Quiz for:
Properties of Herbs in Chinese Medicine

Question 1

Which direction of action would a flower herb most likely have?

Question 2

Which taste is most commonly used to tonify and moisten in Chinese medicine?

Question 3

Which phase correspondence is related to the heart in Chinese medicine?

Question 4

Which herb property is associated with the ability to 'stop leakage of qi and fluids'?

Question 5

How are complicated patterns of disharmony treated in terms of herb temperature?

Question 6

What is meant by entering channels in the context of Chinese herbs?

Question 7

How are clinical applications of herbs determined in Chinese medicine?

Question 8

What function is typically associated with herbs that have an aromatic property?

Question 9

Which taste is associated with 'clearing heat and drying dampness'?

Question 10

Which of the following flavors corresponds to the Earth phase and affects the spleen?

Question 11

What property is described by the ability to 'soften hardness and purge excess'?

Question 12

Which herb is an example of one that enters lung and liver channels?

Question 13

For which symptoms are herbs that promote urination and drain dampness typically used?

Question 14

What is the basic treatment principle in Chinese medicine regarding herb temperatures?

Question 15

What flavor would be used to treat conditions involving hardness and nodules?