CALE FORMULAS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026-2027 | ESSE… EXAM
P R O F E S S I O N A L P R A C T I C E M AT E R I A L S
CALE Formulas
Questions & Answers
2026-2027 | Essential
Certification Review
Verified Answers Exam Ready With Rationales
83 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 83 verified questions with correct answers and concise
explanations focused on traditional Chinese medicine formulas. It serves as a
comprehensive resource for certification review, ensuring a solid understanding of critical
concepts in herbal medicine. Students can effectively use it for study, review, and
preparation for certification exams in their field.
CONTENTS
Muscle Layer Formulas Q1–Q10
Digestive System Formulas Q11–Q30
Qi and Blood Tonics Q31–Q50
Gynecological Formulas Q51–Q70
Page 1
,Wind and Phlegm Formulas Q71–Q83
E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 83
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer
CORRECT ANSWER
Exterior Wind-Cold that is Transforming to Interior Heat.
Muscle Layer and Clear Interior Heat.
Increasing fever and decreasing chills,
headache, stiff extremities,
orbital and eye pain,
dry nose, irritability, insomnia.
Chai Hu, Ge Gen ...
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 83
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
CORRECT ANSWER
Release Exterior Wind Cold - for exterior cold deficient conditions.
Release Pathogenic Influences from the Muscle Layer and Regulate Nutritive and Protective Qi.
Fever and Chills UNRELIEVED BY SWEATING,
headache, aversion to Wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no particular thirst.
Gui Zhi*, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao.
Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 83
Sang Ju Yin
Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction
Page 2
, CORRECT ANSWER
Early, Superficial Stage of a Warm Febrile Disease.
Release Exterior Wind Heat, Stop Cough by Facilitating the Flow of Lung Qi.
Slight fever, cough, thirst.
Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Bo He, Jie Geng, Xing Ren, Lu Gen, Gan Cao.
Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 83
Yin Qiao San
Honeysuckle and Forsythia powder
CORRECT ANSWER
Wei Level Warm Febrile Disease with toxin.
Disperse Wind Heat, Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity.
Fever, slight chills, brief chills before heat aversion, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat.
Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Jie Geng, Niu Ban Zi, Bo He, Dan Dou Chi, Jing Jie Sui, Dan Zhu Ye, Xian
Lu Gen, Gan Cao.
Q5 QUESTION 5 OF 83
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
CORRECT ANSWER
Exterior Wind COLD DAMP with pre-existing Qi Deficiency.
High Fever & severe chills with shivering,
absence of sweat, head and neck pain and stiffness, sore painful extremities, focal distention
and full chest, nasal congestion with sonorous breathing,
productive cough.
Qiang Huo, Du Huo, Chuan Xiong, Chai Hu...
Q6 QUESTION 6 OF 83
Bai Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Page 3
P R O F E S S I O N A L P R A C T I C E M AT E R I A L S
CALE Formulas
Questions & Answers
2026-2027 | Essential
Certification Review
Verified Answers Exam Ready With Rationales
83 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 83 verified questions with correct answers and concise
explanations focused on traditional Chinese medicine formulas. It serves as a
comprehensive resource for certification review, ensuring a solid understanding of critical
concepts in herbal medicine. Students can effectively use it for study, review, and
preparation for certification exams in their field.
CONTENTS
Muscle Layer Formulas Q1–Q10
Digestive System Formulas Q11–Q30
Qi and Blood Tonics Q31–Q50
Gynecological Formulas Q51–Q70
Page 1
,Wind and Phlegm Formulas Q71–Q83
E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 83
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer
CORRECT ANSWER
Exterior Wind-Cold that is Transforming to Interior Heat.
Muscle Layer and Clear Interior Heat.
Increasing fever and decreasing chills,
headache, stiff extremities,
orbital and eye pain,
dry nose, irritability, insomnia.
Chai Hu, Ge Gen ...
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 83
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
CORRECT ANSWER
Release Exterior Wind Cold - for exterior cold deficient conditions.
Release Pathogenic Influences from the Muscle Layer and Regulate Nutritive and Protective Qi.
Fever and Chills UNRELIEVED BY SWEATING,
headache, aversion to Wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no particular thirst.
Gui Zhi*, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao.
Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 83
Sang Ju Yin
Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction
Page 2
, CORRECT ANSWER
Early, Superficial Stage of a Warm Febrile Disease.
Release Exterior Wind Heat, Stop Cough by Facilitating the Flow of Lung Qi.
Slight fever, cough, thirst.
Sang Ye, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Bo He, Jie Geng, Xing Ren, Lu Gen, Gan Cao.
Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 83
Yin Qiao San
Honeysuckle and Forsythia powder
CORRECT ANSWER
Wei Level Warm Febrile Disease with toxin.
Disperse Wind Heat, Clear Heat, Relieve Toxicity.
Fever, slight chills, brief chills before heat aversion, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat.
Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Jie Geng, Niu Ban Zi, Bo He, Dan Dou Chi, Jing Jie Sui, Dan Zhu Ye, Xian
Lu Gen, Gan Cao.
Q5 QUESTION 5 OF 83
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
CORRECT ANSWER
Exterior Wind COLD DAMP with pre-existing Qi Deficiency.
High Fever & severe chills with shivering,
absence of sweat, head and neck pain and stiffness, sore painful extremities, focal distention
and full chest, nasal congestion with sonorous breathing,
productive cough.
Qiang Huo, Du Huo, Chuan Xiong, Chai Hu...
Q6 QUESTION 6 OF 83
Bai Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Page 3
