Herbal Formulas 1

Question 1

8 therapeutic methods

Answer 1

Sweating
Vomiting
Downward Draining
Harmonizing
Warming
Clearing
Reducing
Tonifying

Question 2

How to cook aromatic herbs

Answer 2

add near the end, not too long or in high heat

Question 3

When should tonifying formula be taken?

Answer 3

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Question 4

When should downward draining formulas be taken?

Answer 4

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Question 5

When should tonifying digestive system formulas be taken?

Answer 5

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Question 6

How to cook herbs with essential oil

Answer 6

Add near the end, not too long or in high heat

Question 7

What are harmonizing formulas used for?

Answer 7

Harmonize Shao Yang, LV/SP disharmony, ST/Intestines disharmony, cold/heat complex, qi/blood disharmony, yin/yang disharmony, ying/wei qi disharmony

Question 8

When is warming method often used?

Answer 8

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Question 9

What is the role of an assistant herb in a formula?

Answer 9

Assist the king and minister in treating symptoms they dont cover control or restrain the king and minister

Question 10

What is the role of the King herb?

Answer 10

treats the primary symptoms

Question 11

What is the role of the minister herb?

Answer 11

support the king in its primary objectives, deal with secondary syndrome

Question 12

What is the role of the envoy herb?

Answer 12

Direct formula to right region, harmonize

Question 13

What are the ingredients in Ma Huang Tang?

Answer 13

Ma Huang
Gui Zhi
Xing Ren
Zhi Gan Cao

Question 14

Function of Ma Huang in Ma Huang Tang

Answer 14

promotes sweating, warms yang qi, relieves asthma, disperses lung qi

Question 15

Function of Gui Zhi in Ma Huang Tang

Answer 15

Helps Ma Huang to promote sweating, expels wind cold, releases exterior

Question 16

Function of Xing Ren in Ma Huang Tang

Answer 16

Stops wheezing, descends lung qi, relieves asthma, expels wind cold

Question 17

Function of Zhi Gan Cao in Ma Huang Tang

Answer 17

Harmonizes Ma Huang, Xing Ren, and Gui Zhi

Question 18

Gui Zhi Tang functions

Answer 18

Harmonizes the ying and wei, releases the exterior

Question 19

Gui Zhi Tang indications

Answer 19

wind cold with exterior deficiency. Symptoms: slight sweating, headache, aversion to wind. Pulse: superficial and weak

Question 20

Different applications of Ma Huang Tang and Gui Zhi Tang

Answer 20

Ma Huang Tang: aversion to wind and cold, headache, chills, body aches, no sweating. Tongue: pale and thin white coat. Pulse: superficial and tight

Question 21

Dosages in Gui Zhi Tang

Answer 21

Gui Zhi - 9g
Bai Shao - 9g
Sheng Jiang - 9g
Da Zao - 3 pieces
Zhi Gan Cao - 3-6g

Question 22

Symptoms and Indications for Yin Qiao San

Answer 22

Functions: relieves wind heat and toxins, benefits the throat
Indications: early stage warm febrile disease for wind heat symptoms. T: red tip, yellow coating P: rapid, floating

Question 23

Symptoms and indications for Sang Ju Yin

Answer 23

Functions: dispel wind, clear heat, disperses lung qi, stops cough
Indications: Exterior wind heat syndrome. T: thin white or slightly yellow coating. P: rapid and floating

Question 24

Comparing Sang Ju Yin and Yin Qiao San

Answer 24

Sang Ju yin is stronger in stopping cough, early stage of wind heat, more cough, less wind heat, mild formula
Yin Qiao San is stronger in clearing heat, severe heat, fever, sore throat, more of a moderate formula

Question 25

Symptoms and indications for all purging formulas

Answer 25

Constipation, purge the intestines, internal excess accumulation of pathogenic factors, severe water retention

Question 26

Method of decoction for each ingredient in Da Cheng Qi Tang

Answer 26

Cook Huo Po and Zhi Shi first, put Da Huang after the water boils (the less time you cook it the stronger it is), Mang Xiao dissolves

Question 27

Ingredients in Ma Zi Ren Wan

Answer 27

Huo Ma Ren: moisten intestines, moves bowels
Da Huang: drain heat, unblock bowels
Xing Ren: lubricate the bowels
Bai Shao: nourish yin
Zhi Shi: activate qi, break up accumulations
Huo Po: activate qi, break up accumulations
Feng Mi: moisten dryness

Question 28

How to modify the purging effect of Xiao Cheng Qi Tang by the method of decoction?

Answer 28

Decoct ingredients all at the same time