Herb 1 Final Study Guide

Question 1

1 transform Phlegm Herb (because it acts quickly) that also directs rebellious qi downward

Answer 1

(Zhi) Ban Xia

Question 2

Transform Phlegm Cold herbs that direct lung qi downward

Answer 2

Xuan Fu Hua (Elecampane)
Bai Qian (Blue)

Question 3

1 herb for the throat… It benefits the throat and is also a Tai Yin guiding herb.

Answer 3

Jie Geng (Platycodi Radix)

Question 4

Phlegm Cold herb that is especially good for Phlegm Damp in SP/ST

Answer 4

Zhi Ban Xia

Question 5

What Phlegm Cold herbs are toxic and dry damp?

Answer 5

Bai Fu Zi
Tian Nan Xing
Ban Xia

Question 6

What is the most appropriate preparation of Xuan Fu Hua (Flos Inulae)?

Answer 6

Wrap in a cheese cloth

Question 7

Which herb is traditionally incompatible with Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti)?

Answer 7

Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma)

Question 8

Which herb dries damp, expels PHL, disperse wind PHL, reduce swelling?

Answer 8

Tian Nan Xing (Arisaematis)

Question 9

Which Transform Cold Phlegm herbs disperse Wind PHL in channels and stops spasms?

Answer 9

Bai Fu Zi and Tian Nan Xing

(Kung Fu Arisa knock out wind)

Question 10

What herb reduces toxicity of the toxic Transform Cold Phlegm herbs?

Answer 10

Sheng Jiang (cook in juice) & Ming Fan (Alumen – topical)

Question 11

Copious sputum indicates that the phlegm is caused by hot or cold?

Answer 11

Cold
(So we work with a Transform Cold Phlegm herb)

Question 12

Yellow sticky sputum indicates the phlegm is caused by hot or cold?

Answer 12

Hot (So we work with a Transform Hot Phlegm

Question 13

Which transform cold phlegm herb can you used to reduce toxin, for example, a snakebite?

Answer 13

Bai Fu Zi

Question 14

Which herb is especially good for face wind phlegm and WCD Bi pain?

Answer 14

Bai Fu Zi

Question 15

Which herb is good for Phlegm Cold AND Phlegm Heat?

Answer 15

Jie Geng (It’s neutral in nature)

Question 16

What is the only flower that descends?

Answer 16

Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae – Elecampane)

Question 17

Which two transform cold phlegm herbs descend rebellious stomach qi to stop vomitting?

Answer 17

Ban Xia
Xuan Fu Hua

Question 18

Which herb should you not cook for more than 20-30 minutes?

Answer 18

Bai Jie Zi
(Seed, it herb would no longer be effective)

Question 19

Which Phlegm Cold herb penetrates to the yin to restore movement of the yang?

Answer 19

Bai Jie Zi

Question 19

Which transform cold phlegm herbs dissipate nodules?

Answer 19

Ban Xia
Bai Jie Zi

Question 20

Which herb descends rebellious stomach qi and is especially good for belching and hiccups?

Answer 20

Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae)

Question 21

Which herbs clear heat, resolve toxicity and also benefit the throat?

Answer 21

She Gan
Ban Lan Gen
Da Qing Ye
Shan Dou Gen
(Isatidis a-Gen + Gan)

Question 22

Which herb clear heat, resolve toxicity and is the number one choice for diarrhea or dysentery due to damp-heat in the Stomach or Intestines?

Answer 22

Bai Tou Weng (Patrinia) (LI + ST)

Question 23

Which herbs clear heat, resolve toxicity and clear Damp Heat?

Answer 23

Jin Yin Hua (LJ)
Bia Tou Weng
Yu Xing Cao
Tu Fu Ling
Bai Xian Pi

Question 24

Which herb clears heat toxicity and also relieves damp-heat itching and jaundice?

Answer 24

Bai Xian Pi (Pi - peel for skin; Bye itch)

Question 25

Which herb clears heat, resolve toxicity and is the number one choice for diarrhea or dysentery due to damp-heat in the **Lower Jiao**?

Answer 25

Jin Yin Hua

Question 26

Which herb resolve toxicity and clears all 4 stages of heat (wei, qi, ying and xue)?

Answer 26

Jin Yin Hua

Question 27

Which of the following herbs clears heat toxicity, invigorates blood, and discharges pus, making it especially useful for treating Large Intestine abscess?

Answer 27

Bai Jiang Cao (patrinae herba)

Question 28

Which herb can be used to treat syphillis, characterized by damp sores and joint pain? It can also resolve mercury toxin (which was used in the past to treat syphillis).

Answer 28

Tu Fu Ling (smilacis glabrae rhizoma)

Question 29

Which Clear Heat and Toxicity herb can treat mumps?

Answer 29

Ban Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis Seu Baphicacanthi)

Question 30

Which Clear Heat and Toxicity herb clears heat and fire in Lungs and throat manifesting as asthma or abscesses, also it can be used to treat urinary tract infections and toxic skin disorders?

Answer 30

Chuan Xin Lian (Herba Andrographitis Paniculatae)

Question 31

Which of the following Clear Heat and Toxicity herbs can expel pus and disperse blood stasis (invigorate blood)?

Answer 31

Bai Jiang Cao (Herba Cum Radice Patriniae)

Question 32

Which herb unbinds the chest and disperses clumping, treating stifling sensation in the chest, constriction, pain, or pressure ? a. Gua Lou (trichosanthis fructose) b. Bai Qian (cynanchi stauntonii rhizom) c. Qian Hu (peucedani radix) d. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam)

Answer 32

a. Gua Lou (trichosanthis fructose) b. Bai Qian (cynanchi stauntonii rhizom) c. Qian Hu (peucedani radix) d. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam

Question 33

What are the entering channels of Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam) a. LU, KI b. KI, UB c. LU, ST, GB d. LU, SP

Answer 33

c. LU, ST, GB

Question 34

Which of the following is a Lung guiding herb, meaning it can direct the actions of other herbs to the Lung and the upper body? a. Zi Su Zi (perillae fructus) b. Bai Qian (cynanchi stauntonii rhizoma) c. Xing Ren (armenicae semen) d. Jie Geng (platycodi radix

Answer 34

d. Jie Geng (platycodi radix

Question 35

How is Tian Nan Xing (arisaematis rhizoma) prepared in order to treat phlegm-heat? a. Prepare with bile b. Prepare with licorice c. Prepare ginger juice d. Prepare with honey

Answer 35

a. Prepare with bile

Question 36

Which herb kills parasites and lice, such as pinworm, head or body lice or fleas, or bacterial vaginosis? a. Bai Qian (cynanchi stauntonii rhizom) b. Sang Bai Pi (mori cortex) c. Zi Wan (asteris radix) d. Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix)

Answer 36

d. Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix)

Question 37

In transforming phlegm, what is the specialty of Hai Zao (sargassum) and Kun Bu (eckloniae thallus)? a. Treats shen problems due to phlegm misting the Heart orifices b. Treats plum-pit qi c. Treats phlegm nodules such as goiter and scrofula d. Moistens the Lung to treat dry phlegm

Answer 37

c. Treats phlegm nodules such as goiter and scrofula

Question 38

Which of the following herbs treats wind-phlegm, for such symptoms as dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, numbness in the limbs, facial paralysis, stroke, seizure, and lockjaw? a. Zhi Ban Xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum) b. Hai Zao (sargassum) c. Jie Geng (platycodi radix) d. Zhi Tian Nan Xing (arisaematis rhizoma preparatum)

Answer 38

d. Zhi Tian Nan Xing (arisaematis rhizoma preparatum)

Question 39

Besides stopping cough, what is another important action of Xing Ren (armeniacae semen)? a. Calms restless fetus b. Calms rebellious Stomach qi to treat nausea and vomiting c. Moistens Large Intestine to relieve constipation d. Promotes urination to treat edema

Answer 39

c. Moistens Large Intestine to relieve constipation

Question 40

What special cooking instruction should be followed when preparing Xuan Fu Hua (inulae flos) as a decoction? a. Place in teabag or wrap in gauze b. Boil 30-60 minutes longer than the rest of the decoction c. Add during last five minutes of cooking d. Crush before decocting

Answer 40

a. Place in teabag or wrap in gauze

Question 41

Which herb transforms phlegm-heat, but also treats rebellious Stomach qi due heat, such as vomiting and hiccup? a. Zhi Ban Xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum) b. Kun Bu (eckloniae thallus) c. Gua Lou (trichosanthis fructus) d. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam)

Answer 41

d. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam)

Question 42

In transforming phlegm-heat, which of the following herbs can be used to dissipate nodules such as scrofula? a. Qian Hu (peucedani radix) b. Zhe Bei Mu (fritillariae thunbergii bulbus) c. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam) d. Jie Geng (platycodi radix)

Answer 42

b. Zhe Bei Mu (fritillariae thunbergii bulbus)

Question 43

For nausea, vomiting, and morning sickness, which of the following herbs is your first choice? a. Zhi Ban Xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum) b. Qian Hu (peucedani radix) c. Gua Lou (trichosanthis fructose) d. Jie Geng (platycodi radix)

Answer 43

a. Zhi Ban Xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum)

Question 44

What is the taste and temperature of Kun Bu (eckloniae thallus)? a. Warm, acrid b. Cold, salty c. Cool, bitter, acrid d. Neutral, bitter

Answer 44

b. Cold, salty

Question 45

Besides transforming phlegm, what is another important action of Xuan Fu Hua (inulae flos)? a. Redirects rebellious qi downward and stops vomiting b. Calms restless fetus c. Moistens the Large Intestine to treat constipation d. Unbinds the chest and disperses clumping

Answer 45

a. Redirects rebellious qi downward and stops vomiting

Question 46

Which herb treat phlegm-heat in the Lung and also releases externally-contracted wind-heat? a. Kun Bu (eckloniae radix) b. Zhi Tian Nan Xing (arisaematis rhizoma preparatum) c. Qian Hu (peucedani radix) d. Bai Jie Zi (sinapis semen

Answer 46

c. Qian Hu (peucedani radix)

Question 47

Which resolve phlegm heat herb also treats morning sickness? Which resolve phlegm cold herb?

Answer 47

Transform Cold Phlegm: (Zhi) Ban Xia Transform Hot Phlegm: Zhu Ru