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NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to
relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - answerChai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-
dissolving and heat-clearing effects? - answerTian 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? - answerZhen 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? -
answerQing 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? -
answerTong 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? -
answerZe 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: - answerAssist 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? - answerDang Gui Liu Huang Tang
9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and thirst, but
without focal distention or fullness? - answerZeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat and stopping
coughing? - answerGua Lou
11. When two herbs are used in combination, and the toxicity and side effects of one
herb can be reduced or eliminated by the other, this is called mutual -
answerCounteraction
12. The property of Pi Pa Ye is: - answer-Temp: cool
Taste: bitter
Channel: Lu, ST
*Rebellious Lu & St Qi. Ph-heat, C/W.
CAT:
Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing: Herbs that Stop Cough and
Wheezing (Anti-Asthmatics)
13. The most appropriate formula to treat a patient with a slight fever, night sweats, a
dry mouth, parched lips, dry stools, scanty urine, a red dry tongue and a rapid pulse is: -
answerDang Gui Liu Huang Tang
14. Which one of the following herbs would be most likely to be used to treat itchy skin
due to Damp-Heat? - answerDi Fu Zi
15. Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction) is indicated for a: - answerCough
and wheezing with copious, thick, yellow sputum
16. Which preparation of Da Huang is best to stop bleeding? - answerChar it, while
retaining its properties
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