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NCCAOM HERBS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
2026/2027 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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,
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abdominal pain, and dark urine How would you modify Gu
Jing Wan? - ANSWER-Add Di You and Xian He Cao
What is the contraindication for Ban Xiao? - ANSWER-All
types if bleeding caused by Xu Yin
What 5 dissolve hot phlegm herbs are incompatible with
wu tou? - ANSWER-chuan bei mu, zhe bei mu, gua lou pi,
gua luo, gua luo ren
Dissolves hot phlegm, drains heat, generates fluids,
expels pus and toxic heat. - ANSWER-tian hua fen
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Dissolves hot phlegm, regulates chest qi and descends it
down, releases exterior wind. - ANSWER-qian hu
Dissolves hot phlegm, is incompatible with gan cao. -
ANSWER-hai zao
Which exterior releasing herb is good for shao yin HA and
toothache? - ANSWER-xi xin
4 good herbs for opening up the nasal passages (for
rhinitis, sinusitis). - ANSWER-xin yin hua, bai zhi, xi xin,
cang er zhi
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What exterior-releasing herb can you use no more than 1
qian? - ANSWER-xi xin
What 2 disperse w-c herbs also harmonize the ying and
wei? - ANSWER-gui zhi, sheng jiang
Exterior-releasing herb that guides to the tai yang -
ANSWER-qiang huo,
Good for yang ming headache and expels pus. -
ANSWER-bai zhi
This herb's caution is: weak body, HTN, or deficient type
sweat or wheeze - ANSWER-ma huang
NCCAOM HERBS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
2026/2027 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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,
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abdominal pain, and dark urine How would you modify Gu
Jing Wan? - ANSWER-Add Di You and Xian He Cao
What is the contraindication for Ban Xiao? - ANSWER-All
types if bleeding caused by Xu Yin
What 5 dissolve hot phlegm herbs are incompatible with
wu tou? - ANSWER-chuan bei mu, zhe bei mu, gua lou pi,
gua luo, gua luo ren
Dissolves hot phlegm, drains heat, generates fluids,
expels pus and toxic heat. - ANSWER-tian hua fen
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Dissolves hot phlegm, regulates chest qi and descends it
down, releases exterior wind. - ANSWER-qian hu
Dissolves hot phlegm, is incompatible with gan cao. -
ANSWER-hai zao
Which exterior releasing herb is good for shao yin HA and
toothache? - ANSWER-xi xin
4 good herbs for opening up the nasal passages (for
rhinitis, sinusitis). - ANSWER-xin yin hua, bai zhi, xi xin,
cang er zhi
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What exterior-releasing herb can you use no more than 1
qian? - ANSWER-xi xin
What 2 disperse w-c herbs also harmonize the ying and
wei? - ANSWER-gui zhi, sheng jiang
Exterior-releasing herb that guides to the tai yang -
ANSWER-qiang huo,
Good for yang ming headache and expels pus. -
ANSWER-bai zhi
This herb's caution is: weak body, HTN, or deficient type
sweat or wheeze - ANSWER-ma huang
