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Chinese herbs are produced ...
most in China
Fruits and seeds are mostly collected ...
when they are ripe
... flavor has the effect of eliminating dampness, lowering rebellious Qi, purging heat and relaxing the bowels
Bitter
...is moving outward and dispersing
floating
Herbs used together can reduce their curative affects, which is called...
antagonism
both Qiang Huo (notopterygium root) and Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root) can relieve pain, but Qiang Huo (notopterygium root) is good at relieving ... pain; Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica Root) is good at relieving ... pain
upper body

lower body
which one is tonify yang herb
Ba Ji Tian (Morinda Root)
The effects of GouQi Zi (Wolfberry fruit) are...
reinforcing the kidney and tonifying the liver
Du Zhong (Eucommia Bark) is ...in flavor,... in nature, and acts on ... meridian.
sweet
warm
Liver and Kidney
Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit) is used for ...
Alleviating excessive loss of vital essence and body fluid
Fu Ling (Poria) is ...in flavor and ...in nature.
sweet and tasteless
neutral
Herbs for warming the interior can easily...
impair yin and support fire.
which one is easily to impair Yin and depleting Qi...
pungent, warm and dry herb.
Beixie (Yam Rhizome) is good for ...
removing turbid dampness.
Bai Dou Kou (Round Cardamon Seed) is ... in flavor and ... in nature.
pungent
warm
Both... and ... are pungent in flavor and hot in nature.
Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root)
Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit)
Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) is good for ...
soothing the Liver and dispersing cold.
Mu Xiang (Aucklandia Rood) is...in flavor and ...in nature.
Pungent
Warm
Chuan Lian Zi (Sichuan Chinaberry) is acting on the... meridian.
Liver
Xiao Hui Xiang (Common Fennel Fruit) is acting on the ... meridian
Liver
Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Flatsedge Rhizome) is ... in flavor and ...in nature.
Pungent
Neutral
Which one is good to regulate the Qi?
Xiang Fu (Nutgrass Flatsedge Rhizome)
Which one is good for removing food stagnation?
Mai Ya (Germinated Barley)
Which one is good for stopping bleeding?
Di Yu (Sanguisorba Root)
Both... and ... are sweet in flavor and neutral in nature.
Mai Ya (Germinated Barley)
Ji Nei Jin (Chick's Gizzard-Skin)
Bai Mao Gen (Cogongrass Rhizome) is good for ...
clearing heat for the blood to stop bleeding.
Han Fang Ji (Tetrandra Root) is ...in flavor and...in nature.
pungent
cold
Both ... and... are pungent in flavor and warm in nature
Sha Ren (Amomum Fruit)
Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)
Shan Zha (Hawthorne Fruit) is acting on the ... meridian.
Spleen
Inappropriate use of hemostatics tend to cause ...
blood stasis.
Both Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium) and Rou Cong Rong (Desertliving Cistanche) can ... and but Yin Yang Huo (Epimedium) can ... and Rou Cong Rong (Desertliving Cistanche) can...
Tonifying Yang
nourish heart
prevent abortion
Bai Shao (White Peony Root) is ...
Sweet, sour and bitter in flavor and slightly cold in nature.
The effects of Shu Di Huang (Prepared Rehmannia Root) are...
Replenishing blood and Tonifying Yin.
Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome) is... in flavor,... in nature, and acts on...meridian.
Bitter and sweet
Warm
Spleen and Stomach
Xing Ren (Bitter Apricot kernal) is used for ...
Removing cough
Both Shan Yao (Chinese Yam) and Gan cao (Liquorice) can... and but Shan Yao (Chinese Yam) can ... and Gan cao (Liquorice) can...
Tonify Qi
Controlling Spermatorrhea
moderating other herbs
Roots are mostly collected in ...
early blossom.
The main purpose of preparing Chinese herb are...
To change properties of herbs and expand their uses.
Herbs those are stir-backed to yellow can strengthen the effects...
Arresting diarrhea.
Wrapped in flour paste, herbs are heated in smoldering cinder in an oven until the coating becomes chared. It is called...
Roasting.
Herbs are used to ...
Eliminate pathogenic factors;
Restore normal function of the internal organs; Rectify hyperactivity or hypoactivity of yin, yang, qi and blood;
all of the above
Herbs for diuresis can be used for...
Diarrhea
Edema
Jaundice
all of the above
Salty flavor has the effect of ...
resolving hard lumps.
Tasteless flavor has the effect of ...
Inducing diuresis.
Sour flavor has the effect of ...
arresting bleeding.
...refer to curative effects of herbs relative to the tendency of illness.
Lifting, lowering, floating and sinking...
Five flavors of herbs are determined by...
Both actual taste and experience of clinical applications
... flavor has the effect of promoting flow of Qi and blood circulation
Pungent
...means what area the herb acts on.
Channel tropism...
Herbs with similar effects used together can strengthen their curative effects, which is called...
Synergism.
Restraint can be used to ...
Detoxify poisonous herbs.
Some herbs with their active ingredients difficult to dissolve in water should be ...
Taken following the infusion with warm boiled-water.
The effects of Xi Xin (Asarum Herb) are ...
Dispersing cold;
Relieving pain;
Removing fluid retention;
All of above
Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig) is... in flavor , ...in nature, and acts on ... meridian.
Pungent and sweet
warm
heart, lung and bladder
Sang Ye (mulberry) is used for...
Release Exterior Heat
Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root) is good at clearing the heat in...
Liver
Most herbs for Relieving Exterior cold Syndromes are...
Pungent in flavor, warm in nature, acting on Lung meridian
Jing jie (Schizonepeta) is...in flavor,...in nature, and acts on ...meridian
Pungent; Slightly warm; Lung and Liver
Both...and...have the function to improve eyesight.
Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum Flower)
Sang Ye (Mulberry)
Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) is used for...
Release Exterior Cold
Which case should be careful or prohibited to use herbs for relieving exterior syndromes?
Spontaneous perspiration
Which one is for heat-clearing and dampness-drying herb?
Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark)
Which one is for heat-clearing and fire-purging?
Zhi Mu (Anemarrhea Rhizhome)
Which herb is for clearing heat of deficiency type?
Qing Haoi (Sweat Wormwood)
Which one is for heat-clearing and blood-cooling herb?
Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Bark)
Both...and...have the function to detoxify and dispelling wind heat.
Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower)
Lian Qiao (Forsythia fruit)
Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle Flower) is...in flavor,...in nature, and acts on...meridian.
Sweet
Cold
Lung, Heart, and Stomach
Long Dan Cao (Gentian Root) is good for...
Purging fire in the liver and gallbladder
Overdosage of purgative herbs will injure...
Genuine Qi
Most purgatives are...in flavor and ...in nature.
Bitter; cold
Huo Ma Ren (Hemp Seed) is good for___.
Moisten the bowels to relieve constipation
Most anti-rheumatics herbs are...in flavor and___in nature.
Pungent and Bitter, warm
Fan Xie Ye (Senna Leaf) is__in flavor, ___in nature, and acts on___meridian.
Sweet, Bitter, Cold; Large Intestine
Both___and___are sweet and tasteless in flavor and cold in nature.
Ze Xie (Oriental Water Plantain Rhizome); Hua Shi (Talc)
Cang Zhu (Atractylodes Rhizome) is good for ___.
Resolving Dampness