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Herb 1 Final Study Guide Flashcards

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

A

(Zhi) Ban Xia

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Transform Phlegm Cold herbs that direct lung qi downward

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Xuan Fu Hua (Elecampane)
Bai Qian (Blue)

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

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Jie Geng (Platycodi Radix)

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

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Zhi Ban Xia

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What Phlegm Cold herbs are toxic and dry damp?

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Bai Fu Zi
Tian Nan Xing
Ban Xia

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

A

Wrap in a cheese cloth

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7
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Which herb is traditionally incompatible with Wu Tou (Radix Aconiti)?

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Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma)

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

A

Tian Nan Xing (Arisaematis)

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9
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Which Transform Cold Phlegm herbs disperse Wind PHL in channels and stops spasms?

A

Bai Fu Zi and Tian Nan Xing

(Kung Fu Arisa knock out wind)

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10
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What herb reduces toxicity of the toxic Transform Cold Phlegm herbs?

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

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11
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Copious sputum indicates that the phlegm is caused by hot or cold?

A

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

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12
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Yellow sticky sputum indicates the phlegm is caused by hot or cold?

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Hot (So we work with a Transform Hot Phlegm

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13
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Which transform cold phlegm herb can you used to reduce toxin, for example, a snakebite?

A

Bai Fu Zi

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14
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Which herb is especially good for face wind phlegm and WCD Bi pain?

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Bai Fu Zi

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15
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Which herb is good for Phlegm Cold AND Phlegm Heat?

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Jie Geng (It’s neutral in nature)

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16
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What is the only flower that descends?

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Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae – Elecampane)

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17
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Which two transform cold phlegm herbs descend rebellious stomach qi to stop vomitting?

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Ban Xia
Xuan Fu Hua

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18
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Which herb should you not cook for more than 20-30 minutes?

A

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

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

A

Bai Jie Zi

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19
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Which transform cold phlegm herbs dissipate nodules?

A

Ban Xia
Bai Jie Zi

20
Q

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

A

Xuan Fu Hua (Inulae)

21
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Which herbs clear heat, resolve toxicity and also benefit the throat?

A

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

22
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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?

A

Bai Tou Weng (Patrinia) (LI + ST)

23
Q

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

A

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

24
Q

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

A

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

25
Q

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

A

Jin Yin Hua

26
Q

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

A

Jin Yin Hua

27
Q

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

A

Bai Jiang Cao (patrinae herba)

28
Q

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).

A

Tu Fu Ling (smilacis glabrae rhizoma)

29
Q

Which Clear Heat and Toxicity herb can treat mumps?

A

Ban Lan Gen (Radix Isatidis Seu Baphicacanthi)

30
Q

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?

A

Chuan Xin Lian (Herba Andrographitis Paniculatae)

31
Q

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

A

Bai Jiang Cao (Herba Cum Radice Patriniae)

32
Q

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)

A

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

33
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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

A

c. LU, ST, GB

34
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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

A

d. Jie Geng (platycodi radix

35
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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

A

a. Prepare with bile

36
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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)

A

d. Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix)

37
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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

A

c. Treats phlegm nodules such as goiter and scrofula

38
Q

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)

A

d. Zhi Tian Nan Xing (arisaematis rhizoma preparatum)

39
Q

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

A

c. Moistens Large Intestine to relieve constipation

40
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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

A

a. Place in teabag or wrap in gauze

41
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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)

A

d. Zhu Ru (bambusae caulis in taeniam)

42
Q

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)

A

b. Zhe Bei Mu (fritillariae thunbergii bulbus)

43
Q

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)

A

a. Zhi Ban Xia (pinelliae rhizoma preparatum)

44
Q

What is the taste and temperature of Kun Bu (eckloniae thallus)?

a. Warm, acrid
b. Cold, salty
c. Cool, bitter, acrid
d. Neutral, bitter

A

b. Cold, salty

45
Q

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

A

a. Redirects rebellious qi downward and stops vomiting

46
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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

A

c. Qian Hu (peucedani radix)

47
Q

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

A

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

Herb Pharmacopeia (21 decks)

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