NCCAOM Chinese Herbology Formulas Questions and Answers

Question 1

A patient presents with a sensation of something caught in their throat that they can neither swallow nor expel, a stuffy feeling in the chest, and a moist, white tongue coating with a wiry, slippery pulse.
Which of the following formulas is most indicated for this presentation?

Accepted Answer

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

Answer

Xiao Chai Hu Tang

Answer

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

Answer

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

Question 2

A 40-year-old female patient complains of irritability, premenstrual breast tenderness, and flank pain. She reports feeling stressed and her symptoms worsen with emotional upset. Her pulse is wiry and her tongue has a normal color. Which formula is best suited to address the root of this patient's complaints?

Accepted Answer

Xiao Yao San

Answer

Tao Hong Si Wu Tang

Answer

Gui Pi Tang

Answer

Wen Jing Tang

Question 3

Which of the following formulas is a foundational prescription for tonifying both Qi and Blood, and is created by combining Si Jun Zi Tang and Si Wu Tang?

Accepted Answer

Ba Zhen Tang

Answer

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

Answer

Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang

Answer

Gui Pi Tang

Question 4

A patient presents with a sore lower back, dizziness, tinnitus, night sweats, and a dry mouth. The tongue is red with little coating, and the pulse is thready and rapid. This presentation is characteristic of Kidney Yin deficiency. What is the most appropriate base formula?

Accepted Answer

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Answer

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Answer

Zuo Gui Wan

Answer

Da Bu Yin Wan

Question 5

A practitioner is treating a patient with an exterior wind-cold condition characterized by fever and chills, headache, body aches, and a lack of sweating. The pulse is floating and tight. Which of the following formulas is the primary choice for this excess-type wind-cold invasion?

Accepted Answer

Ma Huang Tang

Answer

Gui Zhi Tang

Answer

Yin Qiao San

Answer

Sang Ju Yin

Question 6

The formula Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) is a foundational Qi tonic. If a patient presents with the base pattern of Spleen Qi deficiency but also has significant dampness or phlegm, characterized by a cough with copious white sputum and a greasy tongue coating, which two herbs would be added to create Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction)?

Accepted Answer

Chen Pi and Ban Xia

Answer

Mu Xiang and Sha Ren

Answer

Cang Zhu and Hou Po

Answer

Zhi Shi and Zhu Ru

A patient presents with a sensation of something caught in their throat that they can neither swallow nor expel, a stuffy feeling in the chest, and a moist, white tongue coating with a wiry, slippery pulse.Which of the following formulas is most indicated for this presentation?

A patient presents with a sensation of something caught in their throat that they can neither swallow nor expel, a stuffy feeling in the chest, and a moist, white tongue coating with a wiry, slippery pulse.
Which of the following formulas is most indicated for this presentation?