CAc Herbal Medicine and Integrative Therapies Flashcards
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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) is the foundational formula for which TCM pattern?
Answer: Kidney Yin deficiency
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is the classic formula for Kidney Yin deficiency, presenting with tidal fever, night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, and lumbar soreness.
Wu Ling San is primarily used to treat which condition?
Answer: Water metabolism disorders with difficult urination, edema, and Bladder Qi dysfunction
Wu Ling San promotes water metabolism, warms and transforms Bladder Qi, treating difficult urination, thirst with vomiting (water metabolism disorder), and edema.
Which Blood-invigorating herb is most strongly contraindicated during pregnancy due to its powerful Blood-breaking properties?
Answer: Hong Hua (Carthamus tinctorius/Safflower)
Hong Hua powerfully invigorates Blood and breaks Blood stasis and is among the most strictly contraindicated herbs in pregnancy due to its high risk of inducing miscarriage.
Electroacupuncture is absolutely contraindicated in patients with which condition?
Answer: Implanted cardiac pacemakers
Electroacupuncture is absolutely contraindicated in patients with cardiac pacemakers because the electrical stimulation can interfere with pacemaker function and cause life-threatening arrhythmias.
Gui Zhi Tang treats which exterior pattern, and how is it distinguished from Ma Huang Tang?
Answer: Wind-Cold with spontaneous sweating (Wei Qi deficiency); Ma Huang Tang treats Wind-Cold with no sweating
Gui Zhi Tang treats exterior Wind-Cold with spontaneous sweating due to Wei Qi deficiency, while Ma Huang Tang treats exterior Wind-Cold with no sweating and a tight pulse.
In the classical Chinese herbal formula hierarchy (Jun-Chen-Zuo-Shi), the 'Zuo' (Assistant) herb performs which function?
Answer: Assists the Jun herb, moderates side effects, or addresses secondary symptoms
The Zuo (Assistant) herb assists the Jun and Chen herbs in treating the main pattern, addresses secondary conditions, or moderates the harsh or toxic effects of the chief herbs.