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Which pulse and tongue would you expect if you want to give a patient Gui Zhi Tang?
a. Superficial, moderate or superficial, frail pulse and thin, white tongue coating b. Superficial, tight pulse and thin, yellow tongue coating c. Deep, slow pulse, thick, white tongue coating d. Superficial, tight, thin, white tongue coating |
a. superficial, moderate or superficial, frail pulse and thin white tongue coat
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A mother comes with her 15 year-old daughter. The daughter has had a cold with a hacking cough for about a week.
She also has slight fever and a slight thirst. Her pulse is superficial and rapid and her tongue coat is thin and white. Which formula would you give the girl? a. Ma Huang Tang b. Da Jian Zhong Tang c. Si Jun Zi Tang d. Sang Ju Yin |
d. sang ju yin
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Yin Qiao San has the symptoms of fever with slight chills, sore throat, thirst, superficial and rapid pulse and is used
for severe infections. Which indications would you expect? a. Early-stage of warm febrile diseases with obvious heat and toxicity b. Wind-cold exterior excess syndrome c. Unresolved exterior wind-cold that has become constrained and is transforming into heat d. Liver qi constraint with blood deficiency and Spleen qi deficiency |
a. Early-stage of warm febrile diseases with obvious heat and toxicity
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Which is the correct contraindication for Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang?
a. Do not use with pure wind-heat disorders b. Do not use with food stagnation c. Do not use with blood deficiency d. Do not use with chronic coughing due to yin deficiency |
a. Do not use with pure wind-heat disorders
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A 24 year-old woman comes into the office with a high fever for 4 days and gingivitis for 2 days. She is irritable,
has a red face and aversion to heat. After questioning you find out that she is very thirsty and sweats a lot. She has a flooding and forceful pulse. Which formula would be good for her? a. Chai Ge Jie Ju Tang b. Ren Shen Bai Du San c. Sang Ju Yin d. Bai Hu Tang |
d. bai hu tang
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A 42 year-old man comes into the office with high fever and nose-bleeding. He feels irritable, has a dry mouth and
throat, scanty and dark urine and he is tired because he can’t sleep for 2 days. His tongue is red with yellow coating and the pulse is rapid and forceful. Which formula would be good for him? a. Yu Ping Feng San b. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang c. Dao Chi San d. Ren Shen Bai Du San |
b. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
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The herbs in Da Cheng Qi Tang are:
a. Da Huang, Zhi Shi, Hou Po b. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Zhi Gan Cao, Tao Ren, Gui Zhi c. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Gan Cao d. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Zhi Shi, Hou Po |
d. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Zhi Shi, Hou Po
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The indications for Xiao Cheng Qi Tang are:
a. Mild pattern of yang ming fu organ excess disease b. Severe pattern of yang ming fu organ excess disease c. Stomach and intestine dry heat pattern of zang ming fu organ disease d. Harmonize and release shao yang stage disorder |
a. Mild pattern of yang ming fu organ excess disease
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A 67 year-old woman comes with mild constipation into the office. She has fullness and distention in her abdomen,
but no obvious pain. She says she is thirsty and often irritable. Her pulse is slippery and rapid and the tongue coat is yellow. Which formula would you suggest for her? a. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang b. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang c. Da Cheng Qi Tang d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
a. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
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Xiao Yao San: Which are the indications of this formula?
a. Liver qi constraint with blood deficiency and Spleen qi deficiency b. Pi syndrome due to disharmony of Stomach and intestines c. Early stage of warm febrile diseases with obvious heat and toxicity d. Vigorous fire toxin accumulation in San Jiao |
a. Liver qi constraint with blood deficiency and Spleen qi deficiency
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A 38 year-old man comes into your office and complains about oppression, distention and fullness in the
epigastrium. Upon palpation the epigastrium and abdomen feel soft. The patient also vomits sometimes and has borborygmus and diarrhea. His tongue is thin with yellow and greasy coating and his pulse is wiry and rapid. Which formula would be best for him? a. Li Zhong Wan b. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang c. Ban Xia Hou Po Tang d. Gui Pi Tang |
b. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
(ban xia hou po tang is for plum pit: "I hou po I can get this plum out of my throat") |
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The functions of Li Zhong Wan are:
a. Expels wind-damp, disperses obstruction, augments Liver and Kidney, tonifies qi and blood b. Releases pathogenic influences esp. wind-cold from the muscle layer, clears interior heat c. Harmonizes and releases shao yang stage disorders d. Warms the middle jiao, eliminates cold, tonifies the qi, strengthens the Spleen |
d. Warms the middle jiao, eliminates cold, tonifies the qi, strengthens the Spleen
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The contraindications of Wu Zhu Yu Tang are:
a. Contraindicated in cases with vomiting or acid regurgitation due to heat and headache due to Liver yang rising b. Contraindicated in cases with exterior syndrome or vigorous summer-heat without qi-yin deficiency c. Should not be taken long term d. Contraindicated in cases with damp-heat unless modified |
a. Contraindicated in cases with vomiting or acid regurgitation due to heat and headache due to Liver yang rising
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Which pulse and tongue would you expect if you want to give Da Jian Zhong Tang to a patient:
a. White and slippery tongue coating, thready and tight pulse b. Pale tongue with white coating, thready and moderate pulse c. White and moist tongue coating, slippery pulse d. Thin tongue with yellow coating and red tip, superficial and rapid pulse |
A. White and slippery tongue coating, thready and tight pulse
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A 61 year-old woman suffers from extremely cold extremities. She has aversion to cold and sleeps with her knees
drawn up. She says she would like to sleep all day and night. Her tongue is pale with a white slippery coating and her pulse is deep, thready and faint. Which formula is most appropriate? a. Si Ni San b. Si Ni Tang c. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang d. Li Zhong Wan |
a. Si Ni San
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A 39 year-old woman has distention and fullness in epigastrium and abdomen for about a week. She lost her taste 4 days ago and has no appetite since everything tastes the same. She feels tired and says she needs more sleep. Her stool is loose, sometimes diarrhea. Her tongue coating is white, greasy and thick and her pulse is moderate. Which
formula would be best for her? a. Ban Xia Hou Po Tang b. Xiao Huo Luo Dan c. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan d. Ping Wei San |
d. Ping Wei San
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A 28 year-old man comes into the office with sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhea. He also complains of chills
and fever, headaches, fullness in the chest and pain in the epigastrium and abdomen. His tongue has a white, greasy coating and his pulse is moderate. Which formula would be best for him: a. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San b. Si Jun Zi Tang c. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang d. Er Chen Tang |
a. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
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A 34 year-old woman suffers from frequent, urgent, painful and burning urination for 3 days. For one day she had
the feeling that she has some urine retention. She also has a dry mouth and some abdominal pain. Her tongue is red with a yellow and greasy coating and her pulse is slippery and rapid. Which formula would be best for her? a. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang b. Ba Zheng San c. Wu Ling San d. Zhen Wu Tang |
b. Ba Zheng San
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Wu Ling San has which herbs?
a. Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao b. Zhu Ling, Ze Xie, Fu Ling, E Jiao, Hua Shi c. Ze Xie, Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gui Zhi d. Sheng Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, Zhi Gan Cao |
c. Ze Xie, Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gui Zhi
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The functions of Zhu Ling Tang are:
a. Promotes urination, clears heat and nourishes yin b. Promotes urination, reduces edema, regulates qi and strengthens the Spleen c. Promotes urination, warms the Spleen and Kidney yang d. Promotes urination, drains damp, strengthens the Spleen, warms the yang |
a. Promotes urination, clears heat and nourishes yin
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Which formula would you use if a woman comes to you with edema due to pregnancy?
a. Bai Hu Tang b. Ping Wei San c. Zhen Wu Tang d. Wu Pi San |
d. Wu Pi San
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What is the function of Fu Zi in the formula Zhen Wu Tang?
a. Strengthens Spleen, drains dampness, promotes urination b. Tonifies qi and blood c. Strongly warms Spleen and Kidney yang d. Nourishes Spleen and Kidney yin, stabilizes the essence |
c. Strongly warms Spleen and Kidney yang
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A 64 year-old woman comes into the office because she has had weakness in her limbs for about 5 weeks. She also
complains about loose stool and reduced appetite for four months. She went to a doctor one week ago and the doctor told her that she has chronic gastritis. She has a pale complexion and a soft voice with shortness of breath. Her tongue is pale with white coating and her pulse is frail and moderate. Which formula would be the best for her? a. Sheng Mai San b. Si Wu Tang c. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan d. Si Jun Zi Tang |
d. Si Jun Zi Tang
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A 48 year-old woman has prolapse of the uterus and rectum. She also has chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery for
about 7 weeks and incontinence for one week. She always feels fatigued, has shortness of breath and sometimes dizziness and weak limbs upon exertion. Today she is extremely tired and has delayed speech. Her tongue is pale and her pulse deficient. Which formula would be best for her? a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Si Wu Tang c. She Quan Da Bu Tang d. Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan |
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
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A 55 year-old woman complains of chronic cough. She tells you she has sparse sputum that is difficult to
expectorate and sometimes shortness of breath, dry mouth with desire to drink, insomnia and spontaneous sweating. Her tongue is pale and dry and her pulse is knotted. Which formula would be best for her? a. Sheng Mai San b. Sang Ju Yin c. Yin Qiao San d. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang |
a. Sheng Mai San
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What are the functions of Si Wu Tang?
a. Tonifies qi, moves the blood b. Tonifies yin and blood c. Nourishes and invigorates blood d. Moves qi and blood |
c. Nourishes and invigorates blood
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Which tongue and pulse would you expect with Gui Pi Tang?
a. Red tongue with thin yellow coating, rapid pulse b. Pale tongue with thin white coating, thready weak pulse c. Pale tongue with thick greasy coating, slippery pulse d. Pale tongue with thick white coating, slippery weak pulse |
b. Pale tongue with thin white coating, thready weak pulse
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Shi Quan Da Bu Tang contains two different formulas. These are:
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang and Si Wu Tang b. Si Wu Tang and Gui Pi Tang c. Si Wu Tang and Si Jun Zi Tang d. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan and Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan |
c. Si Wu Tang and Si Jun Zi Tang
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A 59 year-old woman comes into your office with soreness and weakness in her lower back and lower extremities.
She also has diminished hearing, night sweats, dizziness, tidal fever and a sore dry mouth. Her tongue is red with little coating and her pulse is rapid and thready. Which formula would be best for her? a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan c. Gui Pi Tang d. Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan |
b. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
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What is the function of the herbs Fu Zi and Gui Zhi in the formula Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan?
a. Tonifies Kidney yin b. Tonifies and warms Kidney yang c. Tonifies qi and blood d. Tonifies and moves blood |
b. Tonifies and warms Kidney yang
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A 52 year-old man complains of insomnia, restlessness and irritability. He gets palpitations and night sweats. After
asking you find out that he has a dry mouth and throat. His tongue is red and his pulse wiry and rapid. Which formula would be best for him? a. Suan Zao Ren Tang b. Gui Pi Tang c. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang d. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan |
a. Suan Zao Ren Tang
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A 25 year-old woman comes to you because of anxiety. She tells you she has restless sleep, frequent yawning,
crying spells and melancholy. Her tongue is red with little coating and her pulse is thready and slightly rapid. Which formula would be best for her? a. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang c. Gan Mai Da Zao Tang d. Er Chen Tang |
c. Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
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Which is the contraindication for Er Chen Tang?
a. Contraindicated for cough with yin deficiency and bloody phlegm b. Contraindicated for qi and blood deficiency c. Contraindicated for food stagnation d. Contraindicated for Lung heat |
a. Contraindicated for cough with yin deficiency and bloody phlegm
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The indication of Wen Dan Tang is:
a. Harmonizes the middle jiao b. Tonifies qi and blood c. Disharmony between Gall bladder and Stomach and phlegm-heat accumulation d. Reduces food stagnation |
c. Disharmony between Gall bladder and Stomach and phlegm-heat accumulation
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A 33 year-old woman presents with a dry cough. She says the sputum is scanty and difficult to expectorate. She also
has a dry throat. She denies having night sweats or heat in her palms. Her tongue is red with white, dry coating. Which formula would be most appropriate for her? a. Bei Mu Gua Lou San b. Zhi Sou San c. Bai He Gu Jin Tang d. Er Chen Tang |
a. Bei Mu Gua Lou San
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A mother comes with her 16 year-old son. The son is coughing and has an itchy throat. He caught a cold six weeks
ago and while the cold is gone, he still has a lingering cough. The mother tells you that her son doesn’t have asthma but had bronchitis often as a child. His tongue is thin with white coating and his pulse is floating and moderate. Which is the best formula for him? a. Ma Huang Tang b. Yin Qiao San c. Sang Ju Yin d. Zhi Sou San |
d. Zhi Sou San
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The functions of Yue Ju Wan are:
a. Moves qi and blood b. Tonifies qi and Kidney yang c. Promotes movement of qi and releases constraint d. Releases exterior, stops cough |
c. Promotes movement of qi and releases constraint
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Ingredients in Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
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Ban Xia, Hou Po, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, and Zi Su Ye
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A 29 year-old man complains of cough with copious, watery sputum. He also has shortness of breath, fullness and
oppression in the chest and diaphragm and occasional dizziness. His tongue coating is white and greasy and his pulse is slippery. Which formula would be best for him? a. Zhi Sou San b. Wen Dan Tang c. Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang d. Er Chen Tang |
d. Er Chen Tang
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The indications of Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang are:
a. Blood stasis with qi stagnation in the chest b. Exterior wind-cold with interior dampness stagnation c. Blood deficiency with blood stagnation d. Hiccough due to Stomach deficiency and heat, rebellious qi rising |
d. Hiccough due to Stomach deficiency and heat, rebellious qi rising
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Itchy, red skin lesions that become oozy and weeping after scratching are indications of which formula?
a. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang b. Xiao Feng San c. Xiao Yao San d. Li Zhong Wan |
b. Xiao Feng San
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True or false: Xiao Huo Luo Dan is used for wind-cold-damp Bi syndrome and post wind-stroke and should only be
used for excess syndromes a. True b. False |
a. true
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A 25 year-old woman comes into the office with the sensation of millions of ants running on her skin. She tells you
it started about 3 days ago and is getting worse. Her tongue is red with yellow coating and her pulse is wiry. Which formula would be best for her? a. Xiao Feng San b. Xiao Huo Luo Dan c. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
c. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
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True or false: you are able to use Tao He Cheng Qi Tang during pregnancy
a. True b. False |
b. False
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A 43 year-old man comes into your office with stubborn, fixed, stabbing pain in the chest. He has had the pain for a
while and his doctor told him he has coronary disease causing angina. The patient also complains about headache and hypochondriac pain. His tongue is dusky with dark spots on the sides and surface and his pulse is wiry and tight. Which formula would be best for him? a. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang b. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San c. Sheng Mai San d. Bai Mu Gua Lou San |
a. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
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A 33 year-old woman comes to you because of problems with her menses. She has mild but persistent uterine
bleeding, irregular menstruation and distention in the lower abdomen. Her symptoms feel better with warmth, yet she also has evening fever and dry lips and mouth. Which formula is most appropriate for her? a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Wen Jing Tang c. Gui Pi Tang d. Gu Jing Wan |
b. Wen Jing Tang
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A 29 year-old woman comes to the office because of bleeding during pregnancy. The bleeding is mild but persistent
and the color of the blood is dark purple. She also complains about abdominal pain that is increased with pressure. Which would be the best formula for her? a. Wen Jing Tang b. Xiao Yao San c. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
c. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
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The functions of Yu Ping Feng San are:
a. Moves qi and blood, stops cough b. Tonifies the blood, moves qi c. Tonifies Kidney yang, stops uterine bleeding d. Augment the qi, stabilizes the exterior, stops sweating |
d. Augment the qi, stabilizes the exterior, stops sweating
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Which formula is used for a patient who has diarrhea that occurs daily just before sunrise? Other symptoms are loss
of appetite, indigestion, abdominal pain soreness of lower back and cold limbs. The tongue is pale with white coating and the pulse is deep, slow and forceless. a. Si Shen Wan b. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San c. Wu Ling San d. Da Cheng Qi Tang |
a. Si Shen Wan
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A 21 year-old woman suffers from continuous menses. She tells you that the blood is very red and contains dark
purple clots. Her urine is dark and she feels rather irritable. Her tongue is red and the pulse wiry and rapid. Which formula is the best choice to give her? a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Gu Jing Wan c. Wen Jing Tang d. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang |
b. Gu Jing Wan
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The functions of Bao He Wan are:
a. Reduces food stagnation and tonifies the Stomach b. Reduces food stagnation and moves the qi c. Reduces food stagnation and harmonizes the Stomach d. Reduces food stagnation and tonifies the Spleen |
c. Reduces food stagnation and harmonizes the Stomach
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All the formulas below can be used for irregular menses except:
a. Si Wu Tang b. Xiao Yao San c. Wen Jing Tang d. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
d. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
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Which combination of the formulas can be used for hiccups:
a. Gui Pi San and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang and Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang c. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang and Qing Wei San d. Wu Zhu Yu Tang and Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |
b. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang and Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
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All the formulas below are contraindicated during pregnancy except:
a. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang b. Da Cheng Qi Tang c. Xiao Huo Luo Dan d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
a. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
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Which formula clears heat from deficiency?
a. Xiao Chai Hu Tang b. Xiao Yao San c. Qing Hao Bei Jia Tang d. Si Ni Tang |
c. Qing Hao Bei Jia Tang
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All of the formulas are acceptable during pregnancy except:
a. Xiao Huo Luo Dan b. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan c. Wen Dan Tang d. Wu Pi San |
a. Xiao Huo Luo Dan
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All the formulas below are used for Lin syndrome. Which can be used for a lingering UTI?
a. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang b. Zhu Ling Tang c. Ba Zheng San d. Dao Chi San |
b. Zhu Ling Tang
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Which formulas can be used for stroke?
a. Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang and Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin b. Xiao Huo Luo Dan and Juan Bi Tang c. Xiao Huo Luo Dan and Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang d. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan and Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang |
c. Xiao Huo Luo Dan and Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
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In the California state board formula list there are two formulas called “confused formula”. They are:
a. Wu Zhu Yu Tang and Xie Xin Tang b. Si Wu Tang and Si Ni San c. Wen Jing Tang and Gu Jing Wan d. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang and Wen Jing Tang |
d. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang and Wen Jing Tang
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Which formulas may be used for jaundice?
a. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang b. Li Zhong Wan and Wu Zhu Yu Tang c. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang and Wu Ling San d. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Wu Zhu Yu Tang |
a. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
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All of the formulas below can treat edema except:
a. Ba Zheng San b. Wu Ling San c. Wu Pi San d. Zhen Wu Tang |
a. Ba Zheng San (Lin)
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Which formula treats Tai Yang, Yang Ming, and Shao Yang?
a. Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang b. Ge Gen Tang c. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang d. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang |
c. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
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All these formulas influence blood pressure. Which one can be used for hypotension?
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang c. Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang d. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin |
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
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What are the ingredients in Xiao Cheng Qi Tang?
a. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Gan Cao b. Da Huang, Hou Po, Zhi Shi c. Da Huang, Mang Xiao, Zhi Shi, Hou Po d. Da Huang, Zhi Shi, Gan Cao |
b. Da Huang, Hou Po, Zhi Shi
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All of the formulas below can be used for insomnia except:
a. Si Wu Tang b. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang c. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang d. Zhen Wu Tang |
d. Zhen Wu Tang (edema)
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All of the formulas below can be used for palpitations except:
a. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan b. Gui Pi Tang c. Zhen Wu Tang d. Suan Zao Ren Tang |
a. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
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A 32 year-old woman complains of fever and neck stiffness. She also has aversion to wind with sweating, headache,
nasal congestion and no thirst. Her tongue has a thin white coat and her pulse is superficial and moderate. Which is the correct formula to give the patient? a. Ren Shen Bai Du San b. Sheng Mai San c. Gui Zhi Tang d. Bai Hu Tang |
c. Gui Zhi Tang
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There are two formulas which can be used for alternating chills and fever, they are:
a. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Xiao Yao San b. Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and Chai Ge Jie Du Tang c. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang d. Xiao Yao San and Gui Zhi Tang |
a. Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Xiao Yao San
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Wu Pi San contains the peels of five herbs. All the herbs below are in this formula except:
a. Fu Ling Pi b. Sang Bai Pi c. Sheng Jiang Pi d. Di Gu Pi |
d. Di Gu Pi
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Which formula can be used for dark green diarrhea?
a. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang b. Da Cheng Qi Tang c. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
b. Da Cheng Qi Tang
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A 41 year-old man comes into your office because of rotten smelling belching. He also has acid regurgitation, loss
of appetite, sometimes nausea, seldom vomiting, loose stool and fullness and distention in the chest and epigastrium. His tongue has a thick greasy coating and the pulse is slippery. Which formula would be best for him? a. Xie Xin Tang b. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan c. Bao He Wan d. Qing Wei San |
c. Bao He Wan
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All these formulas are used for uterine bleeding. Which one can be used for combination heat and cold, excess and
deficiency? a. Suan Zao Ren Tang b. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan c. Wen Jing Tang d. Gu Jing Wan |
c. Wen Jing Tang
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All the formulas below can be used for cough. One of them has also high fever, no wheezing, no sweating, stiffness
of head and/or neck, shivering, and sonorous breathing. Which formula is it? a. Ren Shen Bai Du San b. Er Chen Tang c. Ban Xia Hou Po Tang d. Zhi Sou San |
a. Ren Shen Bai Du San
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All of the formulas below treat cough. Which formula is especially used for lingering cough with itchy throat?
a. Sang Ju Yin b. Si Ni San c. Bai Mu Gua Lou San d. Zhi Sou San |
d. Zhi Sou San
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All of the formulas below are used for dizziness and/or vertigo. Which one also treats fatigue,
slothful speech, and chronic low-grade fever? a. Suan Zao Ren Tang b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang c. Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang d. Er Chen Tang |
b. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
organ prolapse too, but deleted because made the q too obvious |
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All of the formulas below are used for dizziness and/or vertigo. Which one also treats trembling with an unsteady
appearance, shivering and palpitations? a. Xiao Yao San b. Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin c. Wen Dan Tang d. Zhen Wu Tang |
d. Zhen Wu Tang
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All of the formulas below are used for vomiting. Which can be used for vomiting after eating, vertex headache and
cold hands and feet? a. Wu Zhu Yu Tang b. Li Zhong Wan c. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San d. Ping Wei San |
a. Wu Zhu Yu Tang
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A 50 year-old woman comes into your office with lower back pain and leg weakness. She feels a cold sensation in
the lower half of her body. She also has excessive urination that is worse at night. Her abdomen is tense. Her tongue is pale, swollen and has a thin, white, moist coating. The pulse is deep, thready and faint, the 3rd position is empty. Which formula would be best for her? a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan c. Gui Pi Tang d. Jin Kui Sheng Qi Wan |
d. Jin Kui Sheng Qi Wan
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All of the formulas below are used for insomnia. Which can be used for disturbance in all 3 yang channels (Tai
Yang, Yang Ming and Shao Yang)? a. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang b. Gui Pi Tang c. Suan Zao Ren Tang d. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang |
a. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
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All of the formulas below are used for palpitations. Which can also be used for urinary difficulty with limb edema,
dizziness, vertigo and shivering? a. Zhen Wu Tang b. Suan Zao Ren Tang c. Si Ni Tang d. Si Wu Tang |
a. Zhen Wu Tang
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Which formula is used for a patient with spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, recurrent colds, pale complexion,
fatigue and chills but no fever? The tongue is pale with a thin and white coating and the pulse is superficial and deficient. a. Gui Zhi Tang b. Yu Ping Feng San c. Ren Shen Bai Du San d. Ma Huang Tang |
b. Yu Ping Feng San
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Which formula drains fire and relieves toxicity?
a. Yin Qiao San b. Bai Hu Tang c. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang d. Qing Wei San |
c. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
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Which herbs are common to both Sang Ju Yin and Yin Qiao San?
a. Lian Qiao, Lu Gen, Gan Cao, Bo He, Jie Geng b. Lian Qiao, Lu Gen, Jing Jie, Bo He, Gan Cao c. Lu Gen, Ju Hua, Lian Qiao, Gan Cao, Jing Jie d. Lu Gen, Lian Qiao, Bo He, Gan Cao, Zhu Ye |
a. Lian Qiao, Lu Gen, Gan Cao, Bo He, Jie Geng
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Which formula clears heart heat, nourishes the yin, and promotes urination?
a. Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang b. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang c. Dao Chi San d. Zhu Ling Tang |
c. Dao Chi San
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A 70 year-old patient presents with pain and stiffness in the shoulders, numbness in the extremities, worse in cold or
damp weather. His tongue has a white coat and his pulse is moderate. The correct formula is: a. Juan Bi Tang b. Xiao Huo Luo Dan c. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San d. Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang |
a. Juan Bi Tang
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Which formula is best for toothache, gum ulceration, gum bleeding, bad breath and dry mouth?
a. Bai Hu Tang b. Qing Wei San c. Xie Xin Tang d. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang |
b. Qing Wei San
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A 34 year-old male patient comes to your office complaining of abdominal pain, tenesmus, burning sensation
around the anus, and diarrhea with blood and pus. His pulse is wiry and rapid. His tongue is red with yellow coating. The most appropriate formula is: a. Huai Hua San b. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang c. Bai Tou Weng Tang d. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang |
c. Bai Tou Weng Tang
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Which formula is best for constipation due to blood and yin deficiency?
a. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang b. Mai Zi Ren Wan c. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang d. Run Chang Wan |
d. Run Chang Wan
(can't run, too deficient) |
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Mai Zi Ren Wan contains the ingredients of which other formula?
a. Da Cheng Qi Tang b. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang c. Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang d. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang |
b. Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
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A patient presents with severe cold pain in the chest and abdomen, cold extremities, borborygmus, and vomiting.
The patient cannot tolerate being touched and his pulse is thready and tight. The correct formula is: a. Xiao Jian Zhong Tang b. Li Zhong Wan c. Wu Zhu Yu Tang d. Da Jian Zhong Tang |
d. Da Jian Zhong Tang
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Of the formulas that treat low-grade fever, which treats low grade fever due to qi, yin, yang, and blood deficiency?
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Xiao Jian Zhong Tang c. Qing Hao Bei Jia Tang d. Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang |
b. Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
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The ingredients of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan are:
a. Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Gou Qi Zi, Tu Si Zi, Chuan Niu Xi b. Sheng Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Ze Xie, Mu Dn Pi, Zhu Ling c. Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Ze Xie, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling d. Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Ze Xie, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling, Fu Zi, Gui Zhi |
c. Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Ze Xie, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling
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This formula warms and tonifies kidney yang, replenishes the essence, and tonifies the blood:
a. Zou Gui Wan b. You Gui Wan c. Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan d. Zhen Wu Tang |
b. You Gui Wan
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A 45 year-old female patient complains of cough with yellow sticky sputum that is difficult to expectorate. She also
has oppression and fullness in her chest, nausea, vomiting, red tongue with yellow greasy coat, and a slippery rapid pulse. The correct treatment principle and formula is: a. clear heat, transform phlegm, regulate the qi, stop cough; Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan b. regulate the qi, transform phlegm, clear heat, harmonize the stomach; Wen Dan Tang c. moisten the lung, clear heat, regulate the qi, transform phlegm; Bei Mu Gua Lou San d. nourish the yin, moisten the lungs, transform phlegm, stop cough; Bai He Gu Jin Tang Ans: A |
a. clear heat, transform phlegm, regulate the qi, stop cough; Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
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Which formula can treat high fever, irritability, vomiting of blood, red swollen eyes, jaundice, constipation and
when used in external form treats sores and carbuncles? a. Qing Wei San b. Da Cheng Qi Tang c. Xie Xin Tang d. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
c. Xie Xin Tang
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A 32 year-old female patient presents with dark, rough, painful urination, sensation of heat in the chest, thirst with a
desire for cold beverages, irritability, red face, and red tongue with small ulcers near the tip. The correct formula is: a. Ba Zheng San b. Dao Chi San c. Long Dan Xie Gan Tang d. Zhu Ling Tang |
b. Dao Chi San
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The correct ratio of herbs in Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang is:
a. 6:1 b. 10:1 c. 5:1 d. 2:1 |
c. 5:1
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The primary characteristic of the abdominal pain treated in Xiao Jian Zhong Tang is:
a. extreme cold pain b. spasmodic pain c. moving pain d. distending pain |
b. spasmodic pain
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A 22 year-old male patient complains of headache, chills, no sweating, cough with sparse sputum, nasal congestion and dry throat. His tongue has a white coat and his pulse is wiry. The correct formula is:
a. Xing Su San b. Gui Zhi Tang c. Xiao Chai Hu Tang d. Bai He Gu Jin Tang |
a. Xing Su San
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Internal dryness due to Lung and Kidney yin deficiency is best treated with:
a. Mai Men Dong Tang b. Bai He Gu Jin Tang c. Xing Su San d. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan |
b. Bai He Gu Jin Tang
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What is the function of Ban Xia in the formula Mai Men Dong Tang?
a. descend rebellious Lung and Stomach qi, counteract the greasy nature of Mai Men Dong b. descend rebellious Lung and Stomach qi, transform phlegm, moderate the moistening effect of Mai Men Dong c. transform phlegm, descend rebellious Lung qi d. transform phlegm, descend rebellious Lung and Stomach qi |
b. descend rebellious Lung and Stomach qi, transform phlegm, moderate the moistening effect of Mai Men Dong
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Which formula augments the qi, strengthens the Spleen, leaches out damp and stops diarrhea?
a. Si Jun Zi Tang b. Si Shen Wan c. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San d. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang |
c. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
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Which is the primary formula for stomachache due to blood stasis and qi stagnation, characterized by stomachache
and stifling oppressive feeling in the chest and epigastrium? a. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang b. Tao He Cheng Qi Tang c. Dan Shen Yin d. Huai Hua San |
c. Dan Shen Yin
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Retention of the lochia accompanied by cold pain in the lower abdomen is traditionally treated with:
a. Qui Zhi Fu Ling Wan b. Sheng Hua Tang c. Jiao Ai Tang d. Wen Jing Tang |
b. Sheng Hua Tang
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The ingredients of Sheng Mai San are:
a. Ren Shen, Mai Men Dong, Wu Wei Zi b. Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao c. Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng d. Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Zi, Zhi Gan Cao |
a. Ren Shen, Mai Men Dong, Wu Wei Zi
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A 49 year-old female patient comes to your office complaining of night sweats, irritability, dry mouth and lips, dry stool, and dark scanty urine. Her tongue is red with yellow coat and her pulse is rapid. The best formula to use is:
a. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang b. Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang c. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan d. Zuo Gui Yin |
b. Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (dang gui and six yellow decoction)
Six yellow flowers for the poor woman with the night sweats and parched lips. Put the flowers between your lips. (formulas that clear heat from deficiency) |
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A 39 year-old woman presents with continuous menstruation with dark red blood, often with dark-purple clots. Her tongue is red and she has a wiry, rapid pulse. Which formula is most appropriate to give?
a. Wen Jing Tang b. Gu Jing Wan c. Jiao Ai Tang d. Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan |
b. Gu Jing Wan (stabilize the menses pill)
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A 28 year-old male pale experiences chronic spermatorrhea without sexual dreams, fatigue, weakness, and soreness
in his low back. The most appropriate formula is: a. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan b. Wan Dai Tang c. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang d. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang |
a. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (metal lock pill to stabilize essence)
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The function of Lian Qiao in the formula Bao He Wan is:
a. clear heat, disperse nodules b. clear heat, harmonize the Stomach c. clear heat, drain damp d. clear heat, eliminate food stagnation from stagnant grains |
a. clear heat, disperse nodules
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Which formula is used for extremely cold extremities, abdominal cold and pain, sleeping with the knees drawn up,
slight vague consciousness, constant desire to sleep, vomiting and diarrhea with undigested food particles? a. Si Ni San b. Si Ni Tang c. Li Zhong Wan d. Da Jian Zhong Tang |
b. Si Ni Tang
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**The correct set of herbs in Zhen Wu Tang is:
a. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, Bai Zhu, Bai Shao b. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Bai Shao c. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu d. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Ren Shen, Gan Cao |
a. Fu Zi, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, Bai Zhu, Bai Shao
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A 24 year-old woman comes to your office because of profuse vaginal discharge that is clear, thin, and no particular odor. Her complexion is pale, her pulse soggy and frail, and her tongue is pale with white coat. The correct formula:
a. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang b. Si Shen Wan c. Wan Dai Tang d. Shen Ling Bai Zhu San |
c. Wan Dai Tang
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Harmonizing formulas treat all of the following except:
a. Liver overacting Spleen b. Shaoyang disorder c. Heart and Kidney disharmony d. Heat and Cold complex in the Middle Burner |
c. Heart and Kidney disharmony
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Which of the six constraints does not have a specific herb that treats it in the formula Yue Ju Wan?
a. heat b. phlegm c. food d. qi |
b. phlegm
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Which of the following formulas does not treat excess conditions?
a. Xiao huo Luo Dan b. Ping Wei San c. Si Ni San d. Gui Zhi Tang |
d. Gui Zhi Tang
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What is the cooking preparation for Da Cheng Qi Tang?
a. Cook all herbs together b. Add Da Huang in the last 5 minutes c. Dissolve Mang Xiao in the strained decoction d. Cook Da Huang 30 minutes before adding the other herbs |
b. Add Da Huang in the last 5 minutes
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