Question | Answer |
Name the humors. | Yellow bile, black bile, phlegm and blood. |
Name the tridoshas. | Pitta, vata and kapha. |
Name the somatotypes. | Ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph. |
In Chinese medicine, health is created through the balance of what? | Yin & yang, Qi & blood. |
Name the 5 different categories in TCM used to describe the temperature of herbs. | Hot(re), cold(han), warm(wen), cool(liang) and neutral(ping). |
Name the 3 major healing systems which utilize herbal medicine. | Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional European Medicine. |
What is the Hygeia principle? | The idea that optimum health is created by practicing healthful living practices daily, leading to a long and happy life. |
What is the Asclepias principle? | "Live for today" principle. Place faith in doctors to repair any damage or cure any disease ensuing from unhealthful living practices. |
What are the three paths that modern western herbalists often follow? | Western folk herbalism, traditional herbalism and phytotherapy. |
Who developed "Somatotyping"? | William Sheldon |
Name the 3 main functional states of imbalance. | Deficiency, stagnation and excess. |
Name the 5 herbal energetic categories. | Cleansers, heroics, specifics, stimulant tonics and nutritive tonics. |