Quiz: Quiz 1

Question 1

Premier text on CM Theory

Answer 1

Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic/Huang Di Nei Jing

Question 2

1st book to focus on herbal prescription

Answer 2

Divine Husband’s Classic of Materia Medica/Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing

Question 3

Author: Zhang Zhing Jing

Answer 3

Discussion of Cold Damage/Shang Han Lun

Question 4

Name the 6 Tastes (Flavors)

Answer 4

Bitter, Sweet, Spicy, Salty, Sour, Bland

Question 5

The salty taste goes to the:

Answer 5

kidneys

Question 6

The sweet taste travels in the:

Answer 6

flesh

Question 7

(True or False) Bland herbs tend to promote diuresis (urination) and leech dampness.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

(True or False) Warming, hot, spicy, aromatic herbs tend to move pathogenic factors “up and out.”

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Minerals are generally cooked:

Answer 9

for 30-60 minutes prior to adding other ingredients

Question 10

The _______directs the action of the other herbs in a formula.

Answer 10

Assistant

Question 11

List the 8 Traditional Methods of CHM.

Answer 11

sweating, vomiting, draining downward, warming, clearing, reducing, harmonizing, tonifying

Question 12

A qian equals approximately:

Answer 12

3 grams

Question 13

Generally herbs are dosed at ______ per herb and formulas are consumed 2-3x a day.

Answer 13

3-9g.