**TCM Flashcards
location of kidney & bladder on tongue
at back
location of stomach & spleen on tongue
in middle
location of liver gallbladder on tongue
sides
location of heart on tongue
tip
location of lungs on tongue
just behind heart
thin tongue
weakness def fluids incl blood
swollen flabby tongue
dampness present
problems with fluids
teethmarks on side of tongue
weak digestion
pancreatic insufficiency
fatigue
nervousness
pale tongue
coldness
def Qi
blood Def
Fe def
red tongue
heat
inflammation
fever
red painful tongue
def B1, 9, 12
magenta tongue
B2 def
purple tongue
blood stagnation
low Qi
low circulation
underside tongue bright red
inflammation
excess animal foods
underside tongue blue/green
disorder of BVs due to excess animal fats/dairy/sugars
yellow underside tongue
excessive bile secretion
excess dairy/poultry/eggs/mucus
fat stagnation
deep purple underside tongue
lymph/BV disorder due to drugs/sugars etc
medial fissure
vertical crack not to tip
digestion deficiency requiring B9 & 12
Fe def
HCL/Pepsin def
Deep medial fissure to tip
heart condition
short horizontal fissures
def Qi
prominent papillae & redness
excess heat
stagnant blood
bright red raw beefy tongue + fissures
B3 def
excess papillae (hairy tongue)
post antibiotics
dry tongue
heat excess
not enough fluids
not holding fluids
try Mg & 03
smooth shiny sore tongue
B vit def
Fe def
impaired taste
zinc def
quiet slow limp hunched soft dislikes cold stool light/loose YIN or YANG
yin
aggressive hyperactive erect loud dislikes heat still dark/hard YIN or YANG
yang
face grey/yellow skin
constipation
green - liver problems
blue shadows
bags under eyes
fluid retention
kidney/adrenal exhaustion
brown eye shadows
liver stagnation
redness on cheeks
food allergies
red dry forehead
bladder issues
lines across forehead
toxicity large intestine
1 deep line forehead
small intestine
vertical line between eyes
HCL/Pepsin def
2 vertical lines between eyebrows
either side of stomach line
liver problems (alcoholics) anger!
receding hairline
decreased gallbladder function
purse strings on upper lip
weakness of reproductive organs
smoking
describe TCM body clock
Qi circulates in distinct pattern within body
moves from organ system to organ system, giving it fuel to function
every organ in our body takes an active role at a different time of day
