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NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test 2025: Complete Study Guide, Exams of Medicine

Bastyr UniversityMedicine

A comprehensive practice test for the nccaom (national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine) herbs exam. It includes a series of questions and answers covering various aspects of herbal medicine, such as herbal combinations, processing methods, formula indications, and functions of individual herbs. The guide is designed to help students and practitioners prepare for the certification exam by testing their knowledge and understanding of traditional chinese herbal medicine principles and practices. It covers topics like the appropriate herbal combinations for specific conditions, the effects of processing herbs, and the indications for various herbal formulas. This study guide is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their expertise in herbal medicine and successfully pass the nccaom exam.

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NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test
2025 โ€“ Complete Study Guide
real exam!!!
1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to relieve cough and
wheezing is Jie Geng and? - ANSWER โœ”---Chai Hu
2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-dissolving and heat-
clearing effects? - ANSWER โœ”---Tian Nan Xing
3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic diarrhea due to gastrointestinal
dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale tongue with a white
coating, and a slow, thin pulse? - ANSWER โœ”---Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
Syndrome:
-Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
-Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
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NCCAOM Herbs Practice Test

2025 โ€“ Complete Study Guide

real exam!!!

  1. The most appropriate herbal combination for descending and ascending Lung Qi to relieve cough and wheezing is Jie Geng and? - ANSWER โœ”---Chai Hu
  2. Which herb can be processed with bovine bile in order to enhance its phlegm-dissolving and heat- clearing effects? - ANSWER โœ”---Tian Nan Xing
  3. Which formula is the most appropriate to treat a patient with chronic diarrhea due to gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal pain relieved by pressure and heat, tiredness, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a slow, thin pulse? - ANSWER โœ”---Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang Syndrome:
  • Colon Deficiency with Slippery Prolapse. Chronic diarrhea.
  • Dysenteric disorders with unremitting diarrhea.
  • Sp & Kd yang xu. Indication: chronic diarrhea, loss of bowel control, abd. pain relieved by palpation and warmth.
  1. Which one of the following formulas is best for a cough due to Phlegm-Heat? - ANSWER โœ”---Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
  2. A patient complains of diarrhea, borborygmus, abdominal cramping, and urgency. The tongue has a thin coating and the pulse is wiry. What is the best formula to use? - ANSWER โœ”---Tong Xie Yao Fang (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea) Dx: Abdominal pain and Diarrhea caused by SP Xu and Liver excess. Indication: Borborygmus, diarrhea w/ ST pain after, painful abdomen, pain persists after defecation.
  3. Which one of the following herbs can promote urination and drain Kidney Fire? - ANSWER โœ”---Ze Xie *Especially useful for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao. CAT: Drain Dampness (Diuretics) Action:
  • Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness: Stagnation due to Dampness with urinary difficulty, painful urinary dysfunction, diarrhea and dizziness.
  • Settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao: Spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao disturbing the ministerial Fire of the Kidneys.
  • Drains Kidney Fire: Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising.
  1. The function of Gui Zhi within the formula Wu Ling San is to: - ANSWER โœ”---Assist the Bladder in tr answer forming and discharging urine
  1. Which preparation of Da Huang is best to stop bleeding? - ANSWER โœ”---Char it, while retaining its properties
  2. Which one of the following is traditionally used to treat Blood stasis in the uterus during pregnancy?
  • ANSWER โœ”---Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
  1. The ingredients Huang Lian, Huang Qin, and Huang Bai are most commonly used together in a prescription to promote their functions of resolving toxins and: - ANSWER โœ”---Draining Fire
  2. Which herb causes the uterus to contract and is useful in postpartum treatments? - ANSWER โœ”- --Yi Mu Cao
  3. In Dao Chi San, indications of Heat are due to Heat in the: - ANSWER โœ”---Small Intestine
  4. Which herb would most benefit a patient who is irritable? - ANSWER โœ”---Zhi Zi
  • Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability: Excess Heat in the Heart, Stomach and Liver with fever, irritability, restlessness, a stifling sensation in the chest, insomnia or delirious speech.
  • Clears Heat and resolves Dampness (Drains Damp-Heat): Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with painful urinary dysfunction (Lin Syndrome). Damp-Heat in the Liver/Gallbladder with jaundice. Damp-Heat in the San Jiao. Damp-Heat in the Gallbladder and San Jiao channels of the face affecting the nose and eyes or causing sores in the mouth or facial region.
  • Cools the Blood and relieves toxicity (stops bleeding by astringing): Heat in the Blood with epistaxis, hematemesis, hemafecia or hematuria (partially charred).
  • Blood Stagnation due to trauma (topical).
  1. A patient presents with coughing with copious, white sputum that is easily expectorated and a stifling sensation in the chest. Upon examination, the tongue has a white, thick, greasy coating and the pulse is slippery. The most appropriate formula for treatment is: - ANSWER โœ”---Er Chen Tang
  1. Bao He Wan is indicated for: - ANSWER โœ”---fullness of chest and abdominal region
  2. A patient complains of chronic loose stools triggered by emotional stress, and abdominal pain that starts with the urge to defecate and subsides after completion. The most appropriate treatment formula is: - ANSWER โœ”---Tong Xie Yao Fang (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)
  3. Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang is comprised of: - ANSWER โœ”---6g of Dang Gui and 30g of Huang Qi
  4. The main function of Huang Lian Jie Du Tang is: - ANSWER โœ”---Clear pathogenic Fire and relieve toxicity
  5. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan combines the treatment strategies of tonification and: - ANSWER โœ”--- Draining
  6. A patient complains of recurring cold and flu and presents with a cough, fever, severe intolerance to cold, facial pallor, weakness, cold hands and feet, a deep pulse, and a pale, swollen tongue. What would be the most appropriate formula for this case? - ANSWER โœ”---Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang
  7. Which of the following herbs eliminates pathological Heat from the Blood? - ANSWER โœ”---Sheng Di Huang
  8. Li Zhong Wan is indicated for deficient: - ANSWER โœ”---Spleen Yang
  9. A patient presents with dark and painful urination, and scanty, difficult urination for three days. The tongue coating is yellow and greasy and the pulse is slippery and rapid. The most appropriate formula for treatment is: - ANSWER โœ”---Ba Zheng San
  1. The method of dry-frying herbs enhances which effect? - ANSWER โœ”---Strengthening
  2. Which of the following herbs is usually administered in dosages of less than 1 qian? - ANSWER โœ”---Xi Xin
  3. Bai Tou Weng Tang contains Bai Tou Weng and: - ANSWER โœ”---Huang Lian, Huang Bai
  4. Ge Gen and which one of the following herbs are added to Gui Zhi Tang to create Ge Gen Tang? - ANSWER โœ”---Ma Huang
  5. A Western physician diagnoses a patient as having chronic gastritis due to Helicobacter pylori infection. The patient's chief complaints are hypochondriac pain and epigastric focal distention, gnawing hunger, vomiting, acid regurgitation, belching, a bitter taste in the mouth, and dry mouth. The tongue is red with a yellow coating. The pulse is wiry and rapid. The best formula for treating this patient would be: - ANSWER โœ”---Zuo Jin Wan (Left Metal Pill) Dx: LV-Fire overacting on Stomach Ingred: Huang Lian, Wu Zhu Yu
  6. Which of the following herbs are contraindicated during pregnancy? - ANSWER โœ”---Chuan Niu Xi, E Zhu, and Mang Xiao
  7. It is contraindicated to use Rou Cong Rong to treat: - ANSWER โœ”---diarrhea from weak Stomach or Spleen
  8. Two herbs used in combination resulting in toxicity or side effects are called: - ANSWER โœ”--- mutual incompatibility
  9. A patient that was given Yi Guan Jian now presents with additional symptoms of a bitter taste in the mouth and irritability. Which herb should be added to the formula? - ANSWER โœ”---Huang Lian
  1. A patient taking Er Chen Tang now presents with Phlegm and Damp-Heat in the Middle Burner. What is the most appropriate modification to make to this formula? - ANSWER โœ”---Huo Xiang and Huang Lian
  2. Which one of the following Qi regulating herbs is used in the treatment of breast distention? - ANSWER โœ”---Qing Pi
  3. A patient has been taking Liu Wei Di Huang Wan for chronic low back pain. The patient now presents with dry eyes, diminished visual acuity, photophobia, and tearing when exposed to drafts. Which of the following herbs should be added to the formula? - ANSWER โœ”---Gou Qi Zi and Ju Hua