NCCAOM Treatment Principles 2

Question 1

The Five Element treatment rule 'sedate the child' (实则泻其子) applies to which condition?

Accepted Answer

Excess of the organ element

Answer

When an organ element is in excess, draining its child in the generating cycle helps reduce the excess of the parent element.

Question 2

What is the treatment principle for 'true cold with false heat' (真寒假热)?

Accepted Answer

Warm the interior to treat the true underlying cold condition

Answer

True cold with false heat requires warming the interior (the true condition) using cong zhi (paradoxical treatment), despite the apparent heat manifestations.

Question 3

When Liver Qi stagnation leads to Blood stasis, what is the primary treatment sequence?

Accepted Answer

Move Qi first, which will subsequently move Blood

Answer

Since 'Qi is the commander of Blood,' moving Liver Qi first is the root treatment that naturally resolves secondary Blood stasis.

Question 4

The treatment principle 'pei tu zhi shui' (培土制水, strengthen Earth to control Water) primarily addresses:

Accepted Answer

Spleen Yang deficiency with water retention or edema

Answer

'Strengthen Earth to control Water' uses the controlling cycle, tonifying Spleen (Earth) to restore its role in controlling fluid metabolism and reducing water retention.

Question 5

What is the appropriate treatment principle for a patient presenting with both excess fullness and underlying deficiency fatigue?

Accepted Answer

Differentiate the predominant pattern and treat accordingly

Answer

Mixed excess-deficiency patterns require careful differentiation; the predominant pattern determines whether tonification or reduction takes priority.

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NCCAOM Treatment Principles 2