Single Herbs 1: Final: Self- Test Questions

Bai Zhi most often treats which type of headache?

Which exterior releasing herb has acrid and warm properties?

Can stop bleeding and relieve exterior syndromes by dispelling pathogenic wind?

The most appropriate herb to treat a patient suffering from Wind-Heat attack with a sore and itchy throat is:

Releases the exterior, raises Yang Qi, and harmonizes Shaoyang?

According to TCM herbal theory, acrid (pungent) substances have the function of:

Which herb is most appropriate to treat a Taiyang headache?

Correct way to use aromatic herbs in a decoction is to:

The most appropriate type of lead-free pot when preparing decoctions is:

A possible side effect of Ma Huang is:

Should be wrapped when decocted?

Xi Xin should NOT be prescribed to patients in dosages larger than:

Counteracts seafood poisoning?

Can both disperse exterior wind and internal wind?

Huang Lian enters which Channels?

Most likely to be used to treat itchy skin due to Damp-Heat?

Most beneficial to a patient who is irritable?

Eliminates pathological Heat from the Blood?

Reduce Lower Jiao damp-heat, and the pattern marked by feet and knees swelling and pain, weakness and atrophy in lower extremities, Lin syndrome, leukorrhea, and damp lesions of skin in lower body?

Very bitter and cold, contraindicated in cases of Spleen and Stomach deficient cold, and should not be used in long-term and overdose?

Summer heat, damp-heat, Shao Yang heat, and Yin Deficiency heat?

Clears Lung heat and benefits throat; also, transforms phlegm and can be used for coughing, wheezing with copious sputum, especially due to Lung heat?

Eliminates Heat and stops damp-heat diarrhea or dysentery; clears heat in the Liver channel and clears the eyes; also it can treat painful obstruction from heat?

Benefit the throat?

Sores from Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat, including scabies, rubella, and other rashes? Especially useful in cases of profuse yellow pus and pruritus?

Which Clear Heat and Toxicity herb can soften nodules?

Most appropriate to treat a phlegm-heat cough?

Toxic internally when used in a raw or untreated form?

Moistens the Lung, stops coughing, expels parasites, and kills lice?

Expels phlegm, redirects Qi downward, and stops coughing?

Transforms phlegm and dissipates goiters?

Tian Nan Xing is especially effective for?

Ban Xia and Tian Nan Xing have similar functions, but Ban Xia is especially effective for?

Bai Jie Zi, Bai Qian, and Su Zi each?

Clears Lung heat, moistens Lung, and nourishes Lung Yin?

Treats voice loss?

Su Zi is especially effective at?

Indicates the use of Xing Ren?

Needs to be placed in a filter for decoction?

Treats wheezing with swelling and wheezing with shortness of breath caused by Excess Lung-heat syndrome?

Treats cough with copious sputum accompanied by a feeling of oppression in the chest and a sore throat or loss of voice?

Treats tremors, seizures, or stroke induced by Heat-Phlegm?