NCCAOM HERBS PRACTICE TEST
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to
relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-
dissolving and heat-clearing effects? - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>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? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>>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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Ze Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to
relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-
dissolving and heat-clearing effects? - CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>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? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>>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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
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? -
CORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>>Ze Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
