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Question 1

This single herb in drain damp category 利尿，安神，健脾

Answer 1

茯苓

Question 2

猪苓 is best for?

Answer 2

Stagnation of Damp, pregnancy edema, vaginal discharge, painful urination, jaundice diarrhea

Question 3

Herbs in the Drain Damp category are largely used to promote water metabolism and leach out dampness. T/F?

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

List all 17 Drain Damp herbs

Answer 4

茯苓、薏苡仁、猪苓
泽泻、冬瓜仁、汉防己
茵陈、灯芯草、木通
冬葵子、瞿麦、萹蓄
石韦、车前子、滑石
地肤子、萆薢

Question 5

Best herb in drain damp category to 排脓、利尿、健脾、leeches out dampness in the muscles, sinews and bones?

Answer 5

薏苡仁

Question 6

Best herb for Heart Heat transferring to SI with scanty and burning urination and also 通乳

Answer 6

木通

Question 7

Best single herb for jaundice, 祛湿热 in the LV/GB channels and also goes to Sp and St?

Answer 7

茵陈

Question 8

When cooking 大黄， >5 mins it activates the downward draining action, T/F?

Answer 8

FALSE. When cooking >5min: removes blood stasis, amenorrhea, postpartum obstruction, hematoma from trauma.

When cooking <5 mins: purgatory

When charred: stops bleeding

Question 9

Which herbs go to HR and SI and can help relieve UTI symptoms?

Answer 9

瞿麦、木通、灯芯草

Question 10

Best herb in drain damp category for Wind Damp Bi Pain?

Answer 10

汉防己

Question 11

This single herb 利尿、通乳、润肠

Answer 11

冬葵子

Question 12

This single herb 利尿、通乳、unlocks Blood Stasis

Answer 12

木通

Question 13

白头翁 is bitter and cold, clears heat and toxins primarily for dysentery and issues such as ulcerative colitis. T/F?

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

List in order downward draining sub categories by gentle to strongest:

Answer 14

Gentle to strongest:
Laxatives
Cathartic / Harsh expel ants
Purgatives

Question 15

苍术 should be cooked <15 mins? T/F?

Answer 15

FALSE. 藿香 needs to cook<15 mins

Question 16

Which herb clears summer heat and helps with fever, irritability, thirst, headache, sweating and raises SP Yang to helps with diarrhea?

Answer 16

荷叶

Question 17

T/F? 芒硝 is acrid bitter and salty and is very cold and is used to moisten dryness and soften hardness.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Pungent, bitter, sl. cold and goes to LI, LV & ST channels and clears toxic-heat, benefit for abscess and sores, appendicitis?

Answer 18

败酱草

Question 19

Patient presents with heavy feeling and 关节肿痛, which single herb would you consider for the formula?

Answer 19

汉防己

Question 20

This single herb is bitter, cold, goes to the LI, LC, ST channels and 清肝热 and kills parasite while also 健胃？

Answer 20

芦荟

Question 21

Which single herb in the drain down category is 平和、润肠 and should be crushed before decoction?

Answer 21

火麻仁

Question 22

芒硝 should be dissolved into the decoction and is not cooked, T/F?

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

No.1 herb or jaundice?

Answer 23

茵陈

Question 24

A good single herb used for mastitis and 通乳 while also used for painful UTI art issues:

Answer 24

蒲公英