Lesson One: Herbal Energetics

Question 1

What are the 4 Qi?

Answer 1

Nature
Taste
Tendency
Quality

Question 2

A herb’s nature implies the temperature qualities of? (5)

Answer 2

Hot
Warm
Neutral
Cool
Cold

Question 3

Hot and warm are used to treat which conditions?

Answer 3

Yin

Question 4

Hot and warm are considered?

Answer 4

Yang

Question 5

Cold and cool are used to treat which conditions?

Answer 5

Yang

Question 6

Cold and cool are considered?

Answer 6

Yin

Question 7

A herb’s taste is categorized as? (5)

Answer 7

Acrid
Sweet
Bitter
Sour
Salty

Question 8

Acrid flavours should be avoided when there is a disease of the?

Answer 8

Qi

Question 9

Sweet flavours should be avoided when a disease is of the?

Answer 9

Flesh

Question 10

Bitter flavours should be avoided when a disease is of the?

Answer 10

Bones

Question 11

Sour flavours should be avoided when a disease is of the?

Answer 11

Sinews

Question 12

Salty flavours should be avoided when a disease is of the?

Answer 12

Blood

Question 13

Tonifying, harmonizing and moderating are functions of which taste?

Answer 13

Sweet

Question 14

What is the function of the taste sour?

Answer 14

Astringent

Question 15

Acrid is?

Answer 15

Dispersing and invigorates qi and blood

Question 16

What are the functions of the taste bitter?

Answer 16

Reduces and dries

Question 17

Softens and purges are functions of which taste?

Answer 17

Salty

Question 18

The tendency of an herb is?

Answer 18

Ascending or descending

Question 19

The tendency of a herb represents?

Answer 19

It’s direction of travel in the body

Question 20

Herbs may be chosen for a formula to guide?

Answer 20

The action of other herbs up or down

Question 21

Quality describes the herb’s?

Answer 21

Density

Question 22

A herbs density (in taste and texture) is?

Answer 22

Thick or thin

Question 23

A yin constitution is?

Answer 23

Damp or cold