1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to relieve
cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - ANSWER Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-dissolving
and heat-clearing effects? - ANSWER Tian Nan Xing
3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic diarrhea due to
gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale
tongue with a white coating, and a slow, thin pulse? - ANSWER Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
Syndrome:
-Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
-Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
-Sp & Kd yang xu.
Indication:
chronic diarrhea, loss of bowel control, abd. pain relieved by palpation and warmth.
4. Which one of the following formulas is best for a cough due to Phlegm-Heat? -
ANSWER Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
5. A patient complains of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal cramping, and urgency. The
tongue has a thin coating and the pulse is wiry. What is the best formula to use? -
ANSWER Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
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, Dx: Abdominal pain and Diarrhea caused by SP Xu and Liver excess.
Indication: Borborygmus, diarrhea w/ ST pain after, painful abdomen, pain persists after
defecation.
6. Which one of the following herbs can promote urination and drain Kidney Fire? -
ANSWER Ze Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
CAT: Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Action:
-Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness: Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary
difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness.
- Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao:
Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the
Kidneys.
-Drains Kidney Fire: Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising.
7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to: - ANSWER Assist the
Bladder in transforming and discharging urine
8. A female patient complains of strong hot flashes with night sweats. She is irritable and
emotional, with flushed cheeks and a dry, red tongue. Which formula would be most
appropriate for treatment? - ANSWER Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and thirst, but
without focal distention or fullness? - ANSWER Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat and stopping
coughing? - ANSWER Gua Lou
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cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - ANSWER Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-dissolving
and heat-clearing effects? - ANSWER Tian Nan Xing
3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic diarrhea due to
gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale
tongue with a white coating, and a slow, thin pulse? - ANSWER Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
Syndrome:
-Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
-Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
-Sp & Kd yang xu.
Indication:
chronic diarrhea, loss of bowel control, abd. pain relieved by palpation and warmth.
4. Which one of the following formulas is best for a cough due to Phlegm-Heat? -
ANSWER Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
5. A patient complains of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal cramping, and urgency. The
tongue has a thin coating and the pulse is wiry. What is the best formula to use? -
ANSWER Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
1
, Dx: Abdominal pain and Diarrhea caused by SP Xu and Liver excess.
Indication: Borborygmus, diarrhea w/ ST pain after, painful abdomen, pain persists after
defecation.
6. Which one of the following herbs can promote urination and drain Kidney Fire? -
ANSWER Ze Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
CAT: Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Action:
-Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness: Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary
difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness.
- Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao:
Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the
Kidneys.
-Drains Kidney Fire: Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising.
7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to: - ANSWER Assist the
Bladder in transforming and discharging urine
8. A female patient complains of strong hot flashes with night sweats. She is irritable and
emotional, with flushed cheeks and a dry, red tongue. Which formula would be most
appropriate for treatment? - ANSWER Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and thirst, but
without focal distention or fullness? - ANSWER Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat and stopping
coughing? - ANSWER Gua Lou
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