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1
Q 
What was China's first illustrated Materia Medica?
Classic Materia Medica
Tang Materia Medica
Grand Materia Medica
Chinese Materia Medica
A

Tang Materia Medica

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Which is the best known example of Chinese Materia Medica literature? Written by Li Shizhen?
Classic Materia Medica
Tang Materia Medica
Grand Materia Medica
Chinese Materia Medica
A

Grand Materia Medica (1596)

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What are the 4 Qi?

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Cold, Hot, Warm, Cool, Neutral

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What are the 5 Tastes?

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Sour
Bitter
Sweet
Acrid
Salty
Bland
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What are the 4 categories of Methods of Processing herbs?

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Mechanical - cleaning, peeling, scraping, grinding
Utilize Water - Softening, Bleaching, Tituration
Utilize Heat - Dry-Frying, Liquid-Frying, Calcining, Roastin
Utilize Heat+Water - Steaming, Boiling, Quenching, Simmering

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6
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Which herbs control Up and Floating direction?

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Acrid, Sweet, Warm, Hot (SWAH)

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7
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What herbs control Down and Sinking?

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Sour, Bitter, Salty, Astringent (BASS)

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What are the 4 principles of combining Substances?

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Chief - principle ingredient for Main Effect
Deputy - enhance or ASSIST actions of Chief
Assistants - treat accompanying symptoms
Envoys - guiding or harmonizing

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9
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Which of the following are Mutual Accentuation?
Shi Gao and Zhi Mu
Fu Ling and Huang Qi
Ban Xia and Sheng Jiang
Ding Xiang and Yu Jin
A

Shi Gao and Zhi Mu

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10
Q 
Which of the following does NOT have Mutual Incompatibility (Xiang Fan) with Gan Cao?
Hai Zao
Da Ji
Yuan Hua
Bei Mu
A

Bei Mu

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11
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What is the average dosage for most herbs?

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3-9 grams

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12
Q 
Which of the following is indicated for urination and edema?
Gui Zhi
Fang Feng
Ma Huang
Xin Yi
A

Ma Huang

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13
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Which of the following herbs is best used for wind cold exterior syndrome with SP and ST qi stagnation
Hou Pu
Sha Ren
Zi Su Ye
Xiang Ru
A

Zi Su Ye

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14
Q 
When it is difficult to distinguish between hot and cold wind, which herb could be chosen?
Ma Huang
Gui Zhi
Jing Jie
Zi Su Ye
A

Jing Jie

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15
Q 
Which herb could relieve the exterior and calm the fetus during pregnancy
Zi Su Ye
Gui Zhi
Bai Zhi
Xin Yi
A

Zi Su Ye

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16
Q 
Which of the following has the lowest dosage?
Bai Zhi
Gao Ben
Xi Xin
Cang Er Zi
A

Xi Xin

17
Q 
Which herb has the function of reducing swelling and expelling pus?
Gui Zhi
Qing Hua
Fang Feng
Bai Zhi
A

Bai Zhi

18
Q 
Vertex HA involving teeth due to wind cold, which is best?
Qing Huo
Bai Zhi
Jing Jie
Gao Ben
A

Gao Ben

19
Q 
HA due to wind cold attacking Yang Brightness, directed at nasal passages?
Gui Zhi
Qiang Huo
Bai Zhi
Fang Feng
A

Bai Zhi

20
Q 
Which of the following could expel wind and relieve spasm, alleviates wind-damp pain?
Qiang Huo
Fang Feng
Ma Huang
Gui Zhi
A

Fang Feng

21
Q 
Which of the following could assist HT Yang and unblock Yang Qi of chest, so could be used to treat palpitations?
Gui Zhi
Ma Huang
Fang Feng
Bai Zhi
A

Gui Zhi

22
Q 
If Wind Dampness attacks upper limbs and back, guides qi to greater yang channel and GV, which best?
Bai Zhi
Fang Feng
Qiang Huo
Zi Su Ye
A

Qiang Huo

23
Q 
With summertime cold, aversion to cold, fever, sweating, and diarrhea, which is best?
Jing Jie
Zi Su Ye
Sheng Jiang
Xiang Ru
A

Xiang Ru

24
Q 
What is an example of Mutual Enhancement?
Shi gao and Zhi Mu
Fu Ling and Huang Qi
Sheng Jiang and Ban Xia
Ren Shen and Huang Qin
A

Fu Ling and Huang Qi

One substance enhances the other…

Also Da Huang and Huang Qin

25
Q 
Which is an example of Mutual Counteraction?
Da Huang and Mang Xiao
Sheng Jiang and Ban Xia
Ren Shen and Lai Fu Zi
Ren Shen and Huang Qin
A

Sheng Jiang and Ban Xia

toxicity or side effect of one subs are reduced or eliminated by other.
Also like Nan Xing and Sheng Jiang

26
Q 
Which is an example of Mutual Suppression?
Nan Xing and Sheng Jiang
Sheng Jiang and Ban Xia
Ren Shen and Lai Fu Zi
Da Huang and Mang Xiao
A

Sheng Jiang kills the toxicity of Ban Xia

converse of mutual counteraction

27
Q

Which was first book to focus on the description of individual herbs?
Classic Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing)
The Materia Medica Arranged according to pattern (Zheng Lei Ben Cao)
Grand Materia Medica (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu)

A

Classic Materia Medica
Divine Husbandman’s Classic
364 Herbs

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