Single Herbs Flashcards
Which of the following tastes scatter and are yang?
a. acrid
b. sweet
c. bitter
d. both A & B
D
Which of the following tastes drain and are yin?
a. salty
b. sour
c. bitter
d. all of the above
D
Which of the following tastes seep and are yang?
a. salty
b. sour
c. sweet
d. bland
e. bitter
D
Sweet herbs
a. tonify, harmoize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage
c. drain and dry
d. disperse and move
A
Acrid herbs
a. tonify, harmonize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage
c. drain and dry
d. disperse and move
D
Salty herbs
a. tonify, harmonize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage
c. purge and soften
d. disperse and move
C
Bitter herbs
a. tonify, harmonize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage
c. drain and dry
d. disperse and move
C
Bland herbs
a. tonify, harmonize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage
c. drain and dry
d. leech damp and promote urination
D
Sour herbs
a. tonify, harmonize and sometimes moisten
b. astringe and prevent leakage **
c. drain and dry
d. disperse and move
B
What is the purpose of dry frying?
a. adds moistening function
b. brings herbs into the channel
c. minimizes toxicity of other herbs
d. strengthens spleen
D
What is the purpose of charring herbs?
a. strengthens spleen
b. stops bleeding
c. moistens and tonifies
d. expels wind
B
Frying in wine adds which function(s)?
a. alleviates pain
b. opens channel blockages
c. expels wind
d. all of the above
D
Which is a guiding herb to the yang ming channel?
a. Bai Zhi
b. Sheng Ma
c. Shi Gao
d. all of the above
D
Which is a guiding herb to the taiyang channel?
a. Qiang Huo
b. Bai Zhi
c. Xi Xin
d. Du Huo
A
- Which of the following is a guiding herb to the arm tai yin channel?
a. Jie Geng
b. Sheng Ma
c. Cong Bai
d. all of the above
D
Shi Gao and Zhi Mu together have which function?
a. clear heat, drain fire
b. purge the intestines
c. clear painful red eyes
d. clear deficient heat
A
Da Huang and Mang Xiao together have which function?
a. clear heat, drain fire
b. purge the intestines
c. clear painful red eyes
d. clear deficient heat
B
Fu Ling and Huang Qi together have which function?
a. purge the intestines
b. reduce edema
c. clear heat, drain fire
d. clear painful red eyes
B
What is the purpose of adding Sheng Jiang to a formula that contains Ban Xia?
a. assists Ban Xia to dry damp and reduce phlegm
b. helps reduce the toxicity of Ban Xia
c. harmonizes the temperature of the formula
d. makes the formula taste better
B
If a patient has stomach heat with acid regurgitation, vomiting and hunger, which combination of hot and cold herbs are suitable?
a. Huang Lian and Wu Zhu Yu
b. Huang Lian and Ban Xia
c. Huang Lian and Huang Bai
d. Huang Lian and Rou Gui
A
Which herb can be added to a tonifying formula to prevent the heavy rich nature from injuring the spleen?
a. Da Zao
b. Sheng Jiang
c. Bai Zhu
d. Chen Pi
D
- Wu Tou is incompatible with
a. Gua Lou
b. Ban Xia
c. Bei Mu
d. Bai Ji
e. all of the above
E
Which of the following is not incompatible with Li Lu?
a. Ren Shen
b. Bai Shao
c. Dang Shen
d. Huang Qi
D
Patients taking Shu Di Huang, He Shou Wu or Sheng Di Huang should avoid
a. onions
b. garlic
c. radishes
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
D