

Ping wei san - Calm the stomach powder

This needs to be modified with food stagnation herbs added.

Question 12

Which of the herbs in this category has a sour and sweet flavor and an affinity for the liver? This helps it move blood stasis and guide out obstruction, especially in post-partum cases?

Answer 12

Shan zha - Crataegus fructus

Pao zhi is the honey fried version of shan zha to lower its moving properties to prevent injury to qi/blood

Question 13

Which of the herbs in this category can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels?

Answer 13

Shan zha - crataegus fructus

Question 14

Which of these herbs has an affinity for the lungs and helps descend lung qi and dissipate phlegm

Answer 14

La fu zi - Raphani Semen

Question 15

Which of the herbs in this category can dissipate stones both urinary and biliary

Answer 15

Ji nei jin - Gigeriae Galli Endothelium
Corneum

Question 16

Which herb is contraindicated in the event of a patient having diarrhea gastritis and/or peptic ulcers

Answer 16

Shan zha - crataegus fructus

Question 18

Which Digestive herb contains LIPASE that promotes digestion of fats?
A. Shan Zha
B. Mai Ya
C. Gu Ya
D. Shen Qu

Answer 18

A. Shan Zha - crataegus

Question 19

Which Digestive herb contains AMYLASE that promotes digestion of carbohydrates?
A. Shan Zha
B. Mai Ya
C. Lai Fu Zi
D. Ji Nei Jin

Answer 19

B. Mai Ya - hordei fructus germinatus

Question 20

Shen Qu (Massa Fermentata) contains:
A. Amylase
B. Yeast
C. Protease
D. All of the above

Answer 20

D. All of the above

Question 21

Which is NOT a therapeutic action of Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi / hawthorn fruit)?
A. Promotes digestion
B. Activates blood circulation
C. Treats cardiovascular disorders
D. Consolidates Essence and prevents leakage

Answer 21

D. Consolidates Essence and prevents leakage

Question 22

Which Digestive herb can be used with Sheng Hua Tang (Generating and Transforming Decoction) and Yi Mu Cao
(Herba Leonuri) for abdominal pain associated with postpartum sequelae?
A. Shan Zha
B. Shen Qu
C. Ji Nei Jin
D. Mai Ya

Answer 22

A. Shan Zha - crataegi fructus

Question 23

What is the common action of these herbs?

Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi) / Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae) - release exterior/ Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) - activate blood / San Qi (Radix Notoginseng) - regulate blood/ Jue Ming Zi (Semen Cassiae) - clear heat drain fire / Jiao Gu Lan (Rhizoma seu Herba Gynostemmatis) - tonify qi

A. Promote digestion
B. Activate blood
C. Treat cardiovascular disorders
D. Clear the eyes

Answer 23

C. Treat cardiovascular disorders

Question 24

Both Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi) and Jue Ming Zi (Semen Cassiae) are cholesterol-reducing herbs. For patients who
have stomach ulcers or gastric hyperacidity with high cholesterol, which herb is more preferred?
A. Shan Zha
B. Jue Ming Zi

Answer 24

B. Jue Ming Zi

Question 25

Which herb is the most strategic choice to counter hard-to-digest foods?
A. Shan Zha
B. Mai Ya
C. Gu Ya
D. Shen Qu

Answer 25

D. Shen Qu

Question 26

Jiao San Xian (炒三仙, Three Charred Miracles) is the shorthand name for the herb combination of Shan Zha (Fructus
Crataegi), Shen Qu (Massa Fermentata), and Mai Ya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus), which are all fried. When fried
_________ is added, the combination is called Jiao Si Xian (Four Charred Miracles). These herbs are often used
together because they have excellent synergy to promote digestion and eliminate food stagnation.
A. Sha Ren
B. Mu Xiang
C. Bing Lang
D. Chen Pi

Answer 26

D. Chen Pi

Question 27

Which Digestive herb is best for symptoms relating to overconsumption of alcohol?
A. Lai Fu Zi
B. Shen Qu
C. Ji Nei Jin
D. Shan Zha

Answer 27

B. Shen Qu

Question 28

Which herb is commonly added to herbal formulas that contain minerals, such as Ci Shi (Magnetitum) and Dai Zhe
Shi (Haematitum), in order to protect the stomach and aid in its digestion?
A. Shen Qu
B. Ji Nei Jin
C. Lai Fu Zi
D. Gu Ya

Answer 28

A. Shen Qu

Question 29

Which herb restrains lactation and is used for women choosing to discontinue nursing and for distending and painful
breasts?
A. Mai Ya
B. Mu Tong
C. Dong Kui Zi
D. Pu Gong Ying

Answer 29

A. Mai Ya - hordei fructus germinatus

Question 30

What dose and preparation form of Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus germinatus) is used for restraining lactation?
A. 9-15g, fresh
B. 30-60g, dry-fried
C. 9-15g, dry-fried
D. 30-60g, fresh

Answer 30

B. 30-60g, dry-fried

Question 31

Lai fu zhi - Raphani Semen + what herb from the aromatics for damp category help with abdominal distention?

Answer 31

hou po - magnolia bark

Question 32

Which herb in this category is an antagonist for Ren Shen - ginseng? Ginseng tries to build qi but this herb disperses qi.

Answer 32

Lai fu zhi - raphani semen

Question 33

Which herb is made from chicken gizzards?

Answer 33

Ji nei jin - Gigeriae Galli Endothelium
Corneum

Question 34

Which Digestive herb has less pronounced digestive actions, and does not injure the Stomach Qi, and thus is particularly appropriate for children and elderly patients?
A. Mai Ya
B. Gu Ya

Answer 34

B. Gu Ya - Setariae Fructus Germinatus

Question 35

Which herb is best for food stagnation accumulating in the middle burner with fullness and distention?
A. Lai Fu Zi
B. Gu Ya
C. Shan Zha
D. Ji Nei Jin

Answer 35

A. Lai Fu Zi -raphani semen

Question 36

Which Digestive herb should be used with caution in the cases of Qi deficiency as it could exhaust Qi with their
strong moving influence?
A. Mai Ya
B. Gu Ya
C. Lai Fu Zi
D. Ji Nei Jin

Answer 36

C. Lai Fu Zi - Raphani Semen

Question 37

Which of the following herbs from other functional categories does NOT have digestive action?
A. Chen Pi - tangerine peel - regulate qi
B. Bing Lang - arecae semen - expel parasites
C. Zhi Shi - aurantii fructus immaturus - regulate qi
D. Qing Pi - rangerine green peel
E. Hou Po - magnolia bark - aromatics for damp
F. Mu Gua - chaenomelis fructus - dispel wind damp
G. E Zhu - curcumae rhizoma - invigorate blood
H. Da Zao - date - tonify qi

Question 38

Mu ya is better at __________ and Gu ya is better at ___________.

Answer 38

Mu ya is better at PROMOTING DIGESTION and Gu ya is better at TONIFYING THE STOMACH.

Gu ya is helpful for children and the elderly or those with weak diegestion.