Release The Exterior Herbs - Cool
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- 1.All of the following herbs may outthrust papules for the inhibited eruption of measles, rashes, rubella, etc...
- A.
Chan Tui, Periostracum Cicadae
- B.
Fu Ping, Herba Spirodela
- C.
Niu Bang Zi, Fructus Arctii
- D.
Ju Hua, Chrysanthemi Flos
- 2.This herb can have either a warm or cool nature, depending on its preparation. It can be prepared with Ma Huang and Zi Su Ye for a warm nature, although it is usually prepared with Sang Ye and Qing Hao to give it a cool quality.
- A.
Dan Dou Chi, Semen Sojae Preparatum
- B.
Ge Gen, Puerariae Radix
- C.
Man Jing Zi, Fructus Viticus
- D.
Chai Hu, Radix Bupleurum
- 3.I am a cool herb that releases the muscle layer. I am useful in yin-vacuity situations with thirst and fever. I can also treat papules and diarrhea due to heat or Spleen vacuity.
- A.
I am Bo He, Herba Menthae Haplocalycis
- B.
I am Ge Gen, Puerariae Radix
- C.
I am Fu Ping, Herba Spirodela
- D.
I am Sheng Ma, Rhizoma Cimicifugae
- 4.
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- A.
This herb is Chai Hu and it uplifts yang qi.
- B.
This herb is Chai Hu and it outthrusts papules.
- C.
This herb is Mu Zei and it stanches bleeding.
- D.
This herb is Mu Zei and it allays thirst.
- 5.Which herb is especially useful for removing eye screens (pterygium) due to wind or Liver heat?(pinyin only)
- 6.Which herb would you combine with Fu Ping to disperse water swelling?
- A.
Xin Yi Hua, Flos Magnoliae
- B.
Sang Ye, Folium Mori
- C.
Nui Bang Zi, Fructus Arctii
- D.
Ma Huang, Herba Ephedrae
- 7.I am a cool, release the exterior herb. I enter the LU and LV and brighten eyes. When I am prepared with honey (mi zhi) also clear the lung and moisten it when it gets too dry (due to wind-heat). Who am I?(pinyin only, capitalize each word)
- 8.Lisa is a patient that has come in with a painful, red throat, she is coughing with thick phlegm, and has constipation. Which herb would best address these symptoms?
- A.
Chan Tui, Periostracum Cicadae
- B.
Sang Ye, Folium Mori
- C.
Dan Dou Chi, Semen Sojae Preparatum
- D.
Niu Bang Zi, Fructus Arctii
- 9.Dry-frying (chao) is used to reduce the acridity of an herb.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Which herb has an additional use of treating night crying and night terrors in children?(Pinyin, capitalize each word)
- 11.
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Identify this herb. Pinyin, capitalize each word. - 12.
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Identify this herb by its LATIN name. Capitalize each word. - 13.
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Look alikes: #1 #2- A.
Zi Su Ye, Fu Ping
- B.
Bo He, Sang Ye
- C.
Sang Ye, Bo He
- D.
Fu Ping, Zi Su Ye
- 14.
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What are the natures and flavors of this herb?- A.
Acrid, sweet, bitter, cold
- B.
Acrid, cold
- C.
Acrid, sweet, slightly cold
- D.
Acrid, bitter, slightly cold
- 15.What herb would you choose to combine (Dui Yao) with Chai Hu to treat gynecological issues?
- A.
Xiang Ru, Herba Moslae
- B.
Xing Ren, Semen Pruni Armeniacae
- C.
Bai Shao, Radix Paeoniae Alba
- D.
Sheng Ma, Rhizoma Cimicifugae
- 16.Which of these herbs DOES NOT upbear or uplift yang qi?
- A.
Sheng Ma, Rhizoma Cimicifugae
- B.
Chai Hu, Bupleuri Radix
- C.
Dan Dou Chi, Semen Sojae Preparata
- D.
Ge Gen, Puerariae Radix
- 17.What are the channels entered for Chai Hu?
- A.
LU, LV
- B.
LU, LI, ST, SP
- C.
GB, LV, PC, SJ
- D.
LU, BL
- 18.Bo He, Herba Menthae Haplocalycis, disinhibits the throat for wind-heat attacking the throat.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.I am a cool, release the exterior herb. I am acrid and bitter. I am effective in treating Shaoyang patterns because I direct the evil to the exterior where it can then be released. Who am I?(Pinyin, capitalize each word)
- 20.You would choose this herb when there is a heat toxin present in the upper/superficial aspect of the body. Symptoms would include toothache, painful gums, mouth sores, canker sores, ulcerated lips, and painful swollen throat.(pinyin, capitalize each word)
- 21.Ju Hua, Chrysanthemi Flos, extinguishes wind and checks tetany.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.What would the effect of Honey-frying (mi zhi) Sang Ye have on the herb's functions?
- A.
Honey-frying would increase Sang Ye's acridity, allowing it to better disperse wind-heat.
- B.
Honey-frying enhances Sang Ye's moistening effects on the lung for cases of thick, scanty sputum
- C.
Honey-frying chars Sang Ye to increase its ability to cool the blood and stop bleeding.
- 23.
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Identify this herb. Pinyin, capitalize each word. - 24.
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What is the DOSAGE for this herb? - 25.
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What are the natures and flavors for this herb?- A.
Slightly cold, acrid, bitter, sweet
- B.
Cool, acrid, sweet, bitter
- C.
Slightly cold, acrid, sweet
- D.
Cold, acrid, bitter
- 26.Which of these herbs does NOT enter the Liver Channel?
- A.
Man Jing Zi, Fructus Viticus
- B.
Fu Ping, Herba Spirodela
- C.
Mu Zei, Herba Equiseti Hiemalis
- D.
Bo He, Herba Menthae Haplocalycis
- 27.Many of the Cool herbs that Release the Exterior are upbearing and enter the LU and LV.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 28.The Dui Yao pair for Bo He to disinhibit the throat in cases of painful swollen throat is
- A.
Man Jing Zi
- B.
Jing Jie
- C.
E Bu Shi Cao
- D.
Fu Ping
- 29.Which of these herbs would you add near the end of a cooking process?
- A.
Chai Hu
- B.
Niu Bang Zi
- C.
Dan Dou Chi
- D.
Bo He
- 30.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cool herbs that release the exterior?
- A.
They are usually acrid
- B.
They are the coldest herbs in the Materia Medica
- C.
They usually enter the LU or LV
- D.
They are diffusing and effusing
- 31.Which of the release the exterior cool herbs is NOT also acrid?
- A.
Mu Zei
- B.
Chan Tui
- C.
Chai Hu
- D.
Ju Hua
- 32.Which of the cool herbs that release the exterior does NOT enter either the Lung or the Liver?
- A.
Dan Dou Chi, Semen Sojae Preparatum
- B.
Sheng Ma, Rhizoma Cimicifugae
- C.
Ge Gen, Puerariae Radix
- D.
Fu Ping, Herba Spirodela
- 33.Which herb is one of the few cool herbs with a strong diaphoretic action?
- A.
Fu Ping, Herba Spirodela
- B.
Chan Tui, Periostracum Cicadae
- C.
Man Jing Zi, Fructus Viticus
- D.
Chai Hu, Bupleuri Radix
- 34.
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Identify this herb, and name the dosage. Example: Ma Huang, 3-10g - 35.Which herb helps relieve symptoms of hypertension such as headache, dizziness, and tinnitus?
- A.
Chai Hu
- B.
Ge Gen
- C.
Sang Ye Sang Ye
- D.
Ye Ju Hua
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