Herbology Test Questions Flashcards by Thalia Micah

Which of the following herbal taste belongs to Yang?

A. Bitter and sour
B. Sweet and bland
C. Salty and bitter
D. Bland and salty

Sweet and bland

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Which of the following is the least function of aromatic herbs?

A. To penetrate through turbidity
B. To promote urination
C. To awaken function of the spleen
D. To awaken the cognitive functions of spirit and orifice

To promote urination

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Which of the following is the main function of acrid herbs?

A. To move and disperse
B. To drain and dry
C. To tonify, harmonize, and moisten
D. To purge and soften

To move and disperse

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Which of the following is the main function of bland herbs?

A. To move and disperse
B. To drain and dry
C. To tonify, harmonize, and moisten
D. To eliminate dampness and promote urination

To eliminate dampness and promote urination

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Which of the following is the main function of bitter herbs?

A. To move and disperse
B. To drain and dry
C. To tonify, harmonize, and moisten
D. To purge and soften

To drain and dry

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Which of the following is the eight therapeutic methods of TCM?

A. To promote sweating (Han), induce vomiting (Tu), purge (Xia), harmonize (He), warm (Wen), clear (Qing), dry (Zao), and tonify (Bu)

B. To promote sweating (Han), induce vomiting (Tu), moisten (Run), harmonize (He), warm (Wen), clear (Qing), reduce (Xiao), and tonify (Bu)

C. To promote sweating (Han), induce vomiting (Tu), purge (Xia), harmonize (He), warm (Wen), clear (Qing), reduce (Xiao), and tonify (Bu)

D. To promote sweating (Han), stop (Zhi), purge (Xia), harmonize (He), warm (Wen), clear (Qing), reduce (Xiao), tonify (Bu)

Sweating (Han Fa)
Vomiting (Tu Fa)
Drain Downward, Purge (Xia Fa)
Harmonizing (He Fa)
Warming (Wen Fa )
Clearing (Qing Fa)
Reducing (Xiao Fa)
Tonifying (Bu Fa)

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A patient has spasm pain of muscles. Which of the following flavour herb is the most used?

A. Sweet
B. Bitter
C. Acrid
D. Salty

Sweet

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Which of the following is the purpose of a herb fried with Sheng Jiang(Rhizoma Zinggiberis Officinalis Recens) juice?

A. To increase the herb’s ability to stop pain
B. To increase the herb’s ability to stop vomiting
C. To increase the herb’s ability to eliminate phlegm
D. To reduce the fishy flavor of the herb

To increase the herb stops vomiting

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Which of the following herb is the most common used in cooking with the other herbs?

A. Niu Huang
B. Bing Pian
C. Shi Gao
D. Xiong Huang

Shi Gao

Gypsum

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10 Which of the following preparation of Da Huang is the best for clearing blockage from the channels and alleviating pain?

A. Cooking earlier
B. Steaming with water
C. Cooking later
D. Frying with wine

Frying with wine

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Which of the following is the purpose of Gan Sui fried with vinegar?

A. Guiding to the channels
B. Being easier to store
C. Reducing the toxin
D. Enhancing the function of stopping pain

Reducing the toxin

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A patient has cough and joints pain due to cold damp. Which of the following is the safest combination?

A. Qian Hu and Wu Tou
B. Chuan Bei Mu and Wu Tou
C. Ban Xia and Wu Tou
D. Gua Lou and Wu Tou

Qian Hu (Radix peucedani) and 
Wu Tou(Radix aconiti)

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A patient has headache due to Qi and blood stagnation. Which of the following is the safest combination?

A. Ding Xiang and Yu Jin
B. Wu Ling Zhi and Ren Shen
C. Dan Shen and Li Lu
D. Yu Jin and Dan Shen

Yu Jin (Tuber Curcumae)

and

Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)

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Which of the following is the mostly side effects of Ma Huang(Herba ephedra)?

A. Cough, asthma, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
B. Depression, no sweating, sleepiness, low blood pressure
C. Insomnia, palpitations, high blood pressure, anxiety
D. Stomachache, fullness of abdomen, less urine, insomnia

Insomnia, palpitation, high blood pressure, anxiety

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Which of the following preparation that can reduce the dispersing property of Ma Huang(Herba ephedra)?

A. Decocting with Sheng Jiang
B. Steaming with Bo He
C. Toasting with honey
D. Decocting with Gui Zhi

Toasting with honey

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Which of the following is the best indications of Ma Huang(Herba ephedra)?

A. Promoting urination and stopping diarrhea
B. Treating asthma and cough
C. Controlling the weight
D. Stopping nose bleeding

Treating asthma and cough

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Which of the following herb is the best for adjusting the Ying(nutritive) and Wei(defensive) Qi?

A. Ma Huang
B. Gui Zhi
C. Fang Feng
D. Gao Ben

Gui Zhi

(Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae)

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Which of the following herb is the best for palpitation due to deficiency of heart yang?

A. Sang Zhi
B. Ma Huang
C. Gui Zhi
D. Xu Duan

Gui Zhi

Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae

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Which of the herb most likely causes cardiac arrhythmias?

A. Kun Bu
B. Ban Xia
C. Gui Zhi
D. Ma Huang

Ma Huang

Herba ephedra

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Which of the following herb is the best combination with Bai Shao(Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae) for harmonizing the Ying(nutritive) and Wei(defensive) Qi?

A. Xiang Fu
B. Qing Pi
C. Chuan Lian Zi
D. Gui Zhi

Gui Zhi.

(Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae)

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A pregnant woman has wind cold. Which of the following herb is the best one?

A. Chai Hu
B. Huang Qin
C. Zi Su Ye
D. Ban Xia

Zi Su Ye

Folium perillae frutescentis

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Which of the following can stop bleeding and relieve exterior syndrome?

A. Jing Jie
B. Gui Zhi
C. Fang Feng
D. Gao Ben

Jing Jie

Herbs seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae

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Which of the following is a function of Jing Jie(Herbs seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae)?

A. Stop bleeding, release exterior, expel wind, clear away heat, and release phlegm

B. Stop cough, release exterior, expel wind, vent rashes, and alleviate itching

C. Stop bleeding, release exterior, expel wind, vent rashes, and alleviate itching

D. Release the exterior, expel wind, regulate stomach Qi, vent rash, and alleviate itching

Stops bleeding, releases the exterior, expels wind, vents rashes and alleviates itching

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A patient has a headache due to both interior and exterior wind. Which of the following herb is the best one?

A. Gao Ben
B. Fang Feng
C. Du Huo
D. Qin Jiao

Fang Feng

Redix ledebouriella divaricatae

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What is the safest dosage of Xi Xin?

A. 1 to 3g
B. 4 to 6g
C. 6 to 9g
D. 4 to 9g

1 to 3g

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A patient has wind-cold, he also has a renal problem. Which of the following herb can likely cause nephrotoxic?

A. Tong Cao
B. Wu Zhu Yu
C. Rou Gui
D. Xi Xin

Xi Xin

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Which of the following herb can reduce the side effects of Fu Zi(Radix aconiti carmichaeli) and Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae)?

A. Bai Shao
B. Sheng Jiang
C. Jin Yin Hua
D. Xi Xin

Sheng jiang

(Rhizoma Zinggiberis Officinalis Recens)

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A patient has a sinus with stuffy nose, thin white tongue coating. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Fang Feng
B. Jing Jie
C. Qiang Huo
D. Xin Yi Hua

Xin Yi Hua

(Flos magnoliae)

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Which of the following herb has the function of dispelling wind-heat, regulating lung-qi and promoting eruption, counteracting toxicity, and soothing sore throat, dispersing the mass due to retention of evils, and moistening intestine?

A. Bo He
B. Ye Ju Hua
C. Xin Yi Hua
D. Niu Bang Zi

Niu Bang Zi

(Fructus Arctii lappae)

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A patient has hoarseness of voice, sore throat, red and itching eye due to wind heat. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Chan Tui
B. Bo He
C. Niu Bang Zi
D. Pi Pa Ye

Chan Tui

(Periostracum Cicadae)

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31. Which of the following herb is the best for nausea, vomiting after eating sea food?
A.	Ban Xia
B.	Chen Pi
C.	Zi Su Ye
D.	Sha Ren

Zi Su Ye

(Folium perillae frutescentis)

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A patient has trembling of the hands and feet due to liver wind; he also has exterior wind-cold. Which of the following is the best herb?

A. Ma Huang
B. Jing Jie
C. Fang Feng
D. Gao Ben

Fang Feng
 (Redix ledebouriella divaricatae)

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A patient has sinus and surface sores that have ulcerated. Which of the following herbs is the best to treat his sinus and expel the pus?

A. Bai Zhi
B. Xin Yi Hua
C. Niu Bang Zi
D. Chuan Xiong

Bai Zhi

Radix Angelicae Dahuricae

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Which of the following herb that releases the exterior and disperses cold can guide Qi to Tai Yang and Du channel?

A. Gao Ben
B. Fang Feng
C. Du Huo
D. Qiang Huo

Qiang Huo

(Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii)

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Which channel does Gao Ben(Rhizoma et radix ligustic) enter?

A. Lungs
B. Gallbladder
C. Urinary Bladder
D. Spleen

Urinary bladder

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A patient has mild chills and fever for a few hours. He also has an absence of sweating and nasal congestion. His tongue coating is thin and white with moisture. Which of the herb is the best?

A. Ju Hua and Du Huo
B. Ge Gen and Sang Ye
C. Jin Yin Hua and Dan Dou Chi
D. Dan Dou Chi and Cong Bai

Dan dou Chi
(Semen Sojae Praeparatum)

and

Cong Bai
(Bulbus Allii Fistulosi)

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Which of the following herb can expel wind-heat, relieve cough, clear the liver, and the eyes?

A. Ju Hua
B. Ye Ju Hua
C. Jin Yin Hua
D. Sang Ye

Sang Ye

(Folium mori albae)

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Which of the following condition is the best indication of Man Jing Zi?

A. Headache due to liver wind
B. Headache due to stomach heat
C. Headache due to lung heat
D. Headache due to kidney deficiency

Headache due to liver wind

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Which of the following taste and property of herbs is the best to treat irregular menstruation and cold pain in the low abdomen due to blood stasis caused by cold stagnation?

A. Acrid and cold
B. Acrid and warm
C. Sweet and warm
D. Salty and cold

Acrid and warm

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Which of the following combination of Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) and Mang Xiao(Mirabilitum) does they belong to?

A. Mutual incompatible (Xiang Fan)
B. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha)
C. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu)
D. Mutual enhancement (Xiang Shi)

Mutual accentuation

(Xiang Xu)

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Which of the following herb has both functions of promoting sweat, expelling exterior syndrome, and promoting urination, releasing edema?

A. Ma Huang, Fu Ping
B. Gao Ben, Xiang Ru
C. Jing Jie, Fang Feng
D. Zi Su Ye, Xiang Ru

Ma Huang (Herba ephedra), Fu Ping (Herba spirodelae)

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Which of the following herb combination is the best for palpitation, knotted, intermittent pulse due to injured heart Yang?

A. Gui Zhi and Bai Shao
B. Gui Zhi and Zhi Gan Cao
C. Gui Zhi and Fu Zi
D. Gui Zhi and Fu Ling

Gui Zhi (Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae)

and

Zhi Gan Cao (honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)

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Which of the herb is the best for clearing wind-heat and sores caused by heat and toxin?

A. Huang Lian
B. Niu Huang
C. Sang Ye
D. Jin Yin Hua

Jin Yin Hua

(Flos lonicerae japonicae)

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Which of the following herb is contraindicated for the patient has glaucoma?

A. Xia Ku Cao
B. Ju Hua
C. Qing Xiang Zi
D. Jin Yin Hua

Qing Xiang Zi

(Semen celosiae)

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A patient has poisoning due to Ban Xia(pinellia ternatae). Which of the following is the best for detoxification?

A. Gan Cao
B. Lu Dou
C. Jin Yin Hua
D. Sheng Jiang

Sheng Jiang

Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens

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Which of the following herb is the most commonly used for postpartum fever?

A. Qing Hao
B. Bai Wei
C. Hu Huang Lian
D. Mu Dan Pi

Bai Wei

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Which of the following herb is the best used for Bi Syndrome due to wind-heat dampness?

A. Sang Ji Sheng
B. Du Huo
C. Wei Ling Xian
D. Han Fang Ji

Han Fang Ji

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Which of the following herb has the action of drying dampness, transforming spleen, promoting sweat, improve vision especially night blindness (d/t Vitamin content) and relieving exterior syndrome?

A. Bai Zhu
B. Cang Zhu
C. Xiang Ru
D. Huo Xiang

Cang zhu

(Rhizoma Atractylodis)

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Which of the following herb that not only kill round worm and pin worm, also treat children’s malnutrition?

A. Ku Lian Gen
B. Bing Lang
C. Lei Wan
D. Shi Jun Zi

Shi Jun Zi

(Fructus quisqualis indicae)

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Which of the following herb has the action of warming the mildle Jiao, stopping bleeding, vomiting and diarrhea?

A. Ai Ye
B. Gan Jiang
C. Zhao Xin Tu
D. Pao Jiang

Pao Jiang

(Quik-fried Rhizoma Zingiberis

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Which of the following is the purpose of the Yan Hu Suo(Corydalis Yanhusuo) prepared with vinegar?

A. To increase the action of removing blood stasis
B. To increase the action of regulating Qi
C. To increase the action of stopping pain
D. To decrease bitter taste of the herb

To increase the action of stopping pain

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Which of the following is the same action of Shi Chang Pu(Rhizoma Acori Graminei) and Yuan Zhi(Radix polygalae tenuifoliae)?

A. To open orifice and calm mind
B. To eliminate dampness and harmonize stomach
C. To nourish heart and calm spirit
D. To eliminate phlegm and stop cough

To open orifice and calm mind

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Which of the following herb is used with caution when a patient has viscous sputum that is difficulty to expectorate?

A. Su Zi
B. Bai Guo
C. Ting Li Zi
D. Qian Hu

Bai Guo

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Which of the following herb that invigorates the blood has action of reducing swelling and generating flesh?

A. Mu Yao and Ru Xiang
B. E Zhu and San Leng
C. Xue Jie and Er Cha
D. Bai Zhi and Dan Shen

Mu Yao (Myrrha) and
Ru Xiang (Gummi Olibanum)

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Which of the following herb has the action of tonifying blood, moistening intestines and teating malarial disorder?

A. Shu Di Huang
B. Bai Shao
C. Dang Gui
D. He Shou Wu

He Shou Wu

(radix polygoni multiflori)

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Which of the following herb has the action of containing the leakage of lung Qi, stopping diarrhea, inhibiting sweating and blinding up essence?

A. Wu Wei Zi
B. Fu Xiao Mai
C. He Zi
D. Shi Liu Pi

Wu Wei Zi

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Which of the following herb has the action of absorbing acid and alleviating pain, invigorating the blood, dissolving phlegm and dissipating nodules?

A. Long Gu
B. Mu Li
C. Wa Leng Zi
D. Chi Shi Zhi

Wa Leng Zi

(Cincha Arcae)

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Which of the following function does the Dan Dou Chi(Semen sojae praeparatum) have?

A. Clearing heat and detoxifying fire
B. Releasing the exterior and alleviating irritability
C. Relieving cough and expelling wind-heat
D. Clearing heat and pacifying liver wind

Releasing the exterior, and alleviating irritability

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Which of the following herb that expels exterior syndrome also can alleviate diarrhea and relaxe the spasm?

A. Bai Shao
B. Ju Hua
C. Du Huo
D. Ge Gen

Ge Gen

(Radix Puerariae)

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Which of the following herb that releases exterior syndrome does it enters the liver and gall bladder channels?

A. Sang Ye
B. Gui Zhi
C. Chai Hu
D. Ju Hua

Chai Hu

(Radix Bupleuri)

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Which of the following herb can release exterior syndrome and soothe liver Qi?

A. Chai Hu
B. Sang Ye
C. Ju Hua
D. Fang Feng

Chai Hu

(Radix Bupleuri)

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Which of the following herb is the most likely combined with Chai Hu(Radix Bupleuri) for soothing liver?

A. Ju Hua
B. Bai Shao
C. Bai Zhu
D. Ge Gen

Bai Shao

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A patient has diarrhea due to spleen qi deficiency. He also has toothache. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Chai Hu
B. Fang Feng
C. Ge Gen
D. Sheng Ma

Sheng Ma

(Rhizoma Cimicifugae)

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A patient has high fever without chills, thirst, profuse sweating, yellow tongue coating. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Yin Chen Hao
B. Shi Gao
C. Da Huang
D. Zhi Shi

Shi Gao.

(Gypsum)

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Which of the following herb can clear heat, quell fire, nourish Yin and drain heat in the lower Jiao?

A. Shi Gao
B. Zhi Shi
C. Zhi Mu
D. Huang Bai

Zhi Mu

(Rhizome anemarrhenae)

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Which of the following herb is the best herb for draining damp heat in Three Jiao?

A. Zhi Zi
B. Huang Bai
C. Huang Lian
D. Huang Qin

Zhi Zi

Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis

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Which of the following herb is the most likely combined with Dan Dou Chi for irritability?

A. Dan Zhu Ye
B. Zhi Zi
C. Huang Bai
D. Lian Xin

Zhi Zi

Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis

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A patient has red, painful eyes due to liver fire. He also has goiter due to phlegm fire. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Long Dan Cao
B. Chai Hu
C. Xia Ku Cao
D. Huang Qin

Xia Ku Cao

(Spica prunella vulgaris)

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A patient has cough with yellow and thick sputum due to heat in the lungs. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Dan Zhu Ye
B. Shi Gao
C. Jin Yin Hua
D. Lu Gen

Lu Gen

(Rhizoma phragmitis communis)

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What is the function of Jue Ming Zi?

A. Clear heat in the lungs and stomach, promote urination, and generate fluids
B. Quell the heart fire and cool the blood
C. Clear liver heat, benefit eyes, lubricate the intestine, and moving stool
D. Clear the heat, expel jaundice, and descend the lung Qi

Clearing the liver heat and benefiting the eyes, lubricating the intestine and moving stool

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A patient has bleeding under skin due to heat in the blood level. Which of the following herb is the most recommended to replace of Xi Jiao?

A. Sheng Di Huang
B. Shui Niu Jiao
C. Bai Yao
D. Mu Dan Pi

Shui Niu Jiao

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Which of the following herb has the strongest function of tonifing blood?

A. Sheng Di Huang
B. Mu Dan Pi
C. Xuan Shen
D. Mai Men Dong

Sheng Di Huang

(Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae)

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Which of the following herbs that can clear deficient heat has the function of softening hardness and dissipating nodules?

A. Sheng Di Huang
B. Mu Dan Pi
C. Xuan Shen
D. Mai Men Dong

Xuan Shen

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Which of the following herbs that can clear deficient heat has the function of invigorating blood?

A. Sheng Di Huang
B. Mu Dan Pi
C. Xuan Shen
D. Mai Men Dong

Mu Dan Pi

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What is the main difference of Yin Chai Hu(stelaria dihotoma) from Chai Hu(Radix Bupleuri)?

A. Soothe the liver Qi, raising the Yang Qi, and resolving Shao Yang syndrome
B. Clear deficient heat, benefit the eyes, lubricate the intestine, and moving stool
C. Cool blood, clear deficient heat, and nourish the Yin
D. Clear deficient heat

Clearing deficient heat

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Which of the following herb has the functions of clearing heat, draining dampness, and calming the fetus?

A. Huang Qin
B. Huang Lian
C. Huang Bai
D. Long Dan Cao

Huang Qin

(scutellaria baicalensis)

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Which of the following herb can be used for deficient heat?

A. Huang Qin
B. Huang Lian
C. Huang Bai
D. Long Dan Cao

Huang Bai

(Cotex Phellodendri)

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A patient has high fever, irritation, delirium, acid regurgitation due to excessive fire in heart and stomach. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Huang Qin
B. Huang Lian
C. Huang Bai
D. Jin Yin Hua

Huang Lian

(Rhizoma coptidis)

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Which of the following herb is the best to draining and pacifing excessive liver fire?

A. Yin Chen Hao
B. Huang Lian
C. Zhi Zi
D. Long Dan Cao

Long Dan Cao(Radix gentianae longdan cao)

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A patient has joint pain, turbid and painful urination, red, itching, and watering rashes due to damp-heat and toxin. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Tu Fu Ling
B. Pu Gong Ying
C. Bai Xian Pi
D. Ma Chi Xian

Tu Fu Ling(smilax glabra)

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Which of the following herb has functions of clearing heat, detoxifing fire poison, benefiting throat, and stopping bleeding as well?

A. Shan Dou Gen
B. She Gan
C. Ma Bo
D. Pu Gong Ying

Ma Bo

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Which of the following herb is the best for swollen and painful throat due to excessive fire, or cough and wheezing due to phlegm obstruction?

A. Shan Dou Gen
B. She Gan
C. Ma Bo
D. Pu Gong Ying

She Gan

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Which of the following herb is the best for clearing summer heat and generating body fluid?

A. Bai Bian Dou
B. Qing Hao
C. He Ye
D. Xi Gua

Xi Gua

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A patient has loss of appetite and loose bowels, excessive leucorrhea due to weakness of the spleen and stomach. Which of the following herbs that clear summer heat is the best?

A. Bai Bian Dou
B. Qing Hao
C. He Ye
D. Xi Gua

Bai Bian Dou

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What is the functions of Qing Hao(artemeisia apiacea)?

A. To remove damp-heat, to quench fire, counteract toxicity, to arrest bleeding, and to prevent abortion
B. To remove damp-heat, quench fire, and counteract toxicity
C. Reduce heat, resolve dampness, clear away liver-heat, brightening vision, relieve red eyes and nebula
D. To remove summer-heat, to relieve consumptive fever, and to stop malarial attacks

To remove summer-heat, to relieve consumptive fever, and to stop malarial attacks

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Which of the following herbs that drain downward also can clear heat and stop bleeding?

A. Fan Xie Ye
B. Huo Ma Ren
C. Da Huang
D. Mang Xiao

Da Huang

(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

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Which of the following herb is the best for treating constipation and softening dried feces?

A. Fan Xie Ye
B. Huo Ma Ren
C. Da Huang
D. Mang Xiao

Mang Xiao

(mirabilitum)

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Which of the following herb is the mildest draining downward?

A. Fan Xie Ye
B. Huo Ma Ren
C. Da Huang
D. Mang Xiao

Huo Ma Ren

(cannabis sativa)

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An 81-year-old patient, he has constipation, thirst, thin tongue body without coating. Which of the following herb is the best for his condition?

A. Fan Xie Ye
B. Huo Ma Ren
C. Da Huang
D. Mang Xiao

Huo Ma Ren

(cannabis sativa)

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Which of the following herb has functions of draining bowl downward and expelling water rentention and phlegm?

A. Fan Xie Ye
B. Qian Niu Zi
C. Da Huang
D. Mang Xiao

Qian Niu Zi

(phabitis nil)

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91.A patient has asthma with watering phlegm, stuffy chest, and general edema. Which of the following herb is the best for sending down adverse flow of Qi and inducing diuresis?

A. Yi Yi Ren
B. Qian Niu Zi
C. Ting Li Zi
D. Mang Xiao

Ting Li Zi

(lepidium apetalum)

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Which of the following herb has the function of promoting urination, leeching out dampness, strengthen the spleen, transforming phlegm, quieting the heart and calming the spirit?

A. Yi Yi Ren
B. Bai Zhu
C. Fu Ling
D. Dong Gua Ren

Dong Gua Ren

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What is the main property of Fu Ling?

A. Sweet, bland, and neutral
B. Bitter, sweet, and cold
C. Acrid, sweet, and warm
D. Sour, bitter, and neutral

Sweet, bland, and neutral

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A patient has soft pus-filled carbuncle, poor appetite, yellow and cloudy urination, thick and greasy coating. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Yi Yi Ren
B. Bai Zhu
C. Fu Ling
D. Tong Cao

Yi Yi Ren

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Which of the following herb is the best for cough due to damp heat in the lungs?

A. Qu Mai
B. Deng Xin Cao
C. Che Qian Zi
D. Tong Cao

Che Qian Zi

plantago asiatica

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Which of the following herb is the best for dark burning, scanty urine, and itching skin due to damp heat?

A. Qu Mai
B. Deng Xin Cao
C. Di Fu Zi
D. Tong Cao

Di Fu Zi

(kochia scoparia)

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A patient has cloudy urine. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Qu Mai
B. Bei Xie
C. Che Qian Zi
D. Tong Cao

Bei Xie

(dioscocrea hypolglauca)

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A patient has painful and hot urination due to stone in the urinary track. Which of the following is the best for expelling the stone?

A. Qu Mai
B. Bei Xie
C. Jin Qian Cao
D. Chi Xiao Dou

Jin Qian Cao

(glechoma longituba)

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A patient has edema, difficulty in urination. He also has deficient heat in kidney. Which of the herb is the best?

A. Zhu Ling
B. Ze Xie
C. Chi Xiao Dou
D. Bei Xie

Ze Xie

(alisma plantago-aquatica)

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Which of the following herb is the best for jaundice?

A. Zhi Zi
B. Huang Qin
C. Ze Xie
D. Yin Chen Hao

Yin Chen Hao

(Herba artemisiae yinchenhao)

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A patient has wind cold damp Bi syndrome of lower back. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Du Huo
B. Niu Xi
C. Chuan Xiong
D. Qiang Huo

Du Huo

(Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)

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Which of the following herbs has functions of expelling wind damp Bi syndrome, and removing deficient heat and jaundice?

A. Du Huo
B. Qin Jiao
C. Han Fang Ji
D. Sang Zhi

Qin Jiao

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Which of the following herbs that expel wind dampness is also used for fish bones loded in the throat?

A. Du Huo
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Qin Jiao
D. Qiang Huo

Wei Ling Xian

clematis chinensis

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104．A patient has cramping severe pain of lower extremities. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Du Huo
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Qin Jiao
D. Mu Gua

Mu Gua

chaenomeles lagenaria

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Which of the following herb is the best for shoulder joints pain that are red, swollen?

A. Du Huo
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Sang Zhi
D. Mu Gua

Sang Zhi

morus alba

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A 78-year-old patient, he has numbness and pains due to pathogenic wind dampness, muscular constructure of the extremities, lassitude in the loins and knees. It is Bi syndrome due to wind dampness with deficiency of liver and kidney. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Du Huo
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Wu Jia Pi
D. Mu Gua

Wu Jia Pi

acanthopanax gracilistylus

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Which of the following herb is used for nourishing Yin?

A. Qian Fu
B. Gua Lou Pi
C. Zhe Bei Mu
D. Tian Hua Fen

Tian Hua Fen

radix trichosanthes

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Which of the following herbs that transform phlegm and stop cough is also used for nodules?

A. Zhe Bei Mu
B. Qian Fu
C. Zhu Ru
D. Tian Zhu Huang

Zhe Bei Mu

fritillaria thunbergii

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Which of the following herb can not be compatible with Wu Tou?

A. Zhe Bei Mu
B. Zhu Li
C. Gua Lou Pi
D. Tian Zhu Huang

Zhe Bei Mu

fritillaria thunbergii

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A patient has Chest Bi leading to sensation of distension. He also has cough with a lot of sputum. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Zhe Bei Mu
B. Zhu Li
C. Gua Lou
D. Tian Zhu Huang

Gui Lou

trichosanthes kirlowii

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Which of the following herbs that transform phlegm and stop cough is also used for morning sickness?

A. Bei Mu
B. Qian Fu
C. Zhu Ru
D. Tian Zhu Huang

Zhu Ru

(phyllostachys nigra)

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Which of the following herbs that transform phlegm is also the best used for acid regurgitation?

A. Hai Zao
B. Kun Bu
C. Zhu Ru
D. Hai He Ke

Hai He Ke

cyclina sinensis

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Which of the following herb has functions of drying dampness, transforming phlegm and descending Qi downward?

A. Ban Xia
B. Tian Nan Xing
C. Su Zi
D. Kuan Dong Hua

Ban Xia

pinellia ternatae

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Which of the following herbs is the best for Bi syndrome due to wind-cold- dampness?

A. Du Huo
B. Qin Jiao
C. Han Fang Ji
D. Sang Zhi

Du Huo

(Radix Angelicae Pubescentis)

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Which of the following is an indication of Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Qinjiao)?

A. Exterior wind-heat
B. Summer heat
C. Deficient heat
D. Excessive heat in the heart

Deficient heat

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Which of the following herbs are most likely used as tincture(medical wine)?

A. Herbs that clear heat and resolve phlegm
B. Herbs that relieve cough and wheezing
C. Herbs that dispel wind-dampness
D. Herbs that clear heat and cool blood

Herbs that dispel wind-dampness

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Which of the following herbs is the best for restless fetus due to liver and kidney deficiency?

A. Sha Ren
B. Huang Qin
C. Ai Ye
D. Xu Duan

Xu Duan

Radix Dipsaci Asperi

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How is Sha Ren (Radix Adenphorae seu Gleniae) decocted?

A. To be decocted early
B. To be decocted late
C. To be melted
D. To be decocted separately

To be decocted late

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Bai Dou Kou (Fructus Amomi Kravanh) enters which of the following channels?

A. Liver and gallbladder
B. Liver and kidney
C. Heart and liver
D. Spleen and stomach

Spleen and stomach

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Which of the following herbs is the best for stagnation of meat or greasy foods?

A. Ji Nei Jin
B. Mai Ya
C. Shen Qu
D. Gu Ya

Ji Nei Jin

Endithelium corneum

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Which of the following herbs can reduce food stagnation, soothe liver and inhibit lactation?

A. Qing Pi
B. Yu Jin
C. Mai Ya
D. Mu Gua

Mai Ya

Fructus Hordei Vulgaris Germinantus

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Which of the following herbs is the best if a patient complains of cough with scanty, sticky sputum that is difficult to expectorate, a dry mouth and throat, a dry tongue with less coating?

A. Chuan Bei Mu
B. Zhe Bei Mu
C. Kun Bu
D. Ban Xia

Zhe Bei Mu

Bulbus Fritilariae Cirrhosae

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When of the following herbs can benefit the throat and is best at dispersing lung Qi and directing the effect of other herbs to the upper region of the body?

A. Pang Da Hai
B. Chan Tui
C. Jie Geng
D. Mu Hu Die

Jie Geng

Radix Platycodi Grandifori)

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Which of the following herbs has descending and sinking actions?

A. Jie Geng
B. Xuan Fu Hua
C. Sheng Ma
D. Ge Gen

Xuan Fu Hua

Flos Inulae

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Which of the following is an indication of Tian Nan Xing (rhizoma Ariaematis)?

A. Cough due to dry phlegm
B. Facial paralysis due to wind-phlegm
C. Cough due to wind-cold attacking the lungs
D. Cough due to heat-phlegm accumulating in the lungs

Facial paralysis due to wind-phlegm

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Which of the following herbs can moisten the lungs and kill pinworms?

A. Bai Bu
B. Gua Lou
C. Pang Da Hai
D. Chuan Lian Zi

Bai Bu

(Radix Stemonae)

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Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori Albae radicis) works better for cough due to which of the following factors?

A. Lung Qi deficiency
B. Kidney Qi deficiency
C. Lung heat
D. Cold-phlegm in the lungs

Lung heat

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If a patient has cough with profuse sputum that is easy to bring up, occasional nausea, a slightly red tongue with greasy coating, and a slippery pulse, which of the following herbs is the best to use?

A. Xiang Fu
B. Qing Pi
C. Da Fu Pi
D. Chen Pi

Chen Pi

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae

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Which of the following herbs has the functions of promoting the circulation of middle Qi, relieving pain and preventing the cloying nature of tonifying herbs from causing stagnation?

A. Mu Xiang
B. Xiang Fu
C. Qing Pi
D. Chuan Lian Zi

Mu Xiang

radix Aucklandiae Lappae

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Which of the following herbs is the best for hematuria (blood in urine) due to heat accumulation in the lower jiao?

A. Xiao Ji
B. Bai Ji
C. Ai Ye
D. San Qi

Xiao Ji

(Herba Cephalanoplos)

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Which of the following herbs not only can invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, but also nourish (tonify) blood?

A. Ji Xue Teng
B. Yu Jin
C. Pu Huang
D. Jiang Huang

Ji Xue Teng

(Radix et Caulis Jixueteng)

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Which of the following herbs is the best to treat hemafecia due to heat in the large intestine?

A. Fu Long Gan
B. Bai Mao Gen
C. Huai Hua
D. San Qi

Huai Hua

(Sopharae Japonicae)

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Which of the following herbs is the best for metrorrhagia and metrostaxis (uterine bleeding) due to deficiency of yang Qi?

A. Xiao Ji
B. Bai Mao Gen
C. Di Yu
D. Ai Ye

Ai Ye

Folium Artemisiae

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Which of the following herbs is the best to induce the downward movement of blood and fire?

A. Jie Geng
B. Niu Xi
C. Chuan Xiong
D. Ge Gen

Niu Xi

(Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae)

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Which of the following herb can moisten the intestine and move the stool?

A. Zi Wan
B. Jie Geng
C. Xuan Fu Hua
D. Xing Ren

Xing Ren

(Semen Pruni Armeniacae)

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Which of the following herbs that transform dampness is also the best for exterior syndrome?

A. Bai Dou Kou
B. Cao Dou Kou
C. Huo Xiang
D. Cao Guo

Huo Xiang

(herba Agastaches seu Pogostemi)

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Which of the following herbs that can transform dampness is also the best for cough due to phlegm?

A. Pei Lan
B. Cao Dou Kou
C. Huo Xiang
D. Hou Po

Hou Po

(cortex magnoliae officinalis)

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Which of the following herbs that transform dampness is also the best for restless fetus?

A. Bai Dou Kou
B. Cao Dou Kou
C. Sha Ren
D. Cao Guo

Sha Ren

(fructus seu semen amomi)

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Which of the following herbs that relieve food stagnation also can remove the songealed blood?

A. Shan Zha
B. Mai Ya
C. Shen Qu
D. Gu Ya

Shan Zha

(frutus crataegi)

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Which of the following herbs that relieve food stagnation also can transform stones?

A. Lai Fu Zi
B. Ji Nei Jin
C. Shen Qu
D. Gu Ya

Ji Nei Jin

(endithelium corneum)

A patient has stomachache, cough with viscous sputum, and nausea, vomiting due to stomach Qi stagnation with phlegm. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Xiang Fu
C. Chen Pi
D. Wu Yao

Chen Pi

(pericarpium citri reticulatae)

Which of the following herb is the best for warming the kidney?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Xiang Fu
C. Tan Xiang
D. Wu Yao

Wu Yao

radix linderae

A female patient has fullness of breast, dysmenorrhea due to liver qi stagnation. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Xiang Fu
C. Chen Pi
D. Wu Yao

Xiang Fu

rhizoma cyperi rotundi

Which of the following herbs that regulate Qi also can aid the kindey in grasping the Qi?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Xiang Fu
C. Chen Xiang
D. Wu Yao

Chen Xiang

(lignum aquilariae)

A patient has Chest Bi due to blockage of cold phlegm and Qi stagnation. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Xie Bai
B. Xiang Fu
C. Chen Xiang
D. Wu Yao

Xie Bai

Bulbus allii

Which of the following herbs that regulate Qi is cold, and can expel parasites?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Chuan Lian Zi
C. Chen Xiang
D. Wu Yao

Chuna Lian Zi

fructus meliae toosendan

Which of the following herb is the best for hiccups?

A. Da Fu Pi
B. Chuan Lian Zi
C. Chen Xiang
D. Shi Di

Shi Di

calyx diospyros kaki

A patient has acute pain and swollen due to sprain. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Pu Huang
B. Xian He Cao
C. San Qi
D. Bai Ji

San Qi
 (radix pseudoginseng)

Which of the following herb is the best for stopping bleeding from the lungs and stomach?

A. Bai Ji
B. Da Ji
C. Di Yu
D. Ai Ye

Bai Ji

(rhizoma bletilae striatae)

Which of the following herb is the best for stopping uterine bleeding due to heat?

A. Bai Ji
B. Da Ji
C. Xian He Cao
D. Ai Ye

Xian He Cao

herba agrimoniae pilosae

Which of the following herb is the best for stopping urinary bleeding due to heat?

A. Bai Ji
B. Da Ji
C. Xian He Cao
D. Ai Ye

Da Ji

Herba crisii japonici

Which of the following herb is the best for stopping urinary bleeding due to heat?

A. Bai Ji
B. Da Ji
C. Xian He Cao
D. Di Yu

Di Yu

radix sanguisorbae officinalis

A female wemon has vaginal bleeding due to deficiency and cold. Which of the following herb is the best for stopping the bleeding?

A. Bai Ji
B. Da Ji
C. Xian He Cao
D. Ai Ye

Ai Ye

(Olium artemisiae)

Which of the following herbs that transform dampness is also the best for exterior syndrome?

A. Bai Dou Kou
B. Cao Dou Kou
C. Huo Xiang
D. Cao Guo

Huo Xiang

(herba Agastaches seu Pogostemi)

155．Which of the following herbs is the best to treat Jue Yin (terminal yin) headache and Shao Yang (lesser yang) headache?

A. Bai Zhi
B. Niu Xi
C. Chuan Xiong
D. Qiang Huo

Chuan Xiong

(Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong)

Which of the following herbs is the best if a patient with Bi syndrome complains of painful and spasmodic arm that respond favorably to cold, and accompanied by slight thirst, red tip of the tongue with slightly yellow coating, and a little rapid pulse?

A. Du Huo
B. Gui Zhi
C. Wu Jia Pi
D. Sang Zhi

Sang Zhi

(Ramulus Mori Albae)

Which of the following herbs is the best for spasm of legs?

A. Ge Gen
B. Mu Gua
C. Gui Zhi
D. Niu Xi

Mu Gua

(Fructus Chaenomelis)

Which of the following herbs is nephrotoxic and banned by FDA?

A. Gua Lou
B. Can Sha
C. Guang Fang Ji
D. Bai Mao Gen

Guang Fang Ji

(Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi)

Wu Ling Zhi (Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi) works better for epigastric pain due to which of the following factors?

A. Dampness obstructing the middle jiao
B. Food stagnation
C. Blood stasis
D. Stomach Yin deficiency

Blood stasis

Which of the following herbs can invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, cool blood, and tonify blood?

A. Chuan Xiong
B. Yu Jin
C. Hong Hua
D. Dan Shen

Dan Shen

(Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)

Du Huo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis) works better for which of the following disorders?

A. Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness in the upper part of the body
B. Bi syndrome due to wind-heat-dampness in the upper part of the body
C. Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness in the lower part of the body
D. Bi syndrome due to wind-heat-dampness in the lower part of the body

Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness in the lower part of the body

Which of the following is an indication of Huo Xiang (Herba Agastaches seu Pogostemi)?

A. Cough due to damp phlegm accumulating in the lungs
B. Cough due to dry phlegm in the lungs
C. Common cold due to cool dryness
D. Common cold due to wind-cold with dampness in the middle jiao

Common cold due to wind cold with dampness in the middle Jiao

Which of the following herbs is the best to treat Qi stagnation in the middle Jiao?

A. Yu Jin
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Qing Pi

Hou Po

(Cortex Magnoloae Offonalis)

Which of the following herbs should not be used with Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng)?

A. Chen Pi
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Lai Fu Zi

Lai Fu Zi

(Semen Raphani Sativi)

How to decoct Xuan Fu Hua (Flos Inulae)?

A. To be melted
B. To be wrapped
C. To be decocted early
D. To be decocted late

To be wrapped

Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae) works better for vomiting caused by which of the following factors?

A. Damp phlegm affecting the stomach
B. Stomach Yin deficiency
C. Heat phlegm in the stomach
D. Excess heat in the stomach

Damp phlegm affecting the stomach

Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae) enters which of the following channels?

A. Lungs and kidney
B. Lungs and heart
C. Lungs and large intestine
D. Lungs and spleen

Lungs and large intestine

Ma Dou Ling (Fructus Aristolochiae) works better for cough due to which of the following factors?

A. Lung Qi deficiency
B. Kidney Qi deficiency
C. Lung heat
D. Cold phlegm in the lungs

Lung heat

A 30-year-old female complains of delayed menstruation with light bleeding and dark-red colored blood, accompanied by distention and pain in the hypochondria and breasts, a normal tongue, and a wiry pulse, which of the following herbs is the best to use?

A. Xiang Fu
B. Zhi Shi
C. Da Fu Pi
D. Chen Pi

Xiang Fu

(Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi)

Which of the following herbs is the best to treat cough and wheezing caused by failure of kidney in receiving Qi due to kidney Yang deficiency?

A. Xing Ren
B. Bai Bu
C. Chen Xiang
D. Kuan Dong Hua

Chen Xiang

(Lignum Aquilariae)

A pregnant woman has exterior wind cold syndrome. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Cang Er Zi
B. Zi Su Ye
C. Niu Bang Zi
D. Cang Zhu

Zi Su Ye

(Folium Perillae)

Which of the following herb is the most commen used to eliminate the toxicity of other herbs?

A. Zi Su Ye
B. Cong Bai
C. Sheng Jiang
D. Gui Zhi

Sheng Jiang

(Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens)

A patient has exterior syndrome with cough and vomiting. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Jing Jie
B. Fang Feng
C. Gao Ben
D. Sheng Jiang

Sheng Jiang

(Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens)

A patient has exterior syndrome with dampness in the summer. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Fang Feng
B. Qiang Huo
C. Bai Zhi
D. Xiang Ru

Xiang Ru

(Herba elsholtziae seu moslae)

A patient has wind, cold and dampness syndrome manifested by occipital headache, neck and shoulder muscle aches. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Sheng Jiang
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Qin Jiao
D. Qiang Huo

Qiang Huo

(Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii)

Which of the following herbs are the best for vertex headache?

A. Gao Ben and Chuan Xiong
B. Bai Zhi and Chuan Xiong
C. Niu Xi and Qiang Huo
D. Gao Ben and Bai Zhi

Gao Ben
(Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii)

and

Chuan Xiong
(Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong)

Which of the following is the best herb used with Fu Zi and Gan Jiang for treating the interior cold stagnation blocking Yang?

A. Zi Su Ye
B. Jing Jie
C. Gao Ben
D. Cong Bai

Cong Bai

(Bulbus Allii Fistulosi)

A patient has exterior wind-cold syndrome with a headache. She also has turbid leukorrhea. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Bai Zhi
B. Niu Xi
C. Chuan Xiong
D. Qiang Huo

Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae)

Which of the group herb is the best for opening the nasal orifice?

A. Cang Er Zi, Xin Yi Hua, and Qiang Huo
B. Bai Zhi, Jing Jie, and Xin Yi Hua
C. Bai Zhi, Cang Er Zi, and Xin Yi Hua
D. Xin Yi Hua, Chuan Xiong, and Xiang Ru

Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae),

Cang Er Zi(Fructus Xanthii)

Xin Yi Hua(Flos Magnoliae)

A patient has a sore throat, red and itching eye, headache due to wind-heat. He also has hypochondriac pain. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Mu Zei
B. Bo He
C. Niu Bang Zi
D. Pi Pa Ye

Bo He (Herba Menthae haplocalycis)

Which of the following herb’s channels entered are the lungs and stomach?

A. Sang Ye
B. Bo He
C. Niu Bang Zi
D. Chan Tui

Niu Bang Zi(Fructus Arctii lappae)

Which of the following the best actions of Man Jing Zi?

A. Dispel wind-heat, brighten the eyes and stop bleeding
B. Dispel wind-cold, brighten the eyes and stop coughing
C. Dispel wind-cold, brighten the eyes and relieve pain
D. Dispel wind-heat, brighten the eyes and relieve pain

Dispel wind heat, brighten the eyes and relieve pain

Which of the following combination of the herb can increase the action of herbs?

A. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha), mutual incompatible (Xiang Fan)
B. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha), mutual enhancement (Xiang Shi)
C. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu), mutual enhancement (Xiang Shi)
D. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu), mutual antagonism (Xiang Wu)

Mutual accentuation(Xiang Xu), mutual enhancement(Xiang Shi)

Which of the following combination of herb can decrease the side effects of herbs?

A. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha), mutual incompatible (Xiang Fan)
B. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha), mutual counteraction (Xiang Wei)
C. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu), mutual enhancement (Xiang Shi)
D. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu), mutual antagonism (Xiang Wu)

Mutual suppression(Xiang Sha), mutual counteraction(Xiang Wei)

The combination of Ban Xia and Chen Pi belongs to which of the following relationship?

A. Mutual suppression (Xiang Sha)
B. Mutual counteraction (Xiang Wei)
C. Mutual enhancement (Xiang Shi)
D. Mutual accentuation (Xiang Xu)

Mutual accentuation(Xiang Xu)

188.	Which of the following herbs has a mutual incompatibility with Ren Shen?
A.	Gan Cao
B.	Wu Tou
C.	Bai Shao
D.	Li Lu

Li Lu(Radix et rhizome verari)

Which of the following herb has the mutual incompatible with Hai Zao?

A. Gan Cao
B. Kun Bu
C. Da Zao
D. Li Lu

Gan Cao(Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)

Which of the following group herbs can reduce edema?

A. Ma Huang, Fu Ping, Xiang Ru
B. Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Fu Ping
C. Gao Ben, Xiang Ru, Chong Bai
D. Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Zi Su Ye

Ma Huang(Herba ephedra), Fu Ping(Herba spirodelae), Xiang Ru(Herba elsholtziae seu moslae)

Which of the following herbs can calm the fetus?

A. Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Sheng Ma
B. Zi Su Ye, Bai Zhu, Huang Qin
C. Huang Bai, Niu Xi, Bai Zhu
D. Du Huo, Sang Ji Sheng, Du Zhong

Zi Su Ye(Folium Perillae), Bai Zhu(Rhizoma atractylodis), Huang Qin(Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis)

Which of the following herb is the best for prolapsed organs?

A. Ge Gen, Chen Xiang, Sheng Ma, Chai Hu
B. Xian Mao, Sheng Ma, Chai Hu
C. Yin Chai Hu, He Shou Wu
D. Ge Gen, Sheng Ma, Chai Hu

Ge Gen, Sheng Ma, Chai Hu,

Which of the following herb can disperse wind-heat, benefit the throat and vent rashes?

A. Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Ge Gen
B. Man Jing Zi, Mu Zei, Dan Dou Chi
C. Chan Tui, Bo He, Niu Bang Zi
D. Ju Hua, Man Jing Zi, Chan Tui

Chan Tui(Periostracum Cicadae), Bo He (Herba Menthae haplocalycis), Niu Bang Zi(Fructus Arctii lappae)

A patient has lower grade tide fever due to Yin deficiency. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Shi Gao
B. Dan Zhu Ye
C. Lu Gen
D. Zhi Mu

Zhi Mu

Which of the following herb has the function of dispelling pus?

A. Dan Zhu Ye, Xia Ku Cao
B. Lu Gen, Tian Hua Fen
C. Huang Qin, Qing Xiang Zi
D. Zhi Zi, Shi Gao

Lu Gen, Tian Hua Fen

Which of the following is mostly the main side effect of Ma Huang (ephedra)?

A. Leading to the bleeding of eyes and promoting urination
B. Exciting central nervous system and increases blood pressure
C. Leading to disorders of the digestive and respiratory system
D. Decreasing the blood pressure and bleeding of nose

exciting central nervous system and increasing blood pressure

Which of the following is mostly the common side effect of the Huang Lian(coptis root), if taken orally?

A. Allergic reaction
B. Reactions of the heart
C. Reactions of gastric intestine
D. Reactions of the respiration

reactions of gastric-intestine

Which of the following herbs have the chemical composition that has side effects on the kidney?

A. Mu Tong, Bai Zhu, and Luo Shi Teng
B. Guang Fang Ji, Ma Duo Ling, and Sang Zhi
C. Ma Dou Ling, Mu Tong, and Guang Fang Ji
D. Mu Ton, Guang Fang Ji, and Pei Lan

Ma duo Ling(Fructus Aristolochiae), Mu tong(Caulis Mutong) and Guang Fang Ji(Radix Aristolochiae Fangchi)

A patient suffers from pyotoxinemia with high fever due to dysentery, which of the following formulae is the best one?

A. Yin Qiao San
B. Ma Huang Tang
C. Gui Zhi Tang
D. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Pyotoxinemia presence in the blood of toxins formed by pus-producing microbes.

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang(Coptis Detoxicating Decoction)

Which of the following component of Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) should be eliminated by decoction if we don’t want to used its’ purging action?

A. Anthraquinone
B. Rhein
C. Chrysophanol
D. Emodin

anthraquinone

Which of the following disease is the best treated by Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)?

A. Acute heart failure
B. Acute renal failure
C. Acute liver failure
D. Acute lung failure

Acute renal failure

Generally speaking, which of the following group herbs that are mainly rich in alkaloid, and glycoside which have anti-bacteium, virous and inflammation?

A. Sweet herbs
B. Bitter herbs
C. Sour herbs
D. Salty herbs

bitter herbs

Which of the following herb is the best to dilate coronary arteries according to the herbal pharmacology?

A. Huang Lian
B. Dan Shen
C. Ma Huang
D. Da Huang

Dan Shen(Radix salviae miltiorrhizae)

Which of the following herb does it have interaction with warfarin?

A. Dan Shen
B. Chai Hu
C. Gui Zhi
D. Huo Xiang

Dan Shen(Radix salviae miltiorrhizae)

Which of the following herbal component has the most cardiovascular effect?

A. Berberine
B. Aconitine
C. Aristolochic acid
D. Anthraquinone

Aconitine

Which of the following herb is the best herb for draining damp heat and treating foul-smelling yellow leucorrhea and genital itching?

A. Zhi Zi
B. Huang Bai
C. Huang Lian
D. Ku Shen

Ku Shen(radix sophorae flavescentis)

A patient feels low grade fever that worsens upon exertion, spontaneous sweating, weak limbs, a shiny, pale complexion, loose and watery stools, a pale tongue with a thin, deficient pulse. Which of the following formula is the best for his disease?

A. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
B. Sheng Mai San
C. Bu Fei Tang
D. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang(Tonify the middle and augment the Qi dection)

A patient has chronic cough due to deficiency of Qi and Yin of lungs. Which of the following formular is the best?

A. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
B. Sheng Mai San
C. Si Wu Tang
D. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Sheng Mai San

Which of the following herbs is the ingredents of the Si Wu Tang((Four-Substance decoction)?

A. Ren Shen, Mai Men Dong, Wu Wei Zi, Zhi Gan Cao
B. Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong
C. Dang Gui, Zhi Gan Cao, Chuan Xiong, Mai Men Dong
D. Ren Shen, Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao, Dang Gui

Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong

Which of the following formula is the mostly basic for blood defciency?

A. Si Wu Tang
B. Si Ni San
C. Si Jun Zi Tang
D. Si Shen Wan

Si Wu Tang

A patient has concurrent blood deficiency and blood stasis leading to a shortented menstrual cycle with copious bleeding of dark purple. Which of the following herbs is the best for adding?

A. Bai Zhu, Fu Ling
B. Huang Lian, Huang Qin
C. Tao Ren, Hong Hua
D. Ai Ye

Tao Ren, Hong Hua

A patient has irritability, spasms of the muscles, cramps in hands and abdominal pain, which is due to liver blood deficiency. Which of the following is the best for this disorder?

A. Gui Pi Tang
B. Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
C. Zhi Gan Cao Tang
D. Ba Zhen Tang

Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang(peony and licorice decoction)

What is the indication of Xiang Ru Yin?

A. Eliminating wind-cold to relieve the exterior and asthma
B. Eliminating wind-heat to relieve the exterior and headache
C. Eliminating summer-heat to relieve the exterior and resolve dampness
D. Eliminating dry-heat to relieve the exterior and resolve thirst

Eliminating summer-heat cold to relieve the exterior and resolve dampness

A 2-year-old child. He has stuffiness, fullness and distending pain of stomach, belching with acid regurgitation, nausea, diarrhea with indigested food, thick and greasy coating, slippery pulse. Which of the following is the best?

A. Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
B. Bao He Wan
C. Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
D. Jian Pi Wan

Bao He Wan(Harmony Preserving Pills)

Which of the following is the ingredients of Li Zhong Wan?

A. Ren Shen, Gan Jiang, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao
B. Ren Shen, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao
C. Ren Shen, Fu Zi
D. Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, Zhi Gan Cao

Ren Shen(Radix Ginseng),

Gan Jiang(Rhizoma Zinggiberis Officinalis),

Bai Zhu(Bai Zhu(Rhizoma atractylodis),

Zhi Gan Cao(Honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)

A patient has diarrhea without thirst. He also has abdominal distention and pain, pale tongue and deep weak pulse. Which of the following is the best formula?

A. Si Wu Tang
B. Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
C. Si Ni Tang
D. Li Zhong Tang

Li Zhong Tang(Regulate the middle decoction)

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine peel and bamboo shavings decoction) is used for which of the following?

A. Reversed flow of qi due to stomach deficiency with heat marked by hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, red tongue, weak and rapid pulse
B. Reversed flow of qi due to excess heat in liver marked by hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, red tongue, rapid pulse
C. Reversed flow of qi due to damp heat marked by hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, red tongue, weak and rapid pulse
D. Reversed flow of qi due to spleen deficiency with heat marked by nausea, diarrhea, dry heaves, red tongue, weak and rapid pulse

Reversed flow of qi due to stomach deficiency with heat marked by hiccough, nausea, dry heaves, red tongue, weak and rapid pulse.

The actions of envoy (Shi) are to coordinate the effects of various herbs in the formula to which of the following?

A. Lead the other herbs in the formula to the affected site
B. Produce the leading effects in treating the main symptom of a disease
C. Serves as main herbs directed against the accompanying or secondary symptom
D. Opposite that of chief (jun) and is used in very serious and complex disorders

Lead the other herbs in the formula to the affected site

Which of the following herbs is the INGREDIENTS of Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang(Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction)?

A. Xi Jiao, Sheng Di Huang, Shao Yao, Huang Qin, Mu Dan Pi
B. Xi Jiao, Sheng Di Huang, Shao Yao, Mu Dan Pi
C. Huang Qin, Xi Jiao, Sheng Di Huang
D. Xi Jiao, Sheng Di Huang, Shao Yao, Huang Qin

Xi jiao(Cornu Rhinoceri),

Sheng Di Huang(Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae),

Shao Yao(Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae),

Mu Dan Pi(Cortex Moutan Radicis)

Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) is used for which of the following?

A. Exterior syndrome due to wind-heat
B. Exterior syndrome due to dry-heat
C. Exterior excess syndrome due to wind-cold
D. Exterior deficiency syndrome due to wind-cold

The exterior excess syndrome due to wind cold

Which of the following herbs is the INGREDIENTS of Ma Huang Tang?

A. Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Gan Cao, Xing Ren, Shi Gao
B. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Yi Yi Ren, Gan Cao
C. Ma Haung, Gui Zhi, Xing Ren, Zhi Gan Cao, Bai Zhu
D. Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Xing Ren, Zhi Gan Cao

Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Xing Ren, Zhi Gan Cao

Which of the following herbs is Not the ingredients of the Xiao Chai Hu Tang(Minor Bupleurm Decoction)?

A. Chai Hu, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao
B. Huang Qin, Ren Shen
C. Fu Ling
D. Ban Xia

Fu Ling

60-year-old- man complained of chill, fever, absence of sweat, asthma and cough with abundant thin expectoration, difficulty in lying position, pain of body with edema of face and limbs, white and slippery coating, and floating pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Xiao Qing Long Tang
B. Gui Zhi Tang
C. Ma Huang
D. Xiang Su San

Xiao Qing Long Tang(Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction)

Which of the following herbs is Not the ingredients of the Gui Zhi Tang(Cinnamon Twig Decoction)?

A. Gui Zhi, Sheng Jiang
B. Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao
C. Xing Ren
D. Shao Yao

Xing Ren(Semen Pruni Armeniacae)

A patient has suffered from cough for 2 days. He also has mild fever, thirst thin yellow coating and floating rapid pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Yin Qiao San
B. Gui Zhi Tang
C. Hua Gai San
D. Ge Gen Tang

Ge Gen Tang

A 25-year-old man, suffers from severe sore throat, red tongue with a yellow coating, floating pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Xiang Su San
B. Yin Qiao Ma Bo San
C. Yin Qiao San
D. Ge Gen Tang

Yin Qiao Ma Bo San

A patient suffers from fever with slight chills, absence of sweating, headache, phlegm which is difficult to expectorate, thirst, irritability, a dark red tongue, and peeled coating, rapid pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Sang Ju Yin
B. Zai Zao San
C. Ren Shen Bai Du San
D. Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Tea-Blended Ligusticum Powder) is used for which of the following?

A. Headache due to exterior wind
B. No sweating due to exterior wind
C. Fever due to exterior wind
D. Cough due to exterior wind

Headache due to exterior wind

Coptis Detoxicating Decoction (Huang Lian Jie Du Tang) is used for which of the following?

A. Heat in upper jiao leading to high fever, restlessness, dryness of mouth and throat, insomnia
B. Heat in lower jiao leading to hemoptysis and epistaxis
C. Fire toxin obstructing three jiaos with exuberant heat leading to macules, fever, and dysentery
D. Heat in middle jiao leading to carbuncle, gangrene, furuncle in surgery, dark urine, red tongue and yellow coating, forceful rapid pulse

Fire toxin obstructing three Jiao with exuberant heat leading to macules, fever and dysentery

A 12-year-old boy, has an infectious swollen head due to pestilent poison accumulating the upper-jiao manifested by chill and fever, flushed swollen face with severe pain, difficulty of open eyes to open, sore throat, dryness of mouth and throat, red tongue with yellow coating, strong rapid pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
B. Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
C. Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
D. Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin

Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin)

A patient has a lung abscess, and cough with foul odor sputum, red tongue with yellow coating and slippery rapid pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Qing Wei San
B. Xie Bai San
C. Xie Huang San
D. Wei Jing Tang

Wei Jing Tang (Reed Decoction)

If the dosage of Shi Gao(Gypsum) in the Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot, Licorice and Gypsum Decoction) is five times of dosage of Ma Huang(Herba ephedra), it is used for which of the following?

A. Asthma with sweating
B. Asthma without sweating
C. Floating and slow pulse
D. Cough with chill without fever

Asthma with sweating

A 59-year-old man, looks thin, suffers from polydipsia, overeating, toothache, dislike heat, odor and thirst, red tongue with less coating. Which of the following formula is the best?

A. Qing Wei San
B. Xie Huang San
C. Yu Nu Jian
D. Xiang Fang Huo Ming Yin

C. Yu Nu jian (Jade Woman Decoction)

The ingrendients of the Dao Chi San (Guide out the Red Powder) are which of the following?

A. Sheng Di Huang, Zhu Ye, Mu Tong, Gan Zao
B. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Zhi Gan Cao, Shi Gao
C. Sang Bai Pi, Di Gu Pi, Gan Cao, Geng Mi
D. Long Dan Cao, Chai Hu, Huang Qin, Zhi Zi

Sheng Di Huang(Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae), Zhu Ye(Bamboo Leaf) , Mu Tong(Akebia Stem), and Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis)

Which herb that is in the Dao Chi San (Guide out the Red Powder) has an obvious side-effect on the Kidney?

A. Ze Xie
B. Che Qian Zi
C. Mu Tong
D. Dang Gui

Mu Tong(Caulis Mutong, Akebia stem)

Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang(Kudzu, Coptis, and Scutellaria Decoction. Ge Geng Qin Lian Tang) is used for which of the following?

A. Dysentery from heat toxin searing stomach and intestines, manifested by abdominal pain, tenesmus, burning sensation around anus, diarrhea with more blood and less mucus, thirst with desire for drinking, red tongue with yellow coating, wiry rapid pulse
B. Incompletely resolved exterior with excess heat in interior manifested by fever with foul diarrhea, burning sensation around anus, irritable feverish sensation of chest and epigastrium, dry mouth and thirst, yellow coating and rapid pulse
C. Constipation, tidal fever, focal distention, abdominal fullness, abdominal pain, does not increase upon pressure, dirty and dry yellow tongue coating, and slippery rapid pulse

Incompletely resolved exterior with excess Heat in interior manifested by fever with foul diarrhea, burning sensation in the anus, irritable feverish sensation of chest & epigastrium, dry mouth & thirst, and yellow coating and rapid pulse

Qing Gu San(Cool the Bones Powder)is used for which of the following?

A. Heat smouldering in the Yin phase manifested by fever at night and normal in the morning, absence of sweat after disappearance of fever, red tongue with peeling, thready rapid pulse
B. Liver and kidney deficiency leading to steaming bone disorder manifested by tidal fever, night sweating, sensation of heat in the bones, emaciation with flushed cheek, red tongue with little coating, thin rapid pulse
C. Summer heat with dampness in the interior manifested by fever, sweating, thirst, irritability, urinary difficulty, thin yellow and greasy tongue, and soggy rapid pulse
D. Damp heat in the spleen and stomach manifested by heavy sensation, poor appetite, loose stool, greasy tongue coating

Liver and kidney deficiency leading to steaming bone disorder manifested by tidal fever, night sweating, a sensation of heat in the bones, emaciation with flushed cheek, red tongue with little coating, thin rapid pulse.

A patient suffers from severe constipation and flatulence, focal distention and abdominal fullness, abdominal pain which increases up pressure, a tense and firm abdomen, a dry, yellow, or dry, black tongue coating with prickles, and a submerged, excessive pulse. What kinds of ingredients of the formula are the best one?

A. Da Huang, Hou Po, Zhi Shi
B. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Hou Po, Zhi Shi
C. Da Huang, Mang Xiao
D. Mang Xiao, Hou Po, Zhi Shi

Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) , Mang Xiao(Mirabilite), Hou Po(Cotex magnoliae Officinalis), Zhi Shi(Fructus Immaturus Citri Aurantii)

If a patient has constipation due to Yin deficiency. Which of the following formula is the best to use?

A. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
B. Zeng Yi Cheng Qi Tang
C. Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
D. Liang Ge San

Zeng Yi Cheng Qi Tang(Increase the Fluid and Order Qi Decoction)

Wu Ren Wan(Five Seeds Pill) is used for which of the following?

A. Dry heat in gastrointestinal tract
B. Heat excess in the interior with blood and qi deficiency
C. Intestinal abscess due to damp-heat
D. Difficulty in defecation and constipation of the aged or due to blood deficiency after delivery

Difficulty in defecation, and constipation of the aged or due to blood deficiency after delivery.

Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang(Clear Summer and tonifying qi decoction) is used for?

A. Summer heat injuring the Qi and Yin marked by fever, profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty and dark urine, a desire to curl up, shortness of breath, apathy and weak rapid pulse
B. Summer heat with dampness in the interior marked by fever, sweating, thirst, irritability, urinary difficulty, thin yellow and greasy tongue, soggy and rapid pulse
C. Damp-heat in the lower jiao marked by itching and swelling of vulva, impotence, polyhidrosis around the external genitals, stranguria with turbid urine, or leukorrhagia in women
D. Liver heat marked by headache with conjunctival congestion, hypochondriac pain, oral bitter taste, deafness with bulge of the ear

A. Summer heat injuring the Qi and Yin marked by fever, profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty and dark urine, a desire to curl up, shortness of breath, apathy, and weak rapid pulse

What is the ratio of Huang Lian(rhizoma coptidis): Wu Zhu Yu(fructus evodiae rutaecarpae) in the Zuo Jin Wan (Left metal pill)?

A. 1:6
B. 2:3
C. 4:2
D. 6:1

6 Huang Lian : 1 Wu Zhu Yu

6:1

The actions of Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot, Licorice and Gypsum Decoction) is which of the following?

A. To clear heat from the lungs, transform phlegm, drive out blood stasis and discharge pus
B. To clear heat and poison, activate blood for relieving pain
C. To relieve the exterior and resolve fluid-retention to alleviate cough and asthma
D. To expel evil by its pungent-cool herbs and clear the lungs for relieving asthma

D. To expel evil by its pungent-coolness herbs and clear the lungs for relieving asthma

If a patient suffers from alternate chill and fever, chest distress and hypochondriac fullness, depression with poor appetite, vexation with possibility of vomiting, oral bitter taste, dryness of throat, vertigo, thin and white coating, and wiry pulse. Which of the following formulae is the best one?

A. Si Ni San
B. Da Chai Hu Tang
C. Xiao Yao San
D. Xiao Chai Hu Tang

D. Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurm Decoction

A patient suffers from hypochondriac pain for 7 days. He also has headache, vertigo, bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth and throat, fatigue, reduced appetite, red tongue with yellow coating, thirsty and rapid pulse. Which of the following is the best?

A. Si Ni San add Huang Lian and Huang Bai
B. Xiao Chai Hu Tang add Huang Qin and Da Huang
C. Da Chai Hu Tang add Zhi Zi and Da Huang
D. Xiao Yao San add Mu Dan Pi and Zhi Zi

D. Xiao Yao San(Rambling Powder) adds Mu Dan Pi(Cortex Moutan Radicis), and 
Zhi Zi(Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis)

A patient has recurrent problems of borborygmus, abdominal pain, diarrhea with pain, thin white coating, wiry and moderate pulse. The best formula is which of the following?

A. Da Chai Hu Tang
B. Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
C. Tong Xie Yao Fang
D. Bai Tou Weng Tang

Tong Xie Yao Fang (Important formula for painful diarrhea)

A patient suffers from epigastric focal distention, fullness and tightness with very slight or no pain, dry heaves or actual vomiting, borborygmus with diarrhea, reduced appetite, thin yellow greasy coating and wiry rapid pulse. The best formula is which of the following?

A. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
B. Dao Chi San
C. Xie Huang San
D. Wei Jing Tang

A. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang(Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium)

In fall season, a patient suffers from slight fever, cough without sputum, dry throat with thirst, rapid and large pulse on the right hand. The best formulae is which of the following?

A. Xing Su San
B. Xie Bai San
C. Sang Xing Tang
D. Sang Ju Yin

C. Sang Xing Tang(Mulberry Leaf and Aricot Kernel Decoction)

A patient suffers from distension and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen for ten days. And loss of taste and appetite, heavy sensation in the limbs, loose stool, easily-fatigued, increased desire to sleep, nausea and vomiting, belching, acid regurgitation. He has a swollen tongue with a thick, white, and greasy coating, slippery pulse. The best formula is which of the following?

A. Er Miao San
B. Ping Wei San
C. Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
D. Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin

B. Ping Wei San(Calm the Stomach Powder)

A patient suffers from fever and chills, headache, a sensation of fullness and stifling oppression in the chest, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, nausea, vomiting, borborygmus, and diarrhea, loss of taste, white greasy coating, moderate, slippery pulse. The best formula is which of the following?

A. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
B. San Ren Tang
C. Yin Chen Hao Tang
D. Shi Pi Yin

A. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (Agastache Powder rectify Qi)

Zhen Wu Tang(True Warrior Decoction) is used for which of the following?

A. Dampness cold stagnating in the spleen and stomach
B. Deficiency of kidney Yang with internal retention of water
C. Wind dampness in the exterior and muscle layer
D. Damp warm-febrile disease or seasonal epidemic in the Qi level

B. Deficiency of kidney Yang with internal retention of water

The ingredients of the Yin Chen Hao Tang(Retenisia Yinchenhao decoction) are which of the following?

A. Bi Xie, Yi Zhi Ren, Wu Yao, Shi Chang Pu
B. Yin Chen Hao, Zhi Zi, Da Huang
C. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang
D. Yin Chen Hao, Mu Tong, Hua Shi, Che Qian Zi

B. Yin Chen Hao(Herba artemisiae yinchenhao), Zhi Zi(Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis), Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

Which of the following herb does it have the function of dispersing cold, expelling wind dampness and tonifying liver and kideny?

A. Du Huo
B. Wei Ling Xian
C. Sang Zhi
D. San Ji Sheng

D. Sang Ji Sheng(Ramus Loranthi seu visci)

Which of the following herb does it have the function of dispelling dampness, regulating Qi, and calming the restless of fetus?

A. Sha Ren
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Qing Pi

A. Sha Ren(Fructus seu semen amomi)

A patient has cough with a lot of phlegm, his tongue coating is thick and white greasy. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Yu Jin
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Qing Pi

B. Hou Po (Cortex Magnoloae Offonalis)

A patient has Bi syndrome due to wind, cold and dampness. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Bai Dou Kou
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Cao Guo

C. Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis)

Which of the following herbs that resolve dampness is also used for preventing attack of malaria?

A. Cao Guo
B. Hou Po
C. Cang Zhu
D. Bai Dou Kou

A. Cao Guo(Fructus amomi tsao-ko)

Which of the following herbs that resolve dampness is also used for stimulating the secretion of milk?

A. Qu Mai
B. Bei Xie
C. Che Qian Zi
D. Tong Cao

D. Tong Cao(tetrapanax papyriferus)

A patient has numbness of limbs, vomiting, difficulty in breath, decline of blood pressure after he took a herb. Which of the following herb does it most likely cause the intoxication?

A. Gan Jiang
B. Fu Zi
C. Wu Zhu Yu
D. Zhe Bei Mu

B. Fu Zi(Radix aconiti carmichaeli)

Which of the following method is the best for reducing the toxicity of Fu Zi(Radix aconiti carmichaeli)?

A. The herb is boiled one hour earlier than the other herbs
B. The herb is combined with Gan Jiang
C. The herb is combined with Fu Zi
D. The herb is combined with Zhe Bei Mu

A. The herb is boiled one hour earlier than other herb

A patient has cold limbs, profuse sweating, and indistinctive pulse. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Ding Xiang
B. Fu Zi
C. Wu Zhu Yu
D. Rou Gui

B. Fu Zi(Radix aconiti carmichaeli)

Which of the following herb is the best for the chronic cough due to cold phlegm in the lungs?

A. Gan Jiang
B. Fu Zi
C. Wu Zhu Yu
D. Zhe Bei Mu

A. Gan Jiang(Rhizoma zinggiberis officinalis)

Which of the following herbs that warm the inerterior is also used for leading the fire back to its source?

A. Ding Xiang
B. Fu Zi
C. Wu Zhu Yu
D. Rou Gui

D. Ru Gui(Cortex cinnamomi cassiae)

Which of the following herbs that warm the interior is combined with Huang Lian(Radizoma coptidis) for vomiting, epigastric pain, regurgitation of sour fluid due to disharmony between the liver and stomach?

A. Ding Xiang
B. Fu Zi
C. Wu Zhu Yu
D. Rou Gui

C. Wu Zhu Yu(Fructus evodiae rutaecarpae)

What is the functions of Gao Liang Jiang(Rhizoma alpiniae officinari)?

A. Warm the middle jiao and alleviate pain
B. Spring the liver qi and warm the kidney
C. Warm the middle jiao and kill parasites
D. Warm the middle jiao and relieve constraint in the liver channel

A. Warm the middle Jiao and alleviates pain

A patient has prolapsed uterus. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Dang Shen
B. Shan Yao
C. Huang Qi
D. Bai Zhu

C. Huang Qi(Radix astragali membranaceus)

Which of the following herb does it enter the lungs, spleen and kidney?

A. Dang Shen
B. Shan Yao
C. Huang Qin
D. Bai Zhu

B. Shan Yao(Radix dioscoreae oppositae)

A patient has chronic ulceration on his leg due to deficiency that have formed pus but not healed well. Which of the following herb is the best for promoting the discharge of pus and generating flesh?

A. Dang Shen
B. Da Zao
C. Huang Qi
D. Bai Zhu

C. Huang Qi(Radix astragali membranaceus)

Which of the following herb that tonifys has the function of calms the fetus?

A. Dang Shen
B. Da Zao
C. Yi Tang
D. Bai Zhu

D. Bai Zhu(Rhizoma atractylodis)

Which of the following herb has the function of tonifying the heart and spleen, moistening the lungs, claering toxin, and relieveing spasm?

A. Dang Shen
B. Da Zao
C. Gan Cao
D. Bai Zhu

C. Gan Cao(Radix glycyrrhizae)

Which of the following herb is antagonistic to Hai Zhao(Seaweed)?

A. Gan Cao
B. Da Zao
C. Yi Tang
D. Bai Zhu

A. Gan Cao(Radix glycyrrhizae)

Which of the following herb is the best for nourishing the blood and Yin?

A. Dang Sheng
B. Da Zao
C. Gan Cao
D. Shu Di Huang

D. Shu Di Huang(Radix rehmanniae praeparata)

A patient has weakness of lions and legs, blurred vision, ammesia, premature grey hair due to deficiency of liver and kidney. Which of the following herb is the best?

A. Shu Di Huang
B. Dang Gui
C. E Jiao
D. He Shou Wu

D. He Shou Wu(Radix polygoni multiflori)

Which of the following herb is the best for tonifying the blood and regulating menses, it is also used for invigorating and harmonizing the boold and dispersing the cold?

A. Shu Di Huang
B. Dang Gui
C. E Jiao
D. Bai Shao

B. Dang Gui(Radix angelicae sinesis)

Which of the following herb that tonifies the blood also has the function of stopping bleeding?

A. Long Yan Rou
B. Dang Gui
C. E Jiao
D. Sang Shen

C. E Jiao(Colla corii asini)

Which of the following herb that tonifys the blood also has the function of calming and curbing the liver Yang and alleviating pain?

A. Shu Di Huang
B. Dang Gui
C. E Jiao
D. Bai Shao

D. Bai Shao(Radix paeoniae lactiflorae)

Which of the following herb that tonify is the best for regulating the Chong and Ren channels and stabilizing the Dai channel?

A. Long Yan Rou
B. Dang Gui
C. Lu Rong
D. Sang Shen

C. Lu Rong(Cornu cervi parvum)

Which of the following herb that tonify Yang also has the function of moistening the intestines and facilitating passage of stool?

A. Lu Rong
B. Ba Ji Tian
C. Yin Yang Huo
D. Ru Cong Rong

D. Ru Cong Rong(Herba cistanches deserticolae)

Which of the following herb is the mostly uesd for blurred vision due to Yin deficiency of the liver and kidney?

A. Gou Qi Zi
B. Sha Shen
C. Mai Men Dong
D. Yu Zhu

A. Guo Qi Zi(Fructus lycii)

Which of the following herb that nourish Yin is the mostly used for cough due to deficiency of the lungs?

A. Sha Shen
B. Han Lian Cao
C. Nu Zen Zi
D. Gui Ban

A. Sha Shen(Radix adenophorae strictae)

Which of the following herb that nourish Yin is also used for clearing heat from the blood to stop bleeding?

A. Sha Shen
B. Han Lian Cao
C. Nu Zhen Zi
D. Gui Ban

B. Han Lian Cao(Herba ecliptae)

A patient has asthma due to lungs and kidney deficiency. Which of the following herb is the best one?

A. Hu Tao Ren
B. Ba Ji Tian
C. Yin Yang Huo
D. Ru Cong Rong

A. Hu Tao Ren(Semen ouglandis)

Which of the following herb that tonify Yang is the mostly used for diarrhea due to deficiency of kidney Yang?

A. Du Zhong
B. Ba Ji Tian
C. Yin Yang Huo
D. Bu Gu Zhi

D. Bu Gu Zhi(Fructus psoraleae)

Which of the following herb that tonify Yang is the mostly used for limbs pain from trauma?

A. Yi Zhi Ren
B. Xu Duan
C. Yin Yang Huo
D. Hu Tao Ren

B. Xu Duan(Radix dipsai asperi)

Which of the following herb that stabilizes and blind is also the mostly used for tonifying and augmenting the liver and kidney?

A. Shan Zha Yu
B. Wu Mei
C. He Zi
D. Shi Liu Pi

A. Shan Zhu Yu(Fructus corni officinalis)

Which of the following herbs that stabilizes and blindes is also the mostly used for expelling roundworms?

A. Wu Wei Zi
B. Wu Mei
C. He Zi
D. Shi Liu Pi

B. Wu Mei(Fructus pruni mume)

A patient has excessive sweating due to deficiency. Which of the following herb is the mostly used for stopping the sweating?

A. Fu Xiao Mai
B. Wu Mei
C. He Zi
D. Shi Liu Pi

A. Fu Xiao Mai(Semen tritici aestivi levis)

A patient has emotional distress, restlessness, anxiety. He also has scrofula and goiter. Which of the following herb is the best herb for his condition?

A. Long Gu
B. Mu Li
C. Zhen Zhu
D. Dai Zhe Shi

B. Mu Li(Concha ostreae)

Which of the following herb that calm the spirit is also used for constipation in the elderly?

A. Suan Zao Ren
B. Bai Zi Ren
C. Yuan Zhi
D. Ye Jiao Teng

B. Bai Zi Ren(Semen biotae orientalis)

Which of the following herb that calm the spirit is also used for unblocking the channels?

A. Suan Zao Ren
B. Bai Zi Ren
C. Yuan Zhi
D. Ye Jiao Teng

D. Ye Jiao Teng(Caulis polygoni multiflori)

Which of the following herb has the strongest function of invigorating the blood, reducing swelling and alleviating pain?

A. She Xiang
B. Su He Xiang
C. Bing Pian
D. Shi Chang Pu

A. She Xiang(Secretio moschus)

Which of the following herb should be cooked less than 10 minutes?

A. Tian Ma
B. Gou Teng
C. Bai Ji Li
D. Shi Jue Ming

B. Gou Teng(Ramulus cum uncis uncariae )

A patient has headache, dizziness due to wind phlegm. Which of the following herb is the best for his illness?

A. Tian Ma
B. Gou Teng
C. Bai Ji Li
D. Shi Jue Ming

A. Tian Ma(Rhizoma gastrodiae elatae)

A patient has fever, cough with convulsion. Which of the following herb is the best for his illness?

A. Quan Xie
B. Gou Teng
C. Di Long
D. Wu Gong

C. Di Long(Lumbricus)

Which of the following herbs that expel parasites is the best used for tapeworm and food stagnation?

A. Ku Lian Gen Pi
B. Bing Lang
C. Lei Wan
D. Shi Jun Zi

B. Bing Lang(Semen arecae catechu)

Which of the herb is the mostly like to cause dizziness, headahe, transient tranquilization followed by stimulation of the cerebral cortex with tonic-clonic spasms, even lead to respiratory arrest?

A. Da Huang
B. Zhi Shi
C. Zhang Nao
D. Er Cha

C. Zhang Nao(Camphora)

A patient has nodules, he also has chronic cough due to phlegm fire. Which of the following herbs is the best?

A. Qian Hu
B. Zhe Bei Mu
C. Zhu Ru
D. Jie Gen

B. Zhe Bei Mu(Bulbus Fritillariae)

Which of the following herbs is traditionally thought to be incompatible with Wu Tou(Radix aconiti)?

A. Qian Hu
B. Chuan Bei Mu
C. Zhu Ru
D. Jie Gen

B. Chuan Bei Mu(Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae)

Which of the following herbs that transform is the best used for Chest Bi(Painful Chest)?

A. Gua Lou
B. Chuan Bei Mu
C. Tian Hua Fen
D. Zhu Li

A.Gua Lou(Fructus trichosanthis)

Which of the following herbs is traditionally thought to guide the functions of other herbs go to the lungs?

A. Hai Ge Ke
B. Chuan Bei Mu
C. Hai Zao
D. Jie Gen

D. Jie Gen(Radix platycodi grandiflori)

Which of the following herbs is the best for generating body fluid and expelling pus?

A. Gua Lou
B. Gua Lou Ren
C. Tian Hua Fen
D. Ban Xia

C. Tian Hua Fen(Radix trichosanthis)

Which of the following herbs has the functions of invigorating the blood, exelling congealed blood, strengthing the sinews and bones?

D. Niu Xi(Radix achyranthis)

A patient has cough due to blood stasis in the lungs. Which of the following herbs is the best one?

C. Tao Ren(Semen persicae)

A patient has cough with phlegm due to spleen qi deficiency. Which of the following formula is the best?

C. Liu Jun Zi Tang(Six-gentleman decoction)

Which of the dosage is correct in the Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang(Tangkuei decoction to tonify the blood)?

D. Huang Qi 30g, Dang Gui 6g

A patient has insomnia, forgetfulness due to Qi and blood deficiency of both spleen and heart. Which of the following formula is the best?

B. Gui Pi Tang(Restore the spleen decoction)

A patient has palpitation, knotted, intermittent pulse. The best formula is

B. Zhi Gan Cao Tang(Honey-fried licorice decoction)

A patient has soreness and weakness in the lower back, tinnitus, night sweats, a red tongue with little coating, and a rapid, thin pulse. Which of the following formula is the best?

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan(Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia)

A patient has dry eyes due to Yin deficiency of liver and kidndey. Which of the following formula is the best?

Qi Ju Di Huang Wan(Lycium fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill)

A patient has hyperchondriac pain and abdominal distention due to Yin deficiency of liver and kidney with concurrent Qi stagnation. Which of the following formula is the best?

Yi Guan Jian(Linking Decoction)

Which of the following formula is the classic formula for the kidney Yang deficiency with insufficenct fire at the gate of vitality?

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan(Kidney Qi pill from the golden cabinet)

A patient has acute lower abdominal pain, incontinence of urine due to the acculumation of blood stasis and heat in lower Jiao(burner). Which of the following formula is the best?

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang(Peach pit decoction to order the Qi)

Which of the following herb is the ingredient of the Shi Xiao San(Sudden smile powder)

Wu Ling Zhi(Excrementum trogopteri seu pteromi) and Pu Huang(Pollen typhae)

Which of the following formula has Ying Su Ke(Pericarpium Papaveris Somniferi)?

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang(True Man’s Decoction for Nourishing the Organs)

A patient has cough with copious damp-phlegm from the spleen failing to properly transport the fluids. Which of the following formula is the best?

Er Chen Tang(Two-Cured Decoction)

316-318 - A femal patient, 28 years old. She has ulcers in mouth for one month repeatedly. She also has irritability, insomnia, dry feces. She has bowl movement every other day, and yellow urine, red tongue and rapid pulse.

Which of the following herb is the best?

Dan Zhu Ye(Herba loptatheri gracilis)

Her ulcers is less after taking the herbs 2 days, but she still has dry feces. She has bowl movement every other day, and yellow urine, red tongue and rapid pulse. Which of the following herb is the best combination?

B. Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

If she visits this acupuncturist while she is on her period. Which of the following herb has to be used with caution?

D. Da Huang(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei)

319-321 - A male patient, 48 years old. He has distention of stomach and poor appetite for one week. He also has acid regurgitation, nausea and mild vomiting. His tongue is pale with white coating. His pulse is wiry and slippery.

Which of the following herb is the best?

C. Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)

He feels the distention of stomach better after taking the herb 3 days, but he has cough with profuse phlegm that is white and thin. He has white and greasy tongue coating. Which of the following herb is the best to combine with the herb that acupuncturist used above?

C. Ban Xia(pinellia ternatae)

Which of the following herb is the best to add for this case in addition above the herbs?

B. Tao Ren(Semen persica)

322-324 - A femal patient has irregular period due to kidney deficiency. A acupuncturist uses Liu Wei Di Huang Wan(Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia) for this patient, but he also would like to combine the herbs that remove blood stasis to treat the patient’s illness.

This patient also has distending pain of chest and abdomen due to liver qi stagnation. Which of the following herb is the best to combine with?

C. Yu Jin (Tuber Curcumae)

If she has pale period with clots and pale complexion. Which of the following herb is the best to combine with?

B. Ji Xue Teng (Radix et Caulis Jixueteng)

If she also has uterine bleeding, low abdominal pain with purplish clots. Which of the following herb is the best to combine with?

A. Pu Huang (Pollen Typhae)

325-330 - A male patient is 63 years old. He has hypertension 15 years with hypertention medication. He gradually has weakness of low back and knees in one year. He also has hot flushes, and insomnia, anxiety, short temper, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitation, thirsty, constipation. His tongue is purple and red with fissures, yellow tongue coating. His pulse is wiry and rapid, weakness at both Chi(cubit) portion.

His disease is due to which of the following?

D. Liver yang hyperactivity with liver and kidney yin deficiency

Which of the following is the best therapy?

B. Nourish the liver and kidney, sedate the liver, and anchor the Yang

Which of the following dosage of herb has to be increased when the patient’s blood pressure goes higher, and his synptoms, such as headache, dizziness and tinnitus become worse?

C. Tian Ma(Rhizoma gastrodiae elatae), Gou Teng(Ramulus cum uncis uncariae) and Shi Jue Ming(Concha haliotidis) for Sedate the liver, anchor the Yang

Which of the following dosage of herb has to be increased when the patient’s synptoms, such as headache, dizziness and tinnitus become better?

C. Sheng Di Huang(Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae), Bai Yao(Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae) and
Gou Qi Zi(Fructus lycii) for norishing the Yin and tonifying kidney

Which of the following herb is the best for his insomnia, dreamnies, anxiety and palpitation?

A. Long Gu(Os draconis), Mu Li(Concha ostreae)

Which of the following herb is the best for his constipation?

B. Jue Ming Zi(Semen cassiae), Gua Lou Ren(Semen trichosanthis)

The combination of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan(Six-ingredient pill with rehmannia) is related to treaing three Yin organs. The three Yin organs are which of the following?

A. Lungs, spleen and kidney

Which of the following ratio between the Huang Qi and the herb that remove blood stasis is in Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang(Tonify the Yang to restore five decoction)?

D. 5︰1

Which of the following indicates the main combination characteristics of Wu Mei Wan(Mume Pill) for calming roundworm?

C. Combination of herbs that is sour, bitter and acrid

Which of the following formula can be used for sores, boils or carbuncles due to Yang toxin?

D. Si Miao Yong An Tang(Four-Valiant Decoction for Well-Being), Huang Lian Jie Du Tang(Coptis Detoxicating Decoction), Fang Feng Tong Sheng San(Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) and Liang Ge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder), Da Huang Mu Dan Tang(Rhubarb and Moutan bark Decoction).

335-337 - A male patient, 28 years old. He has high fever and mild chills suddenly. He also has runny nose, headache and sore throat, no sweating, thirsty and yellow urine. His tongue is red tip with thin yellow coating. His pulse is floating and rapid. There are a lot of his co-workers have the same illness.

Which of the following is the best differentiation syndrome?

C. Wind heat in the exterior and the Wei(defensive) Qi stagnating in the exterior

Which of the following is the principle of treatment for his illness?

A. Expel exterior syndrome with acrid and cool, clear heat and toxin

Which of the following is the formular for his condition?

B. Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder)

After he took aspirin and amoxicillin, he had a sweating and felt his boby temperature slight lower in a day. But he feels hot. His body temperature is higher again. T 103°F. He has anxiety headache, sweating, and cough. He has red tongue with yellow coating. His pulse is floating, slippery and rapid.

Which of the following is the best differentiation syndrome for him?

B. Excess heat accumulating in the lungs

Which of the following is the principle of treatment for his illness?

B. Clear the heat of the lungs

Which of the following is the best formula?

D. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang (Ephedra, Apricot, Licorice and Gypsum Decoction)

His temperature is lower after he has been treated by the above therapy, he has cough with foul odor sputum that is yellow and thick with slight bleeding. He also has distending pain of chest, constipation, red tongue with yellow greasy tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse.

The syndrome is which of the following?

C. Heat toxin obstructing the lungs and heat injuring the collaterals of the lungs

Which of the following therapy is the best?

B. Clearing the lungs, resolving phlegm, expelling stasis ans promoting pus discharge

Which of the following is the best fomula?

C. Wei Jing Tang(Reed decoction)

After taking the above herbs three days, he coughed out a lot of phlegm with pus. He also felt less distention of chest and easy bow movement. He stopped taking this herb. Currently, he has cough and asthma again. He has hot in his chest and skin that feels hot to the touch, all of which are worse in the late afternoon. He also has a dry mouth, difficult-to-expectorate sputum, tired and poor appetite. His tongue is red with thin and yellow coating. His pulse is thin, weak and rapid.

The syndrome is which of the following?

B. Consumption of Qi and Yin caused by heat lingering in the lungs.

Which of the following therepy is the best?

A. Clearing heat of the lungs, strengthening stomach and generating the fluid

Which of the following is the best fomula?

D. Xie Bai San (Purging White Powder)

A patient has swollen and pain due to trauma. The following questions are based on above

He also has constipation. Which of the following is the best?

B. Tao Ren(Semem Persicae)

A patient has swollen and pain due to trauma. The following questions are based on above

He also has pain and fracture. Which of the following is the best?

C. Zi Ran Tong(Pyritum)

A patient has swollen and pain due to trauma. The following questions are based on above

He also has bleeding due to trauma. Which of the following is the best?

D. Xue Yu Tan(Crinis Carbonisatus Hominis)

Which of the following herb si incompatible with Gan Can and is best for goiter and scrofula?

A. Kun Bu
B. Zhu Ru
C. Hai Zao
D. Su Zi

Hai Zao

How to decoct Xuan Fu Hua?

A. To be melted
B. To be wrapped
C. To be decocted early
D. To be decocted late

To be wrapped

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