NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test Questions
And Answers With Verified Solutions
100% Correct Rated A+
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending
Lung Qi to relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and?
ANSWER ✔✔ Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its
phlegm-dissolving and heat-clearing effects?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tian Nan Xing
3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic
diarrhea due to gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by
pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a slow,
thin pulse?
ANSWER ✔✔ Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
Syndrome:
-Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
-Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
-Sp & Kd yang xu.
Indication:
Chronic diarrhea, loss of bowel control, abd. pain relieved by palpation and
warmth.
4. Which one of the following formulas is best for a cough due to Phlegm-
Heat?
ANSWER ✔✔ Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
, 5. A patient complains of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal cramping, and
urgency. The tongue has a thin coating and the pulse is wiry. What is the best
formula to use?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
Dx: Abdominal pain and Diarrhea caused by SP Xu and Liver excess.
Indication:
Borborygmus, diarrhea w/ ST pain after, painful abdomen, pain persists after
defecation.
6. Which one of the following herbs can promote urination and drain Kidney
Fire?
ANSWER ✔✔ Ze Xie
Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to:
ANSWER ✔✔ Assist the Bladder in transforming and discharging urine
8. A female patient complains of strong hot flashes with night sweats. She is
irritable and emotional, with flushed cheeks and a dry, red tongue. Which
formula would be most appropriate for treatment?
ANSWER ✔✔ Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and
thirst, but without focal distention or fullness?
ANSWER ✔✔ Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat
and stopping coughing?
ANSWER ✔✔ Gua Lou
And Answers With Verified Solutions
100% Correct Rated A+
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending
Lung Qi to relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and?
ANSWER ✔✔ Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its
phlegm-dissolving and heat-clearing effects?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tian Nan Xing
3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic
diarrhea due to gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by
pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a slow,
thin pulse?
ANSWER ✔✔ Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
Syndrome:
-Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
-Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
-Sp & Kd yang xu.
Indication:
Chronic diarrhea, loss of bowel control, abd. pain relieved by palpation and
warmth.
4. Which one of the following formulas is best for a cough due to Phlegm-
Heat?
ANSWER ✔✔ Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
, 5. A patient complains of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal cramping, and
urgency. The tongue has a thin coating and the pulse is wiry. What is the best
formula to use?
ANSWER ✔✔ Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
Dx: Abdominal pain and Diarrhea caused by SP Xu and Liver excess.
Indication:
Borborygmus, diarrhea w/ ST pain after, painful abdomen, pain persists after
defecation.
6. Which one of the following herbs can promote urination and drain Kidney
Fire?
ANSWER ✔✔ Ze Xie
Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to:
ANSWER ✔✔ Assist the Bladder in transforming and discharging urine
8. A female patient complains of strong hot flashes with night sweats. She is
irritable and emotional, with flushed cheeks and a dry, red tongue. Which
formula would be most appropriate for treatment?
ANSWER ✔✔ Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and
thirst, but without focal distention or fullness?
ANSWER ✔✔ Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat
and stopping coughing?
ANSWER ✔✔ Gua Lou
