Single Herbs Iii Exam 1 Review

Front 1

Which herb may be used for LU yin deficiency with fire blazing, manifesting as wheezing, coughing, blood streaked sputum, loss of voice?

Back 1

xi yang shen (American ginseng)

Front 2

Which herb may be used for lung qi and yin deficiency with symptoms such as shortness of breath, dry cough, or wheezing due to lung deficiency?

Back 2

shan yao ( Chinese yam)

Front 3

Which herb may be used in cases of qi, fluid and blood deficiency, manifesting as pale complexion, dizziness, palpitation due to qi and blood deficiency?

Back 3

dang shen (codonopsis root)

Front 4

Which herb shares with ren shen the indication of strengthening the anti-pathogenic qi to expel pathogens, in cases such as exterior syndromes or qi deficiency constipation?

Back 4

dang shen (codonopsis root)

Front 5

Which herb is best for dry mouth?

Back 5

tai zi shen (pseudostellaria)

Front 6

Which herb generates fluids and moistens dryness, and can therefore be used for unrelenting fever or summer heat in children?

Back 6

tai zi shen (pseudostellaria)

Front 7

Which herb moves blood by tonifying the qi, for paralysis or painful bi syndrome?

Back 7

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 8

Which herb generates flesh and may be used for purulent sores from deficiency that are not healing?

Back 8

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 9

Which herb is best for prolapse of anus, ST or uterus?

Back 9

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 10

Which herb can be used in combination with other herbs to treat prolapse?

Back 10

ren shen (ginseng)

Front 11

Which herb stabilizes the exterior for cough, asthma or spontaneous sweating?

Back 11

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 12

Which herbs stabilize the exterior to stop spontaneous sweating?

Back 12

huang qi (astragulus) and bai zhu (white atractylodes)

Front 13

Which herb is strongest to treat bleeding from qi deficiency failure to hold blood or postpartum fever from qi and blood loss?

Back 13

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 14

Which herb dries dampness to treat edema, phlegm fluids, and painful obstruction?

Back 14

bai zhu (white atractylodes)

Front 15

Which herb has the function of calming the fetus for restless fetus due to spleen deficiency?

Back 15

bai zhu (white atractylodes)

Front 16

Which herb tonifies the sp qi and yin for manifestations such as fatigue, spontaneous sweating, and lack of appetite?

Back 16

shan yao (chinese yam)

Front 17

Which herb tonifies the KI and stabilizes essence to treat symptoms such as spermatorrhea, frequent urination, vaginal discharge?

Back 17

shan yao (chinese yam)

Front 18

Which herb is best for clearing summer damp with nausea and vomiting?

Back 18

bai bian dou (hyacinth bean)

Front 19

Which herb can moderate spasm and alleviate pain, for painful spasm of the abdomen or legs?

Back 19

gan cao (licorice root)

Front 20

Which herb tonifies the spleen qi, moderates spasms and alleviates pain for shortness of breath, reduced appetite and abdominal pain better with warmth and pressure?

Back 20

yi tang ( barley malt sugar)

Front 21

Which herbs can harmonize the properties of other herbs?

Back 21

da zao (Chinese date) and gan cao (licorice root)

Front 22

Which herb has the ability to mitigate the toxicity of other herbs?

Back 22

gan cao (licorice root)

Front 23

Which herb dispels phlegm and stops cough from heat or cold in the lung?

Back 23

gan cao (licorice root)

Front 24

Which herb tonifies the spleen and heart qi for irregular and intermittent pulse and/or palpitations?

Back 24

gan cao (licorice root)

Front 25

Which herb nourishes blood to calm the spirit for irritability, crying for no reason, hysteria ( restless organ syndrome)?

Back 25

da zao (Chinese date)

Front 26

Which herb benefits the ht qi to calm the spirit for palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness, restlessness due to qi, blood or yin deficiency?

Back 26

ren shen ( ginseng)

Front 27

Which herb tonifies the yuan qi to treat qi collapse manifesting as shortness of breath, shallow respiration, cold limbs, profuse sweating, minute pulse, etc. ?

Back 27

ren shen ( ginseng)

Front 28

Which herb raises the yang qi of the middle jiao for blood loss recovery, failure of sp to hold blood, prolapse?

Back 28

huang qi (astragulus)

Front 29

which herb is best for tonifying the qi and yin of the lung and kidney?

Back 29

xi yang shen

Front 30

which gentle qi tonic is often chosen to treat patients too weak to take other, stronger herbs?

Back 30

tai zi shen

Front 31

which herb both tonifies and invigorates blood?

Back 31

dang gui

Front 32

Which tonify blood herb expels pus and generates flesh and may be used with Huang Qi for conditions such as chronic sores and abcesses?

Back 32

dang gui

Front 33

Which tonify blood herbs moisten the intestines and unblock the bowels?

Back 33

dang gui, he shou wu

Front 34

Which blood tonic nourishes yin and essence for symptoms of kidney yin deficincy?

Back 34

shu di huang

Front 35

which blood tonic harmonizes ying and wei and may be used when there is exterior wind cold invasion?

Back 35

bai shao

Front 36

Which blood tonic is best to regulate menses when there is concurrent blood or yin deficiency and heat?

Back 36

bai shao

Front 37

Which blood tonic is best to regulate menses when there is deficiency with cold?

Back 37

dang gui

Front 38

Which blood tonic calms the liver to alleviate pain and spasms?

Back 38

bai shao

Front 39

Which blood tonic is known for making the hair black?

Back 39

he shou wu

Front 40

Which blood tonic may be used externally for fire toxicity, as with carbuncles, sores, etc.

Back 40

he shou wu

Front 41

Which blood tonic treats malarial disorder?

Back 41

he shou wu

Front 42

Which blood tonic must be disolved in the strained decoction?

Back 42

e jiao

Front 43

Which blood tonic herb is best to nourish blood and stop bleeding, including excessive menses and threatened miscarriage?

Back 43

e jiao

Front 44

Which blood tonic nourishes yin and moistens dryness for yin deficiency causing insomnia or irritability after febrile disease?

Back 44

e jiao

Front 45

Which blood tonic tonifies the heart and spleen and calms the spirit, for excessive pensiveness and overthinking?

Back 45

long yan rou

Front 46

Which blood nourishing herb is best when the lung is attacked by dryness?

Back 46

e jiao

Front 47

Which blood tonics nourish yin or essence and may therefore be considered more cloying?

Back 47

shu di, e jiao, he shou wu

Front 48

Which yang tonic promotes pus discharge and generates flesh for chronic ulcerations and yin type boils?

Back 48

lu rong

Front 49

Which yang tonic is useful in treating physical and mental childhood developmental delay?

Back 49

lu rong

Front 50

which yang tonic regulates the chong and ren channels and stabilizes the dai channel for infirtility from cold womb?

Back 50

lu rong

Front 51

Which yang tonics calm the fetus and prevent miscarriage?

Back 51

du zhong, xu duan, tu si zi

Front 52

which yang tonics improve vision?

Back 52

tu si zi and sha yuan zi

Front 53

Which yang tonic nourishes essence and blood and also unblocks the bowels, especially for constipation in the debilitated or elderly?

Back 53

rou cong rong

Front 54

Which three yang tonics moisten the intestines?

Back 54

rou cong rong, suo yang, hu tao ren

Front 55

Which animal-derived yang tonic nourishes essence and blood and stops bleeding?

Back 55

lu jiao jiao

Front 56

Which yang tonic herb is most commonly used in a powder form with a dosage of .3-1 gm?

Back 56

lu rong

Front 57

Which three yang herbs expel wind-damp-cold, treating either deficiency or excess damp-cold-bi pain

Back 57

ba ji tian, yin yang huo, xian mao

Front 58

Which yang tonic is used in modern times for menopause hypertension from KD yin and yang deficiency with LV yang rising?

Back 58

yin yang huo

Front 59

Which yang tonic may be used to treat infertility, but is hot and toxic and therefore carries a pregnancy caution?

Back 59

xian mao

Front 60

Which yang tonic is best for asthma from KD qi deficiency, and may also be topically for skin disorders?

Back 60

bu gu zhi

Front 61

Which yang tonic commonly used in cooking warms the KD and SP, stabilizes essence and stops diarrhea?

Back 61

yi zhi ren

Front 62

Which yang tonic may be used to treat cold abdominal pain and excess salivation?

Back 62

yi zhi ren

Front 63

Which yang tonic invigorates blood to promote the mending of sinews and bones, but still may be used during pregnancy as it calms the fetus?

Back 63

xu duan

Front 64

Which yang tonic invigorates blood but should not be used during pregnancy?

Back 64

hai ma

Front 65

Which yang tonic improves vision and also calms the fetus?

Back 65

tu si zi

Front 66

Which yang tonics of animal origin may be used for impotence as well as asthma?

Back 66

ge jie, dong chong xia cao

Front 67

Which yang tonic is of huma origin and may be consumed postpartum to tonify KD yang, nourish blood, and augment essence and qi?

Back 67

ze he che