NCCAOM HERBS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
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, 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 would be combined with Jin Yin Hua for an external W-H condition? - ANSWER-Bo He and Jing Jie
You are treating patient w. sensation of fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, no appetite and no
taste, and heavy limbs with the formula Ping Wei San. He calls you saying that he went to a party last
night and he overate and now has belching, bloating, and acid reflux. What can you add? - ANSWER-Da
Fu Pi, Lai Fu Zi, Zhi Ke
What is the dosage for Chuan Xuing ti treat irregular menstruation? - ANSWER-Up to 9g
What herbs does not have synergistic effect with antibiotics? - ANSWER-Du Zhong
How long should Ma Huang be avoided after stopping MAOIs which are used in the treatment for
Parkinson.s disease? - ANSWER-2 weeks
What is the dosage for Shan Yao to treat wasting and thirsting disorder as a tea? - ANSWER-Up to 250g a
day
Which herb will least likely interact with anti-hypertensive drugs? - ANSWER-Zhi Mu
,A patient has coughing with profuse sputum and vomiting of clear fluids. How would you modify Er Chen
Tang? - ANSWER-Add Cang Zhu and Bai Zhu
How is Wu Zhu Yu Tang modified for sever morning sickness? - ANSWER-Add Ban Xia and Sha Red
How is Niu Xi used to tonify? - ANSWER-Cooked
What is a caution for Xi Xin? - ANSWER-Renal Problem
A patient has fever, some chills, sore throat, thirst, cough and HA. You prescribe Yin Qiao San. Next day
he says that cough is much worse. How would you modify the prescription? - ANSWER-Add Xing Ren
What is the contraindication for Sheng Ma? - ANSWER-Breathing difficulty
What do Ru Xiang and Niu Xi treat? - ANSWER-Flank pain due to acute sprain
Bei Xie, Shi Chang Pu, Huang Bai, and Che Qian Zi treat? - ANSWER-frequent urination, cloudy urine, and
vaginal discharge
Why the western herb Sassafras should be avoided? - ANSWER-Causing LV cancer in animals
Whatwould be combined with Bai Wei for chronic fever and post partum fever and irritability due to Xu
Blood - ANSWER-Dang Gui and Ren Shen
What would be combine with She Chuang Zi for itchy, weeping skin lesions? - ANSWER-Ku Shen and Bai
Bu
What is the differences between Wu Mei and Mu Gua? - ANSWER-Wu Mei is stronger at restraining Lu Qi
, What is the dosage for Wu Wei Zi for cronic cough - ANSWER-3-6g
What is the caution for Xiang Ru? - ANSWER-Vomiting if taken hot
What herb is contraindicated with exterior disorders and has a caution w/ Sp or St xu? - ANSWER-E Jiao
When to prescribe Sheng Hua Tang? - ANSWER-During Postpartum
What do Shan Zhu You and Jin Jing Zi treat together? - ANSWER-Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation
How is Si Ni Tang modified for intractable arthritis caused by Wind-Damp? - ANSWER-Add Ruo Gui and
Bai Zhu
Bai wei, Dang Gui and Ren Shen treat - ANSWER-Chronic fever and post partum fever and irritability due
to Xu Blood
What would be combined with Fu Ling for cloudy and painful urination? - ANSWER-Che Qian Zi
What would be combined with Bai Wei for steaming bone disorder due to Xu blood with intermittent
fever and chills? - ANSWER-Di Gu Pi
What would be combined with Jin Yin Hua for unremitting high fever? - ANSWER-Huang Qin and Huang
Lian
Gou Tent, Ju Hua, Shi Jue Ming and Sang Ye all treat? - ANSWER-Dizziness and vertigo due to LV disorder
What would be combined with Bo He for stagnant LV wi w. distention in the flanks? - ANSWER-Chai Hu
and Bai Shao
What would be combined with Fu Ling for painful urination caused by lingering dampness obstruction? -
ANSWER-Ze Xie
ANSWERS
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, 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 would be combined with Jin Yin Hua for an external W-H condition? - ANSWER-Bo He and Jing Jie
You are treating patient w. sensation of fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, no appetite and no
taste, and heavy limbs with the formula Ping Wei San. He calls you saying that he went to a party last
night and he overate and now has belching, bloating, and acid reflux. What can you add? - ANSWER-Da
Fu Pi, Lai Fu Zi, Zhi Ke
What is the dosage for Chuan Xuing ti treat irregular menstruation? - ANSWER-Up to 9g
What herbs does not have synergistic effect with antibiotics? - ANSWER-Du Zhong
How long should Ma Huang be avoided after stopping MAOIs which are used in the treatment for
Parkinson.s disease? - ANSWER-2 weeks
What is the dosage for Shan Yao to treat wasting and thirsting disorder as a tea? - ANSWER-Up to 250g a
day
Which herb will least likely interact with anti-hypertensive drugs? - ANSWER-Zhi Mu
,A patient has coughing with profuse sputum and vomiting of clear fluids. How would you modify Er Chen
Tang? - ANSWER-Add Cang Zhu and Bai Zhu
How is Wu Zhu Yu Tang modified for sever morning sickness? - ANSWER-Add Ban Xia and Sha Red
How is Niu Xi used to tonify? - ANSWER-Cooked
What is a caution for Xi Xin? - ANSWER-Renal Problem
A patient has fever, some chills, sore throat, thirst, cough and HA. You prescribe Yin Qiao San. Next day
he says that cough is much worse. How would you modify the prescription? - ANSWER-Add Xing Ren
What is the contraindication for Sheng Ma? - ANSWER-Breathing difficulty
What do Ru Xiang and Niu Xi treat? - ANSWER-Flank pain due to acute sprain
Bei Xie, Shi Chang Pu, Huang Bai, and Che Qian Zi treat? - ANSWER-frequent urination, cloudy urine, and
vaginal discharge
Why the western herb Sassafras should be avoided? - ANSWER-Causing LV cancer in animals
Whatwould be combined with Bai Wei for chronic fever and post partum fever and irritability due to Xu
Blood - ANSWER-Dang Gui and Ren Shen
What would be combine with She Chuang Zi for itchy, weeping skin lesions? - ANSWER-Ku Shen and Bai
Bu
What is the differences between Wu Mei and Mu Gua? - ANSWER-Wu Mei is stronger at restraining Lu Qi
, What is the dosage for Wu Wei Zi for cronic cough - ANSWER-3-6g
What is the caution for Xiang Ru? - ANSWER-Vomiting if taken hot
What herb is contraindicated with exterior disorders and has a caution w/ Sp or St xu? - ANSWER-E Jiao
When to prescribe Sheng Hua Tang? - ANSWER-During Postpartum
What do Shan Zhu You and Jin Jing Zi treat together? - ANSWER-Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation
How is Si Ni Tang modified for intractable arthritis caused by Wind-Damp? - ANSWER-Add Ruo Gui and
Bai Zhu
Bai wei, Dang Gui and Ren Shen treat - ANSWER-Chronic fever and post partum fever and irritability due
to Xu Blood
What would be combined with Fu Ling for cloudy and painful urination? - ANSWER-Che Qian Zi
What would be combined with Bai Wei for steaming bone disorder due to Xu blood with intermittent
fever and chills? - ANSWER-Di Gu Pi
What would be combined with Jin Yin Hua for unremitting high fever? - ANSWER-Huang Qin and Huang
Lian
Gou Tent, Ju Hua, Shi Jue Ming and Sang Ye all treat? - ANSWER-Dizziness and vertigo due to LV disorder
What would be combined with Bo He for stagnant LV wi w. distention in the flanks? - ANSWER-Chai Hu
and Bai Shao
What would be combined with Fu Ling for painful urination caused by lingering dampness obstruction? -
ANSWER-Ze Xie
