CAc Herbal Medicine and Integrative Therapies Flashcards

Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction) treats which combined deficiency pattern?

Answer: Qi and Blood deficiency together

Ba Zhen Tang treats concurrent Qi and Blood deficiency by combining Si Jun Zi Tang (Qi tonic) and Si Wu Tang (Blood tonic) into one eight-herb formula.

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) primarily clears pathogenic Heat from which organ systems?

Answer: Heart and Stomach

Huang Lian is one of the most powerful bitter-cold herbs for clearing Heart Fire (insomnia, agitation) and Stomach Heat (nausea, epigastric burning).

Moxibustion therapy is generally contraindicated in which condition?

Answer: Excess Heat patterns and febrile conditions

Moxibustion is contraindicated in excess Heat and febrile conditions because its warming Yang nature would aggravate the Heat pathogen.

Gua Sha therapy is primarily used to achieve which therapeutic effect?

Answer: Release muscle tension, promote circulation, and clear Qi and Blood stagnation

Gua Sha involves scraping the skin surface to promote local circulation, dispel stagnation, and relieve pain, leaving temporary petechiae called 'sha.'

Cupping therapy achieves its therapeutic effects primarily through which mechanism?

Answer: Creating negative pressure that draws Qi and Blood to the surface and relieves stagnation

Cupping creates suction via negative pressure that draws blood and Qi to the skin surface, promoting circulation, expelling pathogenic factors, and relieving pain.

Tui Na is best described as which type of TCM therapy?

Answer: Chinese therapeutic massage and manual manipulation therapy

Tui Na is the Chinese system of therapeutic massage using manual techniques such as pressing (An), kneading (Rou), and pushing (Tui) to regulate Qi, Blood, and organ function.