SHL Flashcards
The “Four Bigs” of the Yang Ming Channel Syndrome are:
- High fever, flooding pulse, severe constipation, profuse sweating
- High fever, flooding pulse, severe thirst, profuse sweating
- High fever, slippery pulse, severe constipation, profuse sweating
- High fever, flooding pulse, severe thirst, extremely red face
High fever, flooding pulse, severe thirst, profuse sweating
A patient with a fever and chills without sweating that is also coughing, wheezing, and having difficulty breathing due to copious thin mucus requires which formula?
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Minor Bupleurum Decoction
- Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Wu Mei Wan / Mume Pill
- Xiao Qing Long Tang / Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction
Xiao Qing Long Tang / Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction
One of the presentations of Xiao Qing Long Tang / Minor Blue Green Dragon Decoction is cough and wheezing with copious phlegm which is easy to expectorate and a cold sensation in the middle of the back.
True
False
False
Huang Qin / Scutellariae Radix is contraindicated in pregnancy.
True
False
False
Which herb is omitted from Da Cheng Qi Tang / Major Order the Qi Decoction to make Xiao Cheng Qi Tang / Minor Order the Qi Decoction?
Mang Xiao / Natrii Sulfas
Which herb in Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction benefits the yin and contain the weak nutritive qi?
- Zhi Gan Cao / Glycyrrhizae Radix praeparata
- Bai Shao / Paeoniae Radix abla
- Gui Zhi / Cinnamomi Ramulus
- Sheng Jiang / Zingiveris Rhizoma recens
Bai Shao / Paeoniae Radix abla
Which herbs do you add to Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction to create Ge Gen Tang / Kudzu Decoction?
Ma Huang / Ephedrae Herba
Ge Gen / Puerariae Radix
Which herb in Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction helps the sour deputy to nourish and harmonize the nutritive qi and blood?
- Da Zao / Jujubae Fructus
- Bai Shao / Paeoniae Radix abla
- Sheng Jiang / Zingiberis Rhizoma recens
- Gui Zhi / Cinnamomi Ramulus
Da Zao / Jujubae Fructus
Which of the following formulas would best treat sudden Turmoil disorder characterized by simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea?
- Ma Huang Tang / Ephedra Decoction
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang / Major Order the Qi Decoction
- Li Zhong Wan / Regulate the Middle Pill
- Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Li Zhong Wan / Regulate the Middle Pill
For a stronger purgative effect Da Huang/Rhei radix et Rhizoma should be added at end of cooking the herbal formula.
True
False
True
What is the signature formula for a Wind-Cold invasion manifesting with mild fever, aversion to cold, nasal congestion, body aches, and sweating that does not relieve symptoms?
Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Xing Ren / Armeniacae Semen directs Lung Qi Upward.
True
False
False
What is the signature formula for External Wind-Cold Deficiency type with prevalence of wind (zhong feng / wind strike)?
Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Shi Gao / Gypsum fibrosum is contraindicated in chronic cases of stomach fire.
True
False
True
What is the signature formula for external Wind-Cold Excess type with prevalence of cold (Shang han / cold damage)?
Ma Huang Tang / Ephedra Decoction
Ma Huang / Ephedrae Herba promotes urination
True
False
True
What is the signature formula for the Jue Yin stage presenting with signs of persistent thirst, a feeling of energy rising into the chest, pain and heat sensation in the heart region, hunger but no desire to eat, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting, vomiting roundworms and a wiry pulse?
Wu Mei Wan / Mume Pill
All of the following statements are true of Chai Hu / Bupleuri Radix EXCEPT:
- Slightly cold, bitter and acrid
- Resolves the exterior
- Harmonizes Shao Yang
- Descends the Qi
Descends the Qi
A patient comes to you complaining of alternating of chills and fever. A dry throat with a bitter taste in the mouth, blurred vision, hypochondriac fullness and distention, lack of desire to eat or drink, irritability, nausea, vomiting. They have a wiry fine pulse with a unilateral thin white tongue coat.
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang / Coptis and Ass Hide Glue Decoction
- Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Wu Mei Wan / Mume Pill
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Minor Bupleurum Decoction
A patient comes in comes to your clinic complaining of severe chills and fever without sweating. You previously gave them Ma Huang Tang, which helped a little bit. They now report the wheezing and cough have gone away but are now complaining of a stiff rigid neck and upper back. Their tongue has a thin white coat, with a floating and tight pulse. Which formula would you prescribe to them now?
- Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Wu Mei Wan / Mume Pill
- Ge Gen Tang / Pueraria Decoction
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang / Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Ge Gen Tang / Pueraria Decoction
Which herb in Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction releases externally contracted wind cold from the muscle layer?
Gui Zhi / Cinnamomi Ramulus
In Wind-Cold complications of qi stasis leading to internal heat, which is the signature formula:
- Wu Mei Wan / Mume Pill
- Gui Zhi Tang / Cinnamon Twig Decoction
- Ma Huang Tang / Ephedrea Decoction
- Da Qing Long Tang / Major Blue Green Dragon Decoction
Da Qing Long Tang / Major Blue Green Dragon Decoction
Who is the author of the Shang Han Lun?
Zhang Zhongjing
All of the following are true statements about Bai Shao/ Paeoniae Radix abla EXCEPT:
- Cools and nourishes the blood
- Releases the exterior
- Astringes the yin
- Harmonizes the ying and wei when paired with Gui Zhi / Cinnamomi Ramulus
Releases the exterior
