NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test |50 Questions and
Answers
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to
relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - -Chai Hu
-2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-
dissolving and heat-clearing effects? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -Ze
Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
CAT: Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Action:
-Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness: Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary
difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness.
, - Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao:
Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the
Kidneys.
-Drains Kidney Fire: Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising.
-7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to: - -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? - -Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
-9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and thirst, but
without focal distention or fullness? - -Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
-10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat and stopping
coughing? - -Gua Lou
-11. When two herbs are used in combination, and the toxicity and side effects of one herb
can be reduced or eliminated by the other, this is called mutual - -Counteraction
-12. The property of Pi Pa Ye is: - --Temp: cool
Taste: bitter
Channel: Lu, ST
*Rebellious Lu & St Qi. Ph-heat, C/W.
CAT:
Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing: Herbs that Stop Cough and Wheezing
(Anti-Asthmatics)
-13. The most appropriate formula to treat a patient with a slight fever, night sweats, a dry
mouth, parched lips, dry stools, scanty urine, a red dry tongue and a rapid pulse is: - -Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang
-14. Which one of the following herbs would be most likely to be used to treat itchy skin
due to Damp-Heat? - -Di Fu Zi
-15. Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction) is indicated for a: - -Cough and
wheezing with copious, thick, yellow sputum
-16. Which preparation of Da Huang is best to stop bleeding? - -Char it, while retaining its
properties
-17. Which one of the following is traditionally used to treat Blood stasis in the uterus
during pregnancy? - -Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Answers
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to
relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - -Chai Hu
-2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-
dissolving and heat-clearing effects? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -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? - -Ze
Xie
*Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
CAT: Drain Dampness (Diuretics)
Action:
-Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness: Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary
difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness.
, - Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao:
Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the
Kidneys.
-Drains Kidney Fire: Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising.
-7. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to: - -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? - -Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
-9. Which formula is best for constipation with profuse sweating, fever, and thirst, but
without focal distention or fullness? - -Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
-10. Which herb has the function of cooling and transforming Phlegm-Heat and stopping
coughing? - -Gua Lou
-11. When two herbs are used in combination, and the toxicity and side effects of one herb
can be reduced or eliminated by the other, this is called mutual - -Counteraction
-12. The property of Pi Pa Ye is: - --Temp: cool
Taste: bitter
Channel: Lu, ST
*Rebellious Lu & St Qi. Ph-heat, C/W.
CAT:
Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing: Herbs that Stop Cough and Wheezing
(Anti-Asthmatics)
-13. The most appropriate formula to treat a patient with a slight fever, night sweats, a dry
mouth, parched lips, dry stools, scanty urine, a red dry tongue and a rapid pulse is: - -Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang
-14. Which one of the following herbs would be most likely to be used to treat itchy skin
due to Damp-Heat? - -Di Fu Zi
-15. Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction) is indicated for a: - -Cough and
wheezing with copious, thick, yellow sputum
-16. Which preparation of Da Huang is best to stop bleeding? - -Char it, while retaining its
properties
-17. Which one of the following is traditionally used to treat Blood stasis in the uterus
during pregnancy? - -Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
