NCCAOM Herbs Exam 2024 | NCCAOM
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How is Si Ni Tang modified for intractable arthritis caused by Wind-Damp?
-ANSWER-Add Rou Gui and Bai Zhu
Dosage for Gan Jiang -ANSWER-3-9g
A patient has more chills than fever, no sweating, coughing, wheezing,
copious white sputum, stifling sensation in chest, difficult breathing when
lying down, heavy feeling body, body aches, nausea, loose stools, edema,
tongue with greasy wet moss, and floating and tight pulse. What formula is
indicates? -ANSWER-Xiao Qing Long Tang
A patient has amenorrhea, lustreless complexion and nails, muscle tension,
and feels feverish. How would you modify Si Wu Tang? -ANSWER-
Substitute Sheng Di Huang for Shu Di Huang
How would Zuo Gui Yin be modified for severe night sweat? -ANSWER-
Add Wu Wei Zi
Compare Rou Gui with Zhi Fu Zi, what is the differences? -ANSWER-Rou
Gui is more dispersing
How is Zhu Ling Tang modified when there is hot and painful urination? -
ANSWER-Add Zhi Zi and Bian Xu
Compare Bu Gu Zhi with Sha Yuan Zi, what is the differences? -ANSWER-
Sha Yuan Zi is better for brightening eyes
,Which herb expels wind-heat and clears vision, clears liver and benefits the
eyes, moistens the intestines and prevents atherosclerosis? -ANSWER-Jue
Ming Zi
How is Cao Guo prepared to reduce the side effect of vomiting? -
ANSWER-Roasted
Gan Cao and Jie Geng treat -ANSWER-Paling and swelling of the throat,
especially acute
Compare Ze Xie and Zhu Ling -ANSWER-Ze Xie is better than Zhu Ling at
leading blazing ministerial fire back to its source
The primary treatment for Jue Yin stage disease is? -ANSWER-Clearing,
warming or a combination of clearing and warming
What is the proportion of Huang Qi and Dang Gui in the formula Dang Gui
Bu Xue Tang? -ANSWER-5 to 1
A patient has cough and dry throat from Xu yin. What kind of animal meat
would be recommended? -ANSWER-Pork
What is the contraindications for Tong Xie Yao Fang? -ANSWER-Diarrhea
due to food damage
How is Bai Hu Tang modified when there are red, swollen eyes and painful
HA -ANSWER-Add Huang Lian and Huang Qin
Ya Xiao Antagonizes -ANSWER-San Leng
Ba Dou Antagonizes -ANSWER-Qian Niu Zi
Ding Xiang antagonizes -ANSWER-Yu Jin
Wu Tou Antagonizes -ANSWER-Xi Jiao
,Chi Shi Zhi antagonizes -ANSWER-Rou Gui
Hard, heavy, moderate, and bland herbs are usually prescribed in -
ANSWER-Larger Doses
Rich-Heavy herbs roots and fruits are usually prescribed in -ANSWER-
Large Dosage
Leaves, flowers, and aromatic herbs are usually prescribed in -ANSWER-
Smaller Doses
Minerals and shells are usually prescribed in -ANSWER-Heaviest doses
Toxic, light, and strong tasting herbs are usually prescribed in -ANSWER-
Smaller doses
The dosage for Bing Lang that leads to toxic side effect is -ANSWER-60-
120g
How is Xing Su San modified for pronounced fever? -ANSWER-Add Huang
Qin
What to add to modify Gui Pi Tang for very dark menstrual blood -
ANSWER-Hong Hua, Mu Dan Pi, Zhi Zi
Chicken is contraindicated with? -ANSWER-Excess heat condition
What kind of meat is contraindicated with wind-stroke and with exterior
wind cold? -ANSWER-Crab
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
blood stasis? -ANSWER-Reducing
, What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
phlegm -ANSWER-Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
Food stagnation -ANSWER-Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
blood build ups -ANSWER-Draining Downward
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
parasites -ANSWER-Reducing
What is the 8 methods proposed by Cheng Zhong-Ling is best for treating
depression -ANSWER-Harmonizing
The treatment method of sweating i used for what condition? -ANSWER-
Late- Stage pain and swelling from W-D
Hos is Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang modifies for Xu qi -ANSWER-Add Dang Shen
and Wu Wei Zi
A patient has fever with profuse sweating, aversion to heat, red face, strong
thirst, and irritability. You prescribe Bai Hu Tang. He calls you and say that
he how have a cold w/feeling of chills. What would you add? -ANSWER-
Gui Zhi
A 78 y.o. male is suffering from constipation. He also complains of frequent
urination that often wakes him during the night. He has a dull pain in his low
back and his knees have occasional pain. His T is pale, P is weak and
slow. What is the good formula for him? -ANSWER-Ji Chuan Jian
Western Herb Yohimbe should not be take if that persons has what
conditions? -ANSWER-Prostate Inflammaiton, Ht.Lv.Kd. Dz, High Blood
Pressure
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