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Question 1

Divine Husbandmans Classic of Materia Medica

First book to focus on descriptions of individual herbs

Answer 1

Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing

Question 2

Grand Materia Medica written by China’s most celebrated herbalist

Answer 2

Li Shizhen

Question 3

What are the Four Qi?

Answer 3

Cold, hot, warm, cool, neutral

Question 4

What are the Five Tastes?

Answer 4

Sour, bitter, sweet, acrid, salty, bland

Question 5

Which tastes belong to yang?

Answer 5

Acrid, sweet, bland, astringent

Question 6

Which tastes belong to Yin?

Answer 6

bitter, sour, salty

Question 7

What are the 7 types of combining herbs?

Answer 7

Mutual Accentuation

Mutual Enhancement

Mutual counteraction

Mutual Suppression

Mutual antagonism

Mutual incompatibility

Single effect

Question 8

Two substances with similar functions to accentuate their actions

Answer 8

Mutual Accentuation

Question 9

One substance enhances the effect of the other.

Answer 9

Mutual enhancement

Question 10

The toxicity or side effects of one substance are reduces or eliminated by another substance

Answer 10

Mutual Counteraction ( same as mutual suppression, worded differently)

Question 11

Converse of mutual counteraction

Answer 11

Mutual Suppression

Question 12

The ability of two substances to minimize or neutralize each other’s positive effects

Answer 12

Mutual antagonism

Question 13

The combination of two substances gives rise to side effects or toxicity which would not be caused by either if used alone

Answer 13

Mutual Incompatibility

Question 14

Principles of combining substances

Answer 14

Chief

Deputies

Assistants

Envoys

Question 15

Principal ingredient, provides the main effect

Answer 15

Chief

Question 16

Enhance or assist the actions of the Chiefs

Answer 16

Deputies

Question 17

Treat accompanying symptoms; moderate the harshness or toxicity of the primary substances; assist the chief and deputies or provide assistance from another therapeutic direction

Answer 17

Assistants

Question 18

Guides the other medicines to a specific channel or organ, or exert a harmonizing influence

Answer 18

Envoys

Question 19

One processing method which utilizes heat

Answer 19

Frying with liquid

Question 20

What is used in frying with liquid

Answer 20

Honey, vinegar, wine, ginger juice

Question 21

What is average dosage

Answer 21

3-9 grams

Question 22

What kind of herbs are contraindicated

Answer 22

Harsh and toxic herbs

Question 23

What herbs should be used cautiously

Answer 23

Moving and hot herbs

Question 24

What is the most common method of delivery

Answer 24

Decoction or soup

Question 25

Which two combining methods are the same, just worded differently

Answer 25

Mutual Counteraction and Mutual Suppression