Eight Principle ID - Tongue Flashcards
Interior
Tongue body color and shape altered
Exterior
W-C: Thin, White Coating
W-H: Thin, White in the Initial Stage, Then Yellow
Half Exterior/Half Exterior
- White and slightly slippery coating on the right side
- Red tongue body with white coating on the tip only
- White Coating on the tip and black/gray coating on the root
Cold
White Coating Pale Body (if Def)
Heat
Red body, Yellow Coating
Def Qi of LU
Slightly flaccid, slightly swollen anterior
Def QI of SP
tooth-Marked
Def Qi of ST
Lack of coating in the Center
Def QI of HT
Pale Body
Def Yang of SP
Pale body, white, and wet coating
Def Yang of KD
Pale and swollen body, white coating
Def Yang of HT
Pale Body, Bluish purple if Severe
Def Blood of SP
Pale Body, Slightly Dry
Def Blood of HT
Pale Body, Paler Tip
Def Blood of LV
Pale Body, Paler Sides
Def Yin of ST
no coating in center, dry, wide crack in center
Def Yin of KD
red body, no coating, dry, cracks
Def Yin of HT
red body, no coating anteriorly, redder tip
Def Yin of LU
red body, no coating, cracks anteriorly
Excess Heat Interior
red body, thick yellow coating
Excess Blood Stasis Interior
purple body
Excess Interior Phlegm
thick, slippery, greasy coating
Excess Exterior
Thick coating
