Energetics of Western Herbs Flashcards
What herbal combination is touted as an effective herbal antidepressant to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
Select one:
a. Lemon Balm, Lavender, & St. John’s Wort
b. Chinese Ginseng, St. John’s Wort, & Ginsenoside Rg1
c. Saw Palmetto, Chinese Ginseng, & St. John’s Wort
d. St. John’s Wort, Chinese Ginseng, & Saw Palmetto
a. Lemon Balm, Lavender, & St. John’s Wort
In Cherokee medicine there are different categories of herbs. Which category is gentle in action, has very low toxicity, and is unlikely to cause an adverse response? Select one: a. Medicine herbs b. Poison herbs c. Food herbs d. Friendly herbs
c. Food herbs
Which category is stronger acting, which needs to be used with greater knowledge and usually for a limited period of time? Select one: a. Medicine herbs b. Poison herbs c. Food herbs d. Friendly herbs
a. Medicine herbs
Which of the following is an example of an herb in the poison herbs category? Select one: a. Goldenseal b. Blue Cohosh c. Jamaica Dogwood d. Aconite
d. Aconite
What is the active power that takes away, destroys, or eliminates what has a foreign or alien nature, so that the residue is more rarefied or porous, thereby allowing things that are of same class to become more associated? Select one: a. Cold b. Heat c. Damp d. Dry
b. Heat
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is defined as the passive capacity which allows for pliancy, bendability, and coercibility. Select one: a. Cold b. Dry c. Damp d. Heat
c. Damp
\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the passive capacity that is incoercible, which allows for the creation of structure and function. Select one: a. Cold b. Dry c. Damp d. Heat
b. Dry
What can bind together properties that are opposite and incompatible?
Select one:
a. Cold
b. Dry
c. Damp
d. Heat
a. Cold
The four qualities do not refer to degrees of temperature as on a thermometer but represent distinct categories of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. Select one: a. structure b. passiveness c. action d. plants
c. action
Which of the four qualities opens pores to expel moisture by perspiration or other channels? Select one: a. Cold b. Heat c. Damp d. Dry
b. Heat
Which of the four qualities thickens fluids and reduces internal heat? Select one: a. Cold b. Dry c. Damp d. Heat
a. Cold
Which of the four qualities reduces hardness?
Select one:
a. Cold
b. Dry
c. Damp
d. Heat
c. Damp
Which of the four qualities stops continuous, life threatening discharges, as in tuberculosis and dysentery? Select one: a. Cold b. Dry c. Damp d. Heat
b. Dry
What plant is hot and dry in the second degree?
Select one:
a. Mustard
b. Nettle
c. Mugwort
d. Rosemary
c. Mugwort
What plant is hot and dry in the first degree?
Select one:
a. Mustard
b. Nettle
c. Mugwort
d. Rosemary
b. Nettle
What plant is cold and moist in the first degree?
Select one:
a. Pea
b. Sunflower
c. Blue violet
d. Rose
c. Blue violet
Who taught that there were three types of disease: hot, cold, and alternating hot and cold?
Select one:
a. Dr. Joseph M. Thurston
b. Samuel Thomson
c. Wooster Beach
d. John William Fyfe
b. Samuel Thomson
Samuel Hahnemann originally called his homeopathic remedies _________.
Select one:
a. Tincture
b. Galenicals
c. Specific
d. Compound
c. Specific
According to the Law of Healing Crisis, what is the proper order for symptoms to leave the body when healing is occurring?
Select one:
a. Top to Bottom, Vital to Less Vital, Interior to Exterior
b. Vital to Less Vital, Interior to Exterior, Top to Bottom
c. Interior to Exterior, Vital to Less Vital, Top to Bottom
d. Vital to Less Vital, Top to Bottom, Interior to Exterior
c. Interior to Exterior, Vital to Less Vital, Top to Bottom
What was Mrs. Benton’s basic practice, which was the central element in successful treatment? Select one: a. Energetics b. Herb strength c. Body temperature d. Perspiration
d. Perspiration
In the 1940s, this psychologist and physician began to develop a system of body types based on scientific research? Select one: a. William Sheldon b. David Hoffman c. Matthew Wood d. Johann Gottfried Rademacher
a. William Sheldon
