Inspection of the tongue coat Flashcards
thick coat
excess, interior, entered viscera and bowels
thin coat
deficient, still see the body of the tongue through
what does the coat represent
Upward tide of ST steaming of SP damp, direct reflection of transforming transporting functions
greasy fur
dampness / Phlegm / food stagnation
Yellow fur
heat - scorched by the fire
peeled coat
Yin def
Thick slippery white coat, pale body
KI SP yang def
Thickness indicates
how deep the evil qi is in
Fur thin and grimy
insufficient Qi
Thick and grimy fur
Evil Qi is in surplus
glossy fur
damp and cold generally water retention due to yang def. or damp
moist tongue
fluids not damaged, disorder mild
Dry tongue
damage to fluids
heat patterns
How does heat cause a dry tongue
the heat diseases dry and damage the fluids
How does one get a dry tongue due to yang def?
inability to transform humor and moisten - generally pale white, mouth dry but no thirst or thirst w no desire to drink or Blood def. SP Qi - digestion overthinks worries,
LIV blood def. dry eyes, dull aching around joints, nails, look for the patterns
moist tongue
damp patterns
beancurd and slimy
means damp turbidity
what does a beancurd and slimy tongue look like
Rough large petals, like soya bean curd, fur thick and loose - looks easily scraped
If you can scrape off the beancurd, what is that telling you
more XS heat
Seen in serious infection or transformation of heat by food accumulating phlegm turbidity
thick beancurd
XS heat
Mouldy beancurd
transforms fluids into rotten turbidity, rotting of ST body
Purulent Beancurd, what does that look like?
W pale red discharge, Beancurd sticky and thick like purple to sores = internal welling abscesses, looks like pus on the tongue coating
what does a greasy tongue look like?
Small pellets, sticky like honey w. Thick fur in centre and thin on sides, does not disappear with scraping or patting = slimy
What is the cause of a greasy coat - in general
SP yang repressed and water damp not transformed
phlegm damp
cold or heat
Thin, yellow & slimy
damp heat
Thick, yellow, slimy
phlegm heat
Glossy, slimy and white
cold damp
greasy yellow and dirty
ST SP def
white fur generally governs
Exterior conditions
usually cold and damp patterns
or yang def.
Thin white and glossy
externally contracted wind cold
Tongue red, fur thin white and moist
externally contracted wind heat or externally contracted wind cold changing into heat -> will turn into yellow quickly
Thin white and dry fur
externally contracted transforming into heat and damaging fluids
Thick white fur generally indicates
Internal XS of damp turbidity and cold damp phlegm rheum
Thick white, dry fur
damp turbidity transforming into Heat and damaging fluids
Thin white and dry fur
externally contracted transforming into heat and damaging fluids
White glossy, sticky and slimy fur
phlegm damp, sometimes heat
Covers entire tongue = white like powder, tongue body red
damp heat brewing internally, trapped damp and hidden heat or beginning of an epidemic
Dry white, fissured
warm disease w internal XS scorching of heat suddenly damaging fluids
Yellow fur generally indicates
External evil enter interior and transformed into heat b/c scorching heat evil
interior patterns and heat patterns
What are the 3 kinds of evil heat patterns which are associated with yellow fur
Ext. wind heat
XS heat
Interior Heat pattern
Thin yellow fur - cause
Has transformed from white fur
Due to wind heat in exterior of wind cold in exterior transforming into heat
What does grey fur govern?
Governs phlegm damp interior cold patterns or interior Heat patterns
Grey and dry, red tongue
heat scorching fluids/ yin def. fire effulgence
Gray moist and glossy tongue tur
Cold damp obstructing internally or phlegm internally
tongue black, dry and burnt, tongue body red
XS heat develops internally
Fur black, dry fissured, body Crimson, prickles
XS heat damaging fluids
Thin and black coat, moist and glossy, tongue body pale white or pale purple, tender
yang def w cold XS
Fur black, prickles, dry with first but not much drinking, white fur on sides body pale and tender
false heat and true cold
