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Herbology Deck
272 Herbs + 162 Formulas | NCCAOM & CALE Exam Ready
📘 Physical Deck + Lifetime Digital Access
💪 Study Smarter, Not Harder
The Boncho Friends Herbology Deck is your ultimate companion for mastering herbal medicine and passing your TCM board exams with confidence.
Built for serious TCM students and practitioners, this deck covers every single herb and formula on the official NCCAOM and CALE exam list — all based on the authoritative references:
📖 Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd Edition, Bensky)
📖 Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies (Bensky)
We’ve taken the complexity of these texts and distilled them into visually clear, easy-to-memorize study cards — so you can focus on mastering what truly matters.
🎓 What’s Inside
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272 Single Herb Cards – each with dosage, functions, cautions, channels, taste, and temperature
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162 Formula Cards – including ingredients, hierarchy (Jun, Chen, Zuo, Shi), tongue & pulse indications, and key cautions
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Boncho Icon Cards – explaining category, taste, temperature, and formulation method
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License Exam Labels: CALE · NCCAOM
💡 Every card is exam-relevant, designed to make memorization intuitive and efficient for test day.
✨ Features That Make It Work
🎨 Hand-Drawn Illustrations by Isaac
Each herb and formula has its own adorable character and visual “memory anchor,” making recall easier and more engaging.
🎯 Boncho Icons System
Complex TCM ideas are simplified into quick-recognition icons that help you memorize:
- Taste & Temperature icons
- Tongue & Pulse icons
- Channel pathway icons
- Category & function icons
🌈 Color-Coded Design
Each category and temperature type has a distinct background color, so your brain can instantly recognize Hot, Cold, Warm, or Neutral herbs at a glance.
🧠 Structured Learning = Lasting Memory
Each card provides just the right amount of key information — no more, no less — allowing you to build custom decks, create study sessions, and focus your learning on what you need most.
📲 Lifetime Digital Access Included
Every purchase includes lifetime digital access to the entire deck collection.
Study anywhere — on your laptop, tablet, or phone via any web browser or the Mighty Networks app.
🌟 Why You’ll Love It
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Exam-Focused: Every card is aligned with the official NCCAOM & CALE test list
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Time-Saving: Cut study time in half with visual memory aids and concise layouts
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Portable & Practical: Study anywhere — at the clinic, café, or on the go
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Fun to Use: Cute, friendly, and motivating illustrations that make learning enjoyable
👩⚕️ Perfect For
- TCM students preparing for NCCAOM and/or CALE exams
- Practitioners who want to refresh and deepen their herbology knowledge
- Study groups or classrooms that want a shared, interactive way to learn
🧩 What’s Included
- 272 Single Herb Cards
- 162 Formula Cards
- Boncho Icon Cards
- Lifetime digital version access
🕊️ Benefits
- Reinforce memorization through visual anchors and repetition
- Build custom study sets by category, taste, or exam section
- Understand formulas by hierarchy and herb function at a glance
- Review quickly anytime, anywhere
💬 From the Boncho Friends Team
We built this deck because we know how tough board exam prep can be.
Studying herbal medicine doesn’t have to feel overwhelming — it can be organized, visual, and even fun 🥰
Master every herb and formula, pass your exams, and fall in love with TCM herbology — one card at a time.
