NCCAOM HERBS EXAM PAPER 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What exterior releasing herb must crush and cook in cheesecloth?
Answer: xin yi hua
⩥ What is the only "shen" that sedates, and does not tonify? Answer: ku
shen
⩥ Out of huang qin, lian, or bai, the best one for pregnancy heat.
Answer: huang qin
⩥ Best out of the 3 huangs (huang qi, huang lin, huang bai) for
dysentery. Answer: huang lian
⩥ What herb has the fx to "lead the fire back to the source"? Answer:
rou gui
⩥ Herb for trichomonas vaginitis. Answer: xian he cao
⩥ Best stop bleeding herb for trauma Answer: san qi
,⩥ bai shao, and name the three related fx of bai shao with this point
Answer: soothes LV yang, softens LV, tonifies LV blood
⩥ What herb decreases the greasy quality of shu di? Answer: sha ren
⩥ Describe the fx of dang gui related to the head, body, and tail.
Answer: head: tonify; body: tonify more than move; tail: move
⩥ What digestive herb moves blood stasis and is good for postpartum
lochia? Answer: shan zha
⩥ What digestive herb is added to pills containing heavy minerals, and is
also for alcohol
absorption? Answer: shen qu
⩥ What digestive herb transforms phlegm? Answer: lai fu zi
⩥ Name the two fx of mai ya Answer: soothes LV qi and inhibits
lactation (when fried, 60g)
⩥ What digestive herb is used for HTN and cholesterol Answer: shan
zha(with jue ming zi)
, ⩥ What two herbs are added to long dan xie gan tang for hemoptysis?
Answer: mu dan pi and ce bai ye
⩥ What herb is added to ba zheng san for bloody UTI? Answer: bai mao
gen
⩥ For fever in pregnancy. Answer: huang qin
⩥ What stop bleeding herb do you need to wrap in cheesecloth? It also is
used especially
for GYN. Answer: pu huang
⩥ Name the herb that strengthens the spleen, transforms phlegm,
harmonizes the middle
jiao, and calms the shen. Answer: fu ling
⩥ What diuretic expels parasites? Answer: bian xu
⩥ What 3 herbs drain heat in the HT via SJ? Answer: deng xin cao, mu
tong (diuretic), and dan zhu ye (clear and purge heat)
⩥ Use deng xin cao as moxa for what Answer: mumps,
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What exterior releasing herb must crush and cook in cheesecloth?
Answer: xin yi hua
⩥ What is the only "shen" that sedates, and does not tonify? Answer: ku
shen
⩥ Out of huang qin, lian, or bai, the best one for pregnancy heat.
Answer: huang qin
⩥ Best out of the 3 huangs (huang qi, huang lin, huang bai) for
dysentery. Answer: huang lian
⩥ What herb has the fx to "lead the fire back to the source"? Answer:
rou gui
⩥ Herb for trichomonas vaginitis. Answer: xian he cao
⩥ Best stop bleeding herb for trauma Answer: san qi
,⩥ bai shao, and name the three related fx of bai shao with this point
Answer: soothes LV yang, softens LV, tonifies LV blood
⩥ What herb decreases the greasy quality of shu di? Answer: sha ren
⩥ Describe the fx of dang gui related to the head, body, and tail.
Answer: head: tonify; body: tonify more than move; tail: move
⩥ What digestive herb moves blood stasis and is good for postpartum
lochia? Answer: shan zha
⩥ What digestive herb is added to pills containing heavy minerals, and is
also for alcohol
absorption? Answer: shen qu
⩥ What digestive herb transforms phlegm? Answer: lai fu zi
⩥ Name the two fx of mai ya Answer: soothes LV qi and inhibits
lactation (when fried, 60g)
⩥ What digestive herb is used for HTN and cholesterol Answer: shan
zha(with jue ming zi)
, ⩥ What two herbs are added to long dan xie gan tang for hemoptysis?
Answer: mu dan pi and ce bai ye
⩥ What herb is added to ba zheng san for bloody UTI? Answer: bai mao
gen
⩥ For fever in pregnancy. Answer: huang qin
⩥ What stop bleeding herb do you need to wrap in cheesecloth? It also is
used especially
for GYN. Answer: pu huang
⩥ Name the herb that strengthens the spleen, transforms phlegm,
harmonizes the middle
jiao, and calms the shen. Answer: fu ling
⩥ What diuretic expels parasites? Answer: bian xu
⩥ What 3 herbs drain heat in the HT via SJ? Answer: deng xin cao, mu
tong (diuretic), and dan zhu ye (clear and purge heat)
⩥ Use deng xin cao as moxa for what Answer: mumps,
