Nccaom Herb EXAM Questions WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
How is Si Ni Tang modified for intractable arthritis caused by Wind-Damp? - ANSWER-Add Rou Gui and
Bai Zhu
Dosage for Gan Jiang - ANSWER-3-9g
A patient has more chills than fever, no sweating, coughing, wheezing, copious white sputum, stifling
sensation in chest, difficult breathing when lying down, heavy feeling body, body aches, nausea, loose
stools, edema, tongue with greasy wet moss, and floating and tight pulse. What formula is indicates? -
ANSWER-Xiao Qing Long Tang
A patient has amenorrhea, lustreless complexion and nails, muscle tension, and feels feverish. How
would you modify Si Wu Tang? - ANSWER-Substitute Sheng Di Huang for Shu Di Huang
How would Zuo Gui Yin be modified for severe night sweat? - ANSWER-Add Wu Wei Zi
Compare Rou Gui with Zhi Fu Zi, what is the differences? - ANSWER-Rou Gui is more dispersing
How is Zhu Ling Tang modified when there is hot and painful urination? - ANSWER-Add Zhi Zi and Bian Xu
Compare Bu Gu Zhi with Sha Yuan Zi, what is the differences? - ANSWER-Sha Yuan Zi is better for
brightening eyes
Which herb expels wind-heat and clears vision, clears liver and benefits the eyes, moistens the intestines
and prevents atherosclerosis? - ANSWER-Jue Ming Zi
How is Cao Guo prepared to reduce the side effect of vomiting? - ANSWER-Roasted
,Gan Cao and Jie Geng treat - ANSWER-Paling and swelling of the throat, especially acute
Compare Ze Xie and Zhu Ling - ANSWER-Ze Xie is better than Zhu Ling at leading blazing ministerial fire
back to its source
The primary treatment for Jue Yin stage disease is? - ANSWER-Clearing, warming or a combination of
clearing and warming
What is the proportion of Huang Qi and Dang Gui in the formula Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang? - ANSWER-5 to 1
A patient has cough and dry throat from Xu yin. What kind of animal meat would be recommended? -
ANSWER-Pork
What is the contraindications for Tong Xie Yao Fang? - ANSWER-Diarrhea due to food damage
How is Bai Hu Tang modified when there are red, swollen eyes and painful HA - ANSWER-Add Huang Lian
and Huang Qin
Ya Xiao Antagonizes - ANSWER-San Leng
Ba Dou Antagonizes - ANSWER-Qian Niu Zi
Ding Xiang antagonizes - ANSWER-Yu Jin
Wu Tou Antagonizes - ANSWER-Xi Jiao
Chi Shi Zhi antagonizes - ANSWER-Rou Gui
Hard, heavy, moderate, and bland herbs are usually prescribed in - ANSWER-Larger Doses
,Rich-Heavy herbs roots and fruits are usually prescribed in - ANSWER-Large Dosage
Leaves, flowers, and aromatic herbs are usually prescribed in - ANSWER-Smaller Doses
Minerals and shells are usually prescribed in - ANSWER-Heaviest doses
Toxic, light, and strong tasting herbs are usually prescribed in - ANSWER-Smaller doses
The dosage for Bing Lang that leads to toxic side effect is - ANSWER-60-120g
How is Xing Su San modified for pronounced fever? - ANSWER-Add Huang Qin
What to add to modify Gui Pi Tang for very dark menstrual blood - ANSWER-Hong Hua, Mu Dan Pi, Zhi Zi
Chicken is contraindicated with? - ANSWER-Excess heat condition
What kind of meat is contraindicated with wind-stroke and with exterior wind cold? - ANSWER-Crab
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating blood stasis? - ANSWER-
Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating phlegm - ANSWER-Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating Food stagnation - ANSWER-
Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating blood build ups - ANSWER-
Draining Downward
, What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating parasites - ANSWER-Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating depression - ANSWER-
Harmonizing
The treatment method of sweating i used for what condition? - ANSWER-Late- Stage pain and swelling
from W-D
Hos is Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang modifies for Xu qi - ANSWER-Add Dang Shen and Wu Wei Zi
A patient has fever with profuse sweating, aversion to heat, red face, strong thirst, and irritability. You
prescribe Bai Hu Tang. He calls you and say that he how have a cold w/feeling of chills. What would you
add? - ANSWER-Gui Zhi
A 78 y.o. male is suffering from constipation. He also complains of frequent urination that often wakes
him during the night. He has a dull pain in his low back and his knees have occasional pain. His T is pale,
P is weak and slow. What is the good formula for him? - ANSWER-Ji Chuan Jian
Western Herb Yohimbe should not be take if that persons has what conditions? - ANSWER-Prostate
Inflammaiton, Ht.Lv.Kd. Dz, High Blood Pressure
What is the dosage for Yi Mu Cao to treat edema from glomerulonephritis - ANSWER-Up to 120g
What condition in moxibustion with ginger best used - ANSWER-Abdominal pain. soreness and pain in
joints and diarrhea
How is Wu Zhu You treated to reduce its side effects? - ANSWER-Treat with Gan Cao
A patient has sever menstrual bleeding, red blood with purplish blood clot, hoe sensation in the chest,
irritability, abdominal pain, and dark urine How would you modify Gu Jing Wan? - ANSWER-Add Di You
and Xian He Cao
