Herbs IV Midterm Practice Questions

Question 1

Which two herbs stabilize the exterior to stop sweat?

a. tai zi shen and gan zao
b. shan yao and huang jing
c. huang qi and bai zhu
d. huang qi and huang jing

Answer 1

c. huang qi and bai zhu

Question 2

Which herbs go to the LU, SP and KD channels (all three jiaos)?

a. shan yao and huang jing
b. ci wu jia and shan yao
c. huang qi and gan zao
d. da zao and tai zi shen

Answer 2

a. shan yao and huang jing

Question 3

Which herbs alleviate cramping and spasm?

a. bai zhu and bai bian dou
b. yi tang and da zao
c. dang shen and dang shen
d. gan cao and yi tang

Answer 3

d. gan cao and yi tang

Question 4

Which herb clears heat toxicity?

a. bai zhu
b. dang shen
c. gan zao
d. shan yao

Answer 4

c. gan zao

Question 5

Which Tonify Qi herbs secure kidney essence? Which warms/tonifies the Kidney (yang)?

Answer 5

huang jing, shan yao (KD yin)

ci wu jia (KD yang)

Question 6

Which Tonify Qi herb also nourishes blood?

Answer 6

da zao
(heart blood –> calm shen)

Question 7

Which Tonify Qi herb also invigorates the blood?

Answer 7

ci wu jia

Question 8

Which tonify qi herb also tonifies yin?

Answer 8

huang jing

Question 9

Which herb tonifies SP/ST qi, dries damp. Stabilizes exterior and stops sweating. Calms fetus.

Answer 9

bai zhu

Question 10

Besides tonifying qi, what is another important function of Shan Yao (dioscorea rhizoma)?

a. Clears heat toxicity; for carbuncles, boils, and sores

b. Tonifies Heart blood to calm shen; for irritability and insomnia

c. Secures Kidney essence; for frequent urination, seminal emission, and vaginal discharge

d. Clears summerheat; especially for diarrhea and vomiting

Answer 10

c. Secures Kidney essence; for frequent urination, seminal emission, and vaginal discharge

Question 11

Which qi tonic treats abdominal pain due to deficiency?

Answer 11

gan cao

Question 12

Tonifies SP and LU. Generates fluids for post-febrile disease or fever/summerheat in children.

Answer 12

tai zi shen

Question 13

Shan Yao antagonizes which herb?

Answer 13

gan sui

Question 13

Tonifies the MJ and augments the qi for SP qi xu. Tonifies LU qi. Nourishes fluids. Used with herbs that release the exterior or drain downwards for exterior pathogenic attacks where the patient has a significant underlying qi deficiency.

Answer 13

dang shen

Question 14

Which of the following herbs enters the Heart channel, treating conditions such as irregular heartbeat and palpitations?
a. Tai Zi Shen (pseudostellariae radix)
b. Huang Qi (astragli radix)
c. Gan Cao (glycyrrhizae radix)
d. Bai Zhu (atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma)

Question 15

Which qi tonic herbs go specifically to Middle Jiao, SP & ST?

Answer 15

bai zhu
da zao
bai bian dou
yi tang (+LU)

gao cao of course goes to all (LU HT SP ST especially)

Question 16

Which herbs tonify qi and treat xiao ke?

a. dang shen and huang qi
b. tai zi shen and huang jing
c. shan yao and ci wu jia
d. huang qi and san yao

Answer 16

d. huang qi and san yao

Question 17

Tonifies SP. Treats Qi and Blood xu. Moistens LU and stops cough. Moderates spasms and alleviates pain, esp in abdomen/legs. Clears heat and resolves fire toxicity for the throat, sores and carbuncles. Used as an antidote for a variety of toxic substances. Moderates and harmonizes the characteristics of other herbs.

Answer 17

gan cao

Question 18

What are Gan Cao’s properties in its unprepared form? What about when its dry fried?

Answer 18

• Unprepared: Sweet, neutral
• Dry fried: Sweet, warm

Question 19

Tonifies the Spleen and augments the qi for SP injury and overexertion. Tonifies MJ, alleviates cold abdominal pain. Moistens the Lungs and stops coughs for LU xu with a weak dry cough.

Answer 19

yi tang

Question 20

Tonifies SP, raises Yang Qi (clear yang) to SP and ST. Tonifies LU, augments Wei qi and stabilizes the exterior. Promotes urination, reduces edema from qi xu. Discharges pus and generates flesh. Treats xiao ke, paralysis and bi syndrome that are rooted in qi or blood xu.

Answer 20

huang qi

Question 21

What are the functions of unprepared Gan Cao? What about prepared Gan Cao?

Answer 21

Unprepared: drains fire and resolves toxicity

Prepared: Tonifies qi of the SP and HT

Question 22

Which two herbs can be used to stabilize the exterior, strengthen the wei qi, and stop sweating?

a. Huang Qi and Bai Zhu (astragali radix and atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma)

b. Gan Cao and Da Zao (glycyrrhizae radix and jujube fructus)

c. Gan Cao and Yi Tang (glycyrrhizae radix and maltosum)

d. Ren Shen and Dang Shen (ginseng radix and codonopsis radix)

Answer 22

a. Huang Qi and Bai Zhu (astragali radix and atractylodis macrocephalae rhizoma)

Question 23

Besides tonifying Spleen qi, what is another important function of Da Zao (jujube fructus)?
a. Calms restless fetus
b. Tonifies Heart blood to calm shen
c. Clears heat toxicity
d. Stops sweating

Answer 23

b. Tonifies Heart blood to calm shen