Quiz 11 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following herbs can cause abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting when there is an overdose?
a. Cang Er Zi
b. Da Huang
c. Mang Xiao
d. Mu Xiang
A
- Which of the following herbs can cause abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting when there is an overdose?
a. Cang Er Zi: Over dosage can lead to vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Several Materia Medica texts discourage the eating of pork while taking this herb. Disperse Wind Cold Category
b. Da Huang
c. Mang Xiao
d. Mu Xiang
2
Q
- A 42-year-old female patient, Becky, came to the clinic for irritability and palpitations with anxiety. These symptoms started about 6 months ago all of a sudden and now she has new complaints of anxiety, fatigue, insomnia with very restless sleep, inability to think or concentrate, forgetfulness and dry stool. Her tongue is red with little coating and the pulse is thin and rapid. Which of the following formulas can best treat this patient?
a. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
b. Gui Pi Tang
c. Suan Zao Ren Tang
d. Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
A
- A 42-year-old female patient, Becky, came to the clinic for irritability and palpitations with anxiety. These symptoms started about 6 months ago all of a sudden and now she has new complaints of anxiety, fatigue, insomnia with very restless sleep, inability to think or concentrate, forgetfulness and dry stool. Her tongue is red with little coating and the pulse is thin and rapid. Which of the following formulas can best treat this patient?
a. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan: Heart and Kidney Yin and Blood Deficiency with deficient fire. Irritability, palpitations with anxiety, fatigue, insomnia with very restless sleep, inability to think or concentrate for even short periods of time, nocturnal emissions, forgetfulness, dry stools, a red tongue with little coating, and a thin, rapid pulse. There may also be sores of the mouth and tongue, low grade fever, and night sweats.
b. Gui Pi Tang
c. Suan Zao Ren Tang
d. Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
3
Q
- What kind of taste do most of the tonifying herbs have?
a. Sour
b. Bitter
c. Sweet
d. Pungent
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- What kind of taste do most of the tonifying herbs have?
a. Sour: Astringent, prevent leakage of fluids and energy
b. Bitter: Drain and dry
c. Sweet: tonify, harmonize, moisten -This is the Answer
d. Pungent: Acrid/Pungent- disperse and move (Salty: purge and soften – Bland: drain damp and promote urination
4
Q
- Which herb can be used for breast abscesses and insufficient lactation?
a. Dan Dou Chi
b. Gua Lou
c. Pu Gong Ying
d. Tian Hua Fen
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- Which herb can be used for breast abscesses and insufficient lactation?
a. Dan Dou Chi
b. Gua Lou
c. Pu Gong Ying: It reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules, Promotes lactation especially for insufficient lactation due to heat. Bitter, Sweet, Cold - Liver, Stomach
d. Tian Hua Fen
5
Q
- Which herb enters the Lung and Large Intestine, stops diarrhea, dissolves phlegm, and benefits the throat with its strong descending qi function?
a. Jie Geng
b. Wu Mei
c. He Zi
d. Hai Piao Xiao
A
- Which herb enters the Lung and Large Intestine, stops diarrhea, dissolves phlegm, and benefits the throat with its strong descending qi function?
a. Jie Geng
b. Wu Mei
c. He Zi: Stabilize and Bind: Sour, Astringent, Neutral - Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine Directs the Lung Qi downward and transforms phlegm to stop coughs and benefit the throat; restrains the Spleen and Intestinal qi to stop chronic diarrhea
d. Hai Piao Xiao
6
Q
- Which of the following herbs is contraindicated for Intestinal parasites?
a. Wu Zhu Yu
b. Gan Cao
c. Wu Wei Zi
d. Da Zao
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- Which of the following herbs is contraindicated for Intestinal parasites?
a. Wu Zhu Yu
b. Gan Cao
c. Wu Wei Zi
d. Da Zao: This herb aids dampness, generates heat, and may readily induce fullness in the middle burner, it is contraindicated in cases of excess dampness, food stagnation, intestinal parasites, or damp phlegm disorder with such symptoms as epigastric distention and bloating. (Tonify Qi Category: Sweet, Warm - Spleen, Stomach
7
Q
- Which herb redirects rebellious Qi downward, stops vomiting and should be placed in cheesecloth bag when decocting?
a. Xuan Fu Hua
b. Kuan Dong Hua
c. Hong Hu
d. Bo He
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- Which herb redirects rebellious Qi downward, stops vomiting and should be placed in cheesecloth bag when decocting?
a. Xuan Fu Hua:– This is Inula Flower and is in the Transform Cold Phlegm Category - Bitter, Acrid, Salty, slightly Warm - Liver, Lung, Stomach, Spleen directs qi downward to stop cough, softens hardened phlegm to break up clumped accumulations, promotes the dissipation of pathogenic water
b. Kuan Dong Hua
c. Hong Hu
d. Bo He
8
Q
- Which herb is the best for treating cough due to externally contracted disorders?
a. Bai Bu
b. Xing Ren
c. Zi Wan
d. Kuan Dong Hua
A
- Which herb is the best for treating cough due to externally contracted disorders?
a. Bai Bu
b. Xing Ren: Xing Ren is best for exterior contracted dry cough, and help to stop wheezing in Ma Huang Tang. This is Apricot Seed and is in Relieve Cough and Wheezing Category - Bitter, slightly Warm, slightly Toxic - Lung, Large Intestine
c. Zi Wan
d. Kuan Dong Hua
9
Q
- Which of the following formulas is most appropriate for a patient who has alternating chills and fever, a bitter taste in the mouth, hypochondriac and epigastric distention, dry mouth, nausea and reduced appetite?
a. Yue Ju Wan
b. Xiao Chai Hu Tang
c. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
d. Suan Zao Ren Tang
A
- Which of the following formulas is most appropriate for a patient who has alternating chills and fever, a bitter taste in the mouth, hypochondriac and epigastric distention, dry mouth, nausea and reduced appetite?
a. Yue Ju Wan
b. Xiao Chai Hu Tang: Shao Yang stage syndrome in Shang Han Lun – Actions: Harmonizes and releases lesser yang warp disorders. Alternating fever and chills, dry throat, bitter taste in the mouth, dizziness, irritability, sensation of fullness in the chest and hypochondria (often experienced as difficulty in taking deep breaths), heartburn, nausea and vomiting, being downcast with no desire to eat, a thin, white tongue coating, and a Wiry pulse. There may also be palpitations, coughing, or urinary dysfunction.
c. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
d. Suan Zao Ren Tang
10
Q
- Which herbs should be added to Li Zhong Wan for bleeding?
a. Huang Qi, Dang Gui, E Jiao
b. Gan Jiang, Xi Xin, Wu Wei Zi
c. Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang
d. Dang Shen, MU Xiang
A
- Which herbs should be added to Li Zhong Wan for bleeding?
a. Huang Qi, Dang Gui, E Jiao: For bleeding due to yang deficiency, substitute quick fried pao Jiang for gan jiang, and add Huang Qi, Dang Gui and E Jiao (this is found in the Qpuncture section under variations.) Actions: Warms the middle burner and strengthens the Spleen and Stomach
b. Gan Jiang, Xi Xin, Wu Wei Zi
c. Shan Zhu Yu, Shu Di Huang
d. Dang Shen, MU Xiang
11
Q
- Which herb is contraindicated for exterior disorders?
a. Du Zhong
b. E Jiao
c. Shu Di Huang
d. Dang Gui
A
- Which herb is contraindicated for exterior disorders?
a. Du Zhong
b. E Jiao: it also antagonizes Da Huang and should be used with caution in Spleen and Stomach Xu - : Because of its heavy, cloying effect on the digestion, it is contraindicated in those with Spleen and Stomach deficiency, focal distention in the epigastrium or diarrhea.
c. Shu Di Huang
d. Dang Gui
12
Q
- Which herbs should be omitted from Wen Jing Tang for more severe lower abdominal cold pain?
a. Mai Men Dong, Mu Dan Pi
b. E Jiao, Dang Gui
c. Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao
d. Mu Dan Pi, Bai Shao
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- Which herbs should be omitted from Wen Jing Tang for more severe lower abdominal cold pain?
a. Mai Men Dong, Mu Dan Pi: Formulas and Strategies Pg. 326. (This is indicated in the Qpuncture section of the formula)
b. E Jiao, Dang Gui
c. Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao
d. Mu Dan Pi, Bai Shao
13
Q
- Which of the following herbs should be used as a substitution for Jing Mi in Bai Hu Tang for a patient with stomach qi deficiency?
a. Shi Gao
b. Zhi Gan Cao
c. Shan Yao
d. Zhi Mu
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- Which of the following herbs should be used as a substitution for Jing Mi in Bai Hu Tang for a patient with stomach qi deficiency?
a. Shi Gao
b. Zhi Gan Cao
c. Shan Yao: Sweet, Neutral, Kidney, Lung, Spleen - Tonifies and augments the Spleen and Stomach – Tonifies the Lung qi and augments the Lung yin – Tonifies the Kidneys and also stabilizes and binds
d. Zhi Mu
14
Q
- Which of the following formulas is included in Shen Ling Bai Zhu San?
a. Si Jun Zi Tang
b. Er Chen Tang
c. Si Wu Tang
d. Liu Jun Zi Tang
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- Which of the following formulas is included in Shen Ling Bai Zhu San?
a. Si Jun Zi Tang: Shen Ling Bai Zhu San is for Spleen Qi deficiency with dampness. This formula consists of Si Jun Zi Tang + Shan Yao, Yi Yi Ren, Bai Bian Dou, Lian Zi, Sha Ren, Jie Geng.
b. Er Chen Tang
c. Si Wu Tang
d. Liu Jun Zi Tang
15
Q
- Which of the following lists one or more actions of Lian Zi?
a. Expel Phlegm, stop wheeze, eliminate dampness and stabilize the lower burner
b. Tonify spleen, astringe the Kidney and calm the spirit
c. Stop sweating caused by deficiency
d. Stabilize the menses and stop bleeding
A
- Which of the following lists one or more actions of Lian Zi?
a. Expel Phlegm, stop wheeze, eliminate dampness and stabilize the lower burner
b. Tonify spleen, astringe the Kidney and calm the spirit - Tonifies the Spleen and stops diarrhea – Tonifies the Kidneys and stabilizes the Essence – Nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit
c. Stop sweating caused by deficiency
d. Stabilize the menses and stop bleeding