Quiz 31 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following herbs should be used with caution when using with laxative drugs?
a. Hou Po
b. Hei Zhi Ma
c. Wu Wei Zi
d. Mu Dan Pi
A
- Which of the following herbs should be used with caution when using with laxative drugs?
a. Hou Po
b. Hei Zhi Ma (These are black sesame seeds in the tonify Yin Category – Contra is diarrhea due to Spleen Xu – goes to Liver and Kidney – Sweet and Neutral)
c. Wu Wei Zi
d. Mu Dan Pi
2
Q
- Garry, who is a retired high school teacher, has been suffering from insomnia for almost a year now. Because he hasn’t slept well, he has dizziness and blurred vision. Along with those symptoms, recently new symptoms such as poor memory, tinnitus, palpitations, dry mouth with a preference for cold drinks, a hot sensation on the chest, constipation and short and yellow urination. His tongue is red with no coating and the pulse is thready and rapid. Which of the following formulas is the most appropriate for this patient?
a. Gui Pi Tang
b. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
c. Wen Dan Tang
d. Xiao Yao San
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- Garry, who is a retired high school teacher, has been suffering from insomnia for almost a year now. Because he hasn’t slept well, he has dizziness and blurred vision. Along with those symptoms, recently new symptoms such as poor memory, tinnitus, palpitations, dry mouth with a preference for cold drinks, a hot sensation on the chest, constipation and short and yellow urination. His tongue is red with no coating and the pulse is thready and rapid. Which of the following formulas is the most appropriate for this patient?
a. Gui Pi Tang
b. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan: Heart and Kidney Yin and Blood Xu with deficient Fire (all signs point to Heart and Kidney Yin Xu including pulse and tongue)
c. Wen Dan Tang
d. Xiao Yao San
3
Q
- Which taste can soften hardness?
a. Sour: generates fluids and yin, astringent to control sweat, diarrhea
b. Sweet
c. Salty
d. Bitter
e. Pungent
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- Which taste can soften hardness?
a. Sour: generates fluids and yin, astringent to control sweat, diarrhea
b. Sweet: Tonify, Balance, moderate
c. Salty: Direct Qi downward, constipation, hardness of stools - This is the Answer
d. Bitter: Clear heat sedate and harden, subdue rebellious qi, damp heat
e. Pungent: Expel pathogenic factor, not for Qi Xu
4
Q
- Which of the following herbs doesn’t have the function of stopping discharge?
a. Chun Pi
b. Bai Guo
c. Bai Shao
d. Bai Bu
A
- Which of the following herbs doesn’t have the function of stopping discharge?
a. Chun Pi: (Stabilize and Bind – Good for Vaginal discharge – It also kills Parasites
b. Bai Guo (Stabilize and Bind – Ginkgo seed – used for cough/wheezing, restrains discharge from the lower burner
c. Bai Shao (Tonify Blood – Qpuncture says vaginal discharge – Calms liver, stops pain.
d. Bai Bu: Moistens the lungs and stops coughing, Expels parasites and kills lice. (Category Stop Cough and Wheezing): This is the Answer
5
Q
- Which of the following herbs has functions of regulating menstruation, reducing masses by activating blood, promoting urination, and reducing swelling?
a. Chi Shao
b. Chuan Xiong
c. Tao Ren
d. Yi Mu Cao
A
- Which of the following herbs has functions of regulating menstruation, reducing masses by activating blood, promoting urination, and reducing swelling?
a. Chi Shao
b. Chuan Xiong
c. Tao Ren
d. Yi Mu Cao (Invigorate Blood Category)
6
Q
- Which herb can drain fire from the kidney and relieve toxicity?
a. Ku Shen
b. Huang Bai
c. Zhi Zi
d. Dan Zhu Ye
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- Which herb can drain fire from the kidney and relieve toxicity?
a. Ku Shen
b. Huang Bai (Clears Damp Heat in the Lower Burner)
c. Zhi Zi
d. Dan Zhu Ye
7
Q
- All of the following herbs eliminate swelling and expel pus except?
a. Bai Zhi
b. Huang Lian
c. Yi Yi Ren
d. Jie Geng
A
- All of the following herbs eliminate swelling and expel pus except?
a. Bai Zhi
b. Huang Lian: Used for diarrhea or dysentery due to damp heat, clear Heart fire, drain Stomach Fire, clear heat and stop bleeding, and clear heat (topically) (Associated with the Middle Burner)
c. Yi Yi Ren
d. Jie Geng
8
Q
- Which herbs can be used in acute conjunctivitis with Sang Ju Yin?
a. Bai Ji Li, Jue Ming Zi, Xia Ku Cao
b. Chia Hu, Ju Hua
c. Gou Qi Zi, Ju Hua
d. Tu Si Zi, Che Qian Zi
A
- Which herbs can be used in acute conjunctivitis with Sang Ju Yin?
a. Bai Ji Li, Jue Ming Zi, Xia Ku Cao: For wind heat affecting the eyes, add Bai Ji Li, Jue Ming Zi and Xia Ku Cao.
b. Chia Hu, Ju Hua
c. Gou Qi Zi, Ju Hua
d. Tu Si Zi, Che Qian Zi
9
Q
- Which herb expels external wind cold, warms the Lung and transforms phlegm?
a. Du Huo
b. Xi Xin
c. Qiang Huo
d. Gui Zhi
A
- Which herb expels external wind cold, warms the Lung and transforms phlegm?
a. Du Huo
b. Xi Xin: This is the Answer
c. Qiang Huo
d. Gui Zhi
10
Q
- Which herb is the best for a toothache due to Stomach Fire?
a. Shi Gao
b. Sheng Ma
c. Zhi Mu
d. Du Huo
A
- Which herb is the best for a toothache due to Stomach Fire?
a. Shi Gao (Enters the Lung and Stomach – Purge Fire)
b. Sheng Ma
c. Zhi Mu
d. Du Huo
11
Q
- A 32-year-old female patient, Erica, who conceived a baby about 4 months ago, has continuous bleeding discharge recently. She still works full time at the clothing warehouse, and she cannot stop working in order to make money for her living expenses. In the past she experienced miscarriage twice and both miscarriages happened between the third and fifth month. She is worried about miscarriage again. The blood color of the discharge is not dark, and the amount is scanty but continuous. Which of the following formulas would be the best for this patient?
a. Si Wu Tang
b. Wen Jing Tang
c. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
d. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
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- A 32-year-old female patient, Erica, who conceived a baby about 4 months ago, has continuous bleeding discharge recently. She still works full time at the clothing warehouse, and she cannot stop working in order to make money for her living expenses. In the past she experienced miscarriage twice and both miscarriages happened between the third and fifth month. She is worried about miscarriage again. The blood color of the discharge is not dark, and the amount is scanty but continuous. Which of the following formulas would be the best for this patient?
a. Si Wu Tang
b. Wen Jing Tang
c. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
d. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang: Diagnosis: Spleen and Stomach Qi Xu causing scanty and continuous bleeding.
12
Q
- A high school student, Max, visited the clinic for severe coughing. He was even released early from school today because of the severe cough. It started about two weeks ago with the flu through most of the other symptoms are gone now. Once he starts to cough, it lasts for several minutes, and often once he stops coughing a ticklish throat makes him start again. What is the best formula for this patient?
a. Zhi Sou San
b. Sang Ju Yi
c. Er Chen Tang
d. Ding Chuan Tang
A
- A high school student, Max, visited the clinic for severe coughing. He was even released early from school today because of the severe cough. It started about two weeks ago with the flu through most of the other symptoms are gone now. Once he starts to cough, it lasts for several minutes, and often once he stops coughing a ticklish throat makes him start again. What is the best formula for this patient?
a. Zhi Sou San: Diagnosis: external wind attacking the lung causing cough, zhi Sou San conditions is that the pathogen is 90% dispelled, but still coughing with itchy throat while all other symptoms are mostly subsided.
b. Sang Ju Yi
c. Er Chen Tang
d. Ding Chuan Tang
13
Q
- The frying method, when preparing herbs, is used for which of the following reasons?
a. To improve the taste of the formula
b. To make the herb easier to pulverize
c. To strengthen some effects of the herb
d. To reduce toxicity or harsh characteristics
A
- The frying method, when preparing herbs, is used for which of the following reasons?
a. To improve the taste of the formula
b. To make the herb easier to pulverize
c. To strengthen some effects of the herb: This is the Answer
d. To reduce toxicity or harsh characteristics
14
Q
- What are the ingredients of Ma Huang Tang?
a. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gui Zhi, Gan Cao, Shi Gao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zo
b. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gan Cao,
c. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gui Zhi, Zhi Gan Cao
d. Ma Huang, Ge Gen, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao
A
- What are the ingredients of Ma Huang Tang?
a. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gui Zhi, Gan Cao, Shi Gao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zo
b. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gan Cao,
c. Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Gui Zhi, Zhi Gan Cao: This is the Answer
d. Ma Huang, Ge Gen, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao
15
Q
- Tim, who went to Cambodia for volunteer help for a week, came back with febrile disease with a lingering fever, vomiting, irritability, thirst, dry mouth and throat, and choking cough. His tongue is red with little coating, and his pulse is weak and rapid. Which of the following formulas will best treat this patient?
a. Bai Hu Tang
b. Qing Ying Tang
c. Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
d. Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang
A
- Tim, who went to Cambodia for volunteer help for a week, came back with febrile disease with a lingering fever, vomiting, irritability, thirst, dry mouth and throat, and choking cough. His tongue is red with little coating, and his pulse is weak and rapid. Which of the following formulas will best treat this patient?
a. Bai Hu Tang
b. Qing Ying Tang
c. Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang: Clear heat from Qi level; clears heat, generates fluids, strengthen and regulate Qi, and harmonizes Stomach - This is a variation of Bai Hu Tang! It Clears Qi level heat as does Bai Hu Tang but this presentation has LINGERING heat and damage to the Yin and Fluids.
d. Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang