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  1. Which of the following formulas would be best for a patient who catches a cold while working outside on a cold rainy day and exhibits the following symptoms: severe chills, fever, phlegm with a white greasy tongue coating, and a soggy pulse?
    a. Ma Huang Tang
    b. Yin Qiao San
    c. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
    d. Ren Shen Bai Du San
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  1. Which of the following formulas would be best for a patient who catches a cold while working outside on a cold rainy day and exhibits the following symptoms: severe chills, fever, phlegm with a white greasy tongue coating, and a soggy pulse?
    a. Ma Huang Tang
    b. Yin Qiao San
    c. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
    d. Ren Shen Bai Du San – diagnosis Exterior wind cold damp with Qi deficiency (was originally designed for children, but now is used for the elderly, postpartum cases, and cases with a deficient constitution to augment Qi and dispel wind-cold-damp) Indications: High fever accompanied by severe chills and shivering, absence of sweating, pain and stiffness of the head and neck, soreness and pain of the extremities, focal distention and fullness of the chest, nasal congestion with loud nasal breathing, a productive cough, a greasy, white tongue coating, and a floating, soggy pulse.
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  1. Jamie, a 56-year-old patient, caught a cold a couple of days ago and now is suffering from fever and chills. She has been very weak her whole life and has never been able to exercise or engage in strenuous activity. These symptoms are accompanied by a heavy-feeling headache, low back pain, a tight feeling in the chest, a slight cough, and an itchy throat. She also has clear nasal discharge, the tongue has a greasy white coating, and the pulse is superficial and weak. Which of the following formulas is the best to treat this patient?
    a. Ma Huang Tang (ephedra Decoction)
    b. Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
    c. Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and forsthia Powder)
    d. Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng Powder to overcome pathogenic influences)
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  1. Jamie, a 56-year-old patient, caught a cold a couple of days ago and now is suffering from fever and chills. She has been very weak her whole life and has never been able to exercise or engage in strenuous activity. These symptoms are accompanied by a heavy-feeling headache, low back pain, a tight feeling in the chest, a slight cough, and an itchy throat. She also has clear nasal discharge, the tongue has a greasy white coating, and the pulse is superficial and weak. Which of the following formulas is the best to treat this patient?
    a. Ma Huang Tang (ephedra Decoction)
    b. Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
    c. Yin Qiao San (Honeysuckle and forsthia Powder)
    d. Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng Powder to overcome pathogenic influences) –Diagnosis wind-cold-damp invasion with Qi def. without sweating. This patient has Qi deficiency in the base and invasion of wind-cold-damp causing common cold symptoms.
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  1. What is the function of the envoy herb in a formula?
    a. Reinforce the effect of the Chief/Deputy
    b. Harmonize the other ingredients
    c. Work directly against principal pattern
    d. Moderate the toxicity of the Chief/Deputy
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  1. What is the function of the envoy herb in a formula?
    a. Reinforce the effect of the Chief/Deputy
    b. Harmonize the other ingredients –handbook of OM. P.371 Envoy-1) focuses the actions of the formula on a certain channel or area of the body, guiding herbs; 2) harmonizes and integrates the actions of the other ingredients
    c. Work directly against principal pattern
    d. Moderate the toxicity of the Chief/Deputy
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  1. Which herb moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movement, and is contraindicated for diarrhea and hypotension?
    a. Tu Si Zi
    b. Jue Ming Zi
    c. Che Qian Zi
    d. Zi Cao
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  1. Which herb moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movement, and is contraindicated for diarrhea and hypotension?
    a. Tu Si Zi
    b. Jue Ming Zi It lowers blood pressure and serum cholesterol (Clear Heat Drain Fire Category and are Cassia Seeds– Sweet, Salty, slightly Cold – Liver, Large Intestine, Kidney) Cautions: Because this is a cold herb that has laxative properties, it should not be used in patients with diarrhea from Spleen deficiency or with low blood pressure. Used for NIGHT BLINDNESS
    c. Che Qian Zi
    d. Zi Cao
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  1. Which herb prevents abnormal sweating, and is contraindicated in cases of SP deficiency?
    a. Fu Xiao Mai
    b. Suan Zao Ren
    c. Wu Wei Zi
    d. Shan Zhu Yu
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  1. Which herb prevents abnormal sweating, and is contraindicated in cases of SP deficiency?
    a. Fu Xiao Mai
    b. Suan Zao Ren – Materia Medica P.404, Handbook of OM P.356 (the contraindication in most sources is Excess Heat or severe diarrhea)
    c. Wu Wei Zi
    d. Shan Zhu Yu
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  1. Which herb is the best to treat blood stasis with blood heat?
    a. Tao Ren
    b. Hong Hua
    c. Yu Jin
    d. Niu Xi
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  1. Which herb is the best to treat blood stasis with blood heat?
    a. Tao Ren
    b. Hong Hua
    c. Yu Jin – Materia Medica P. 271, Handbook of OM P. 349 (Acrid, Bitter, Cold – Heart, Lung, Liver – Cools the blood and is in the Invigorate Blood Category) The things to remember about this herb are its Affinity for the Gallbladder, its ability to move Qi and Blood and Alleviate Pain especially in the Chest and Flank Area and that it treats Gall Stones and this Mild Open Orifice Quality that it has
    d. Niu Xi
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  1. Which of the following herbs can treat bi syndrome of the upper and lower limbs and enters UB meridian?
    a. Qiang Huo
    b. Fang Feng
    c. Wei Ling Xian
    d. Du Huo
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  1. Which of the following herbs can treat bi syndrome of the upper and lower limbs and enters UB meridian?
    a. Qiang Huo
    b. Fang Feng
    c. Wei Ling Xian – Materia Medica P. 158 (Expel Wind Dampness Category – enters the UB – DISSOLVES FISH BONES LODGED IN THE THROAT – it is Warm, Acrid and Salty – Strongly mobilizes all twelve channels – this is Clematis Root)
    d. Du Huo
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  1. Which herb can treat a heat sensation in the chest and abdomen, a distension headache, and red painful eyes?
    a. Huang Qin
    b. Huang Lian
    c. Huang Bai
    d. Di Gu Pi
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  1. Which herb can treat a heat sensation in the chest and abdomen, a distension headache, and red painful eyes?
    a. Huang Qin – Materia Medica P.75 (Clear Heat/Dry Damp Category – Bitter, Cold and enters Lung, Stomach, Gallbladder, and Large Intestine – Used for upper burner syndromes)
    b. Huang Lian
    c. Huang Bai
    d. Di Gu Pi
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  1. A newlywed couple , who went to Bora Bora for their honeymoon, both developed a high fever with skin eruptions along the lateral side of the arm which is painful and scorching to the touch. They do not have a desire to drink even though they feel thirsty. Which formula would you prescribe for them?
    a. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
    b. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
    c. Xiao Feng San
    d. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
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  1. A newlywed couple , who went to Bora Bora for their honeymoon, both developed a high fever with skin eruptions along the lateral side of the arm which is painful and scorching to the touch. They do not have a desire to drink even though they feel thirsty. Which formula would you prescribe for them?
    a. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
    b. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
    c. Xiao Feng San
    d. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang – Fire Toxin by excessive heat in the three Jiao (used for heat toxicity in all three Jiao – This is an important formula)
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  1. Which of the following herbs are effective in treating difficult urination?
    a. Dong Kui Zi, Qu Mai
    b. Dang Gui, Huang Qi
    c. Hua Shi, Gan Cao
    d. Da Huang, Mang Xiao
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  1. Which of the following herbs are effective in treating difficult urination?
    a. Dong Kui Zi, Qu Mai – Materia Medica P.138,142 (Not outlined – there is also a Dong Kui Guo – they are under the Drain Damp Category – Qu Mai used in Ba Zheng San and in the Drain Dampness Category)
    b. Dang Gui, Huang Qi
    c. Hua Shi, Gan Cao
    d. Da Huang, Mang Xiao
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  1. Which herb should not be cooked for more than 10 minutes?
    a. Huo Xiang
    b. Jing Jie
    c. Gou Teng
    d. Bai Dou Kou
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  1. Which herb should not be cooked for more than 10 minutes?
    a. Huo Xiang
    b. Jing Jie
    c. Gou Teng – Materia Medica P.423 (Extinguish Wind/Stop Tremors Category – Sweet, slightly Cold and enters the Pericardium and Liver)
    d. Bai Dou Kou
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  1. What are the chief herbs in Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?
    a. Tian Ma, Gou Teng
    b. Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming
    c. Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Yi Mu Cao
    d. Tian Ma, Chuan Niu Xi
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  1. What are the chief herbs in Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?
    a. Tian Ma, Gou Teng
    b. Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming – The other ingredients are all assistants: Zhi Zi, Huang Qin, Yi Mu Cao, Chuan Niu xi, Du Zhong, Sang Ji Sheng, Ye Jiao Teng, Fu Shen.
    c. Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Yi Mu Cao
    d. Tian Ma, Chuan Niu Xi
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  1. Which of the following steps is required when preparing Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) from raw herbs?
    a. Remove the froth from the decoction
    b. Ma Huang should be decocted later
    c. Gui Zhi should be decocted first.
    d. Xing Ren should be decocted in packet
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  1. Which of the following steps is required when preparing Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) from raw herbs?
    a. Remove the froth from the decoction – Handbook of OM P. 332
    b. Ma Huang should be decocted later
    c. Gui Zhi should be decocted first.
    d. Xing Ren should be decocted in packet
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  1. Which of the following is listed in the indications for Ba Zheng San (Eight-herb powder for rectification)?
    a. Forgetfulness, palpitations and insomnia
    b. Diarrhea with pus and blood
    c. Dark turbid urine
    d. Pale complexion, low appetite, and palpitations
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  1. Which of the following is listed in the indications for Ba Zheng San (Eight-herb powder for rectification)?
    a. Forgetfulness, palpitations and insomnia
    b. Diarrhea with pus and blood
    c. Dark turbid urine (This is the basic Damp Heat Lin Syndrome formula and is commonly used for UTi’s)
    d. Pale complexion, low appetite, and palpitations
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  1. Which herb is the best for treating lung phlegm heat?
    a. Zhu Ru (Caulis bambusae in taenils)
    b. Ban Xia (Rhizome pinelliae ternatae) (Transform Cold Phlegm)
    c. Su Zi (Fructus perillae frutescetis) (This is under Zhi Su Zi and is in the Relieve Cough and Wheezing Category)
    d. Xing Ren (Semen pruni armeniacae) (Stop Cough and Wheezing Category)
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  1. Which herb is the best for treating lung phlegm heat?
    a. Zhu Ru (Caulis bambusae in taenils) (Transform Phlegm Heat Category) The best bullet on this is that it alleviates nausea. clear/transform phlegm heat and cough, clears heat from stomach, stops vomiting, disturbed heart by phlegm heat (insomnia, restlessness)
    b. Ban Xia (Rhizome pinelliae ternatae) (Transform Cold Phlegm)
    c. Su Zi (Fructus perillae frutescetis) (This is under Zhi Su Zi and is in the Relieve Cough and Wheezing Category)
    d. Xing Ren (Semen pruni armeniacae) (Stop Cough and Wheezing Category)
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  1. Which of the following methods of preparing Da Huang (Radix et rhizome rhei) will have an action to stop bleeding?
    a. baked
    b. boiled
    c. charred
    d. honey fried
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  1. Which of the following methods of preparing Da Huang (Radix et rhizome rhei) will have an action to stop bleeding?
    a. baked
    b. boiled
    c. charred – Baked used for flower and insects not to destroy them, Boiled – alters the characteristic of substance - honey-fried – increases tonifying, moistening effects
    d. honey fried
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  1. What are the actions of Ai Ye (folium artemisae argyi)?
    a. stop bleeding and promote the healing of burns
    b. move and tonify the blood, invigorate the channels, and relax the sinews
    c. break blood stasis, promote qi movement, and alleviate pain
    d. warm the uterus, stop bleeding, and calm the fetus
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  1. What are the actions of Ai Ye (folium artemisae argyi)?
    a. stop bleeding and promote the healing of burns
    b. move and tonify the blood, invigorate the channels, and relax the sinews
    c. break blood stasis, promote qi movement, and alleviate pain
    d. warm the uterus, stop bleeding, and calm the fetus – Materica Medica P. 259 (Regulate Blood Category – Bitter, Acrid, Warm and enters the Spleen, Liver and Kidney)
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  1. How many grams are in one qian?
    a. 0.03g
    b. 0.3 g
    c. 3g
    d. 30g
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  1. How many grams are in one qian?
    a. 0.03g
    b. 0.3 g
    c. 3g: This is correct
    d. 30g
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A 28-year-old female patient comes to the clinic for chills and fever. She has cough, wheezing, copious white sputum that is difficult to expectorate, a stifling sensation in the chest, heavy body and difficult breathing when lying down. Her Tongue is moist, and the Pulse is floating and tight. Which of the following formulas can best treat this patient?

a. Ma Huang Tang (ephedra decoction)
b. Cang Er Zi San (xanthium powder)
c. Gui Zhi Tang (cinnamon twig decoction)
d. Xiao Qing Long Tang (minor blue-green dragon decoction)

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A 28-year-old female patient comes to the clinic for chills and fever. She has cough, wheezing, copious white sputum that is difficult to expectorate, a stifling sensation in the chest, heavy body and difficult breathing when lying down. Her Tongue is moist, and the Pulse is floating and tight. Which of the following formulas can best treat this patient?
a. Ma Huang Tang (ephedra decoction)
b. Cang Er Zi San (xanthium powder)
c. Gui Zhi Tang (cinnamon twig decoction)
Xiao Qing Long Tang (minor blue-green dragon decoction) – (Actions: RTE, transforms thin mucus, warms the Lungs, and directs rebellious Qi downward) Tongue: Moist
Pulse: Floating and Tight. In severe cases, there may be superficial edema or considerable difficulty in breathing when lying down.

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What is the major indication of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (agastache powder to rectify qi)?

a. Hiccough
b. Plum- pit qi
c. Drum like abdominal distention
d. Sudden turmoil disorder

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What is the major indication of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (agastache powder to rectify qi)?

a. Hiccough
b. Plum- pit qi
c. Drum like abdominal distention
d. Sudden turmoil disorder – Chinese Formulas & Strategies P.183, Handbook of OM p.510. It is for sudden turmoil disorder with vomiting/diarrhea, intestinal flu syndrome

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  1. An Addition of which of the following herbs to Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (six ingredient pill with rehmannia) makes Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (lyceum fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill)?
    a. Gou Qi Zi (fructus lycil) and Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)
    b. Gou Qi Zi (fructus lycil) and Ju Hua (flos chrysanthemi morifolii)
    c. Zhi Zi (fructus gardenia jasminoidis) and Mu Dan Pi (cortex moutan radicis)
    d. Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis) and Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)
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  1. An Addition of which of the following herbs to Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (six ingredient pill with rehmannia) makes Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (lyceum fruit, chrysanthemum, and rehmannia pill)?
    a. Gou Qi Zi (fructus lycil) and Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)
    b. Gou Qi Zi (fructus lycil) and Ju Hua (flos chrysanthemi morifolii) –Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Gou Qi Zi, Ju Hua, for kidney and liver yin deficiency, especially with eye problems due to LV yin deficiency
    c. Zhi Zi (fructus gardenia jasminoidis) and Mu Dan Pi (cortex moutan radicis)
    d. Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis) and Huang Bai (cortex phellodendri)
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  1. What is the dosage for Hong Hua (flos carthami tinctorii)?
    a. 1.5-3g
    b. 3-9g
    c. 6-12g
    d. 4.5-15g
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  1. What is the dosage for Hong Hua (flos carthami tinctorii)?
    a. 1.5-3g
    b. 3-9g – Handbook of OM P. 349 (Invigorate Blood Category – Acrid, Warm and enters the Heart and Liver)
    c. 6-12g
    d. 4.5-15g
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  1. Which of the following is not one of the eight traditional treatment strategies in herbal medicine?
    a. Tonifying
    b. Sweating
    c. Clearing
    d. Astringing
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  1. Which of the following is not one of the eight traditional treatment strategies in herbal medicine?
    a. Tonifying
    b. Sweating
    c. Clearing
    d. Astringing: This is the Answer
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  1. Which formula is the best to treat a patient who suffers from intermittent fever that worsens with exertion?
    a. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-inclusive great tonifying decoction)
    b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the middle and augment the qi decoction)
    c. Gui Pi Tang (restore the spleen decoction)
    d. Si Jun Zi Tang (four gentleman decoction)
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  1. Which formula is the best to treat a patient who suffers from intermittent fever that worsens with exertion?
    a. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All-inclusive great tonifying decoction)
    b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the middle and augment the qi decoction) – Indications – Intermittent fever, spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, a thirst for warm beverages, shortness of breath, laconic speech, a tendency to curl up, weak limbs, a shiny, pale complexion, loose and watery stool. (Tonify Qi Category)
    c. Gui Pi Tang (restore the spleen decoction)
    d. Si Jun Zi Tang (four gentleman decoction)
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  1. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Metal lock stabilize the Essence Pill) treats spermatorrhea due to which of the following?
    a. excess fire in the Heart
    b. excess fire in the Kidney
    c. Kidney Qi deficiency
    d. Spleen Qi deficiency
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  1. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Metal lock stabilize the Essence Pill) treats spermatorrhea due to which of the following?
    a. excess fire in the Heart
    b. excess fire in the Kidney
    c. Kidney Qi deficiency – (Stabilize and Bind Category – used to treat spermatorrhea due to Kidney Xu)
    d. Spleen Qi deficiency
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  1. Cecily complains of increased stress in the last two days because of a final examination. She is restless, sleeps badly, has constipation, dark urine and sores around the tongue. Her tongue is red with a yellow coating; her pulse is rapid. Which is the formula of choice for Cecily?
    a. Dao Chi San guide out the red powder)
    b. Yu Nu Jian (Jade Woman decoction)
    c. Xie Huang San (drain the yellow powder)
    d. Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction) –
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  1. Cecily complains of increased stress in the last two days because of a final examination. She is restless, sleeps badly, has constipation, dark urine and sores around the tongue. Her tongue is red with a yellow coating; her pulse is rapid. Which is the formula of choice for Cecily?
    a. Dao Chi San guide out the red powder)
    b. Yu Nu Jian (Jade Woman decoction)
    c. Xie Huang San (drain the yellow powder)
    d. Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction) – Chinese Formulas & Strategies P. 79. For damp=heat excess with interior clumping. Also for Yang Jaundice. (Clear Heat Resolve Toxicity Category – This formula consists of the Three Yellows, Da Huang, Huang Lian and Huang Qi (not Huang Bai)
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  1. Which of the following formulas invigorates the Blood and reduces Blood stasis to relieve pain?
    a. Jin Ling Zi San (Melia Powder)
    b. Zuo Jin Wan (Left metal pill)
    c. Liang Fu Wan (Galangal and Cyperus Pill)
    d. Shi Xiao San (Sudden Smile Powder)
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  1. Which of the following formulas invigorates the Blood and reduces Blood stasis to relieve pain?
    a. Jin Ling Zi San (Melia Powder)
    b. Zuo Jin Wan (Left metal pill)
    c. Liang Fu Wan (Galangal and Cyperus Pill)
    d. Shi Xiao San (Sudden Smile Powder) –Shi Xiao San treats most blood stasis painful menstruation problems. (Stop Bleeding Category) Two ingredients: Wu Ling Zhi and Pu Huang
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  1. Which herbs should be added if a patient taking Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity) for high fever and dysenteric disorder, now presents with nose bleeding, hematemesis (vomiting blood) and purpura?
    a. Mu Tong (caulis Mutong), Che Lian Zi (Semen Planaginis)
    b. Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Bing Lang (Semen Arecae)
    c. Sheng Di (Radix Rehmanniae), Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan)
    d. Yin Chen (Herba Artemisiae), Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma)
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  1. Which herbs should be added if a patient taking Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity) for high fever and dysenteric disorder, now presents with nose bleeding, hematemesis (vomiting blood) and purpura?
    a. Mu Tong (caulis Mutong), Che Lian Zi (Semen Planaginis)
    b. Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Bing Lang (Semen Arecae)
    c. Sheng Di (Radix Rehmanniae), Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan) A-damp-phlegm obstructing the womb with irregular menstruation and copious leucorrhea, B- vomiting due to cold in the ST, D- damp heat in lower burner
    d. Yin Chen (Herba Artemisiae), Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma)
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  1. What is the chief herb of Bai Hu Tang?
    a. Shi Gao
    b. Zhi Mu
    c. Zhi Gan Cao
    d. Geng Mi (this is also known as Jing Mi)
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  1. What is the chief herb of Bai Hu Tang?
    a. Shi Gao: Formulas and Strategies Pg. 70 Shi Gao – acrid, sweet, and extremely cold properties, clear heat and drain fire (Ingredients: Shi Gai, Zhi Mu, Zhi Gan Cao, Jing Mi
    b. Zhi Mu
    c. Zhi Gan Cao
    d. Geng Mi (this is also known as Jing Mi)

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