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**TCM Flashcards

1
Q

location of kidney & bladder on tongue

A

at back

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2
Q

location of stomach & spleen on tongue

A

in middle

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3
Q

location of liver gallbladder on tongue

A

sides

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4
Q

location of heart on tongue

A

tip

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5
Q

location of lungs on tongue

A

just behind heart

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6
Q

thin tongue

A 
weakness
def fluids incl blood
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7
Q

swollen flabby tongue

A

dampness present

problems with fluids

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8
Q

teethmarks on side of tongue

A

weak digestion
pancreatic insufficiency
fatigue
nervousness

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9
Q

pale tongue

A

coldness
def Qi
blood Def
Fe def

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10
Q

red tongue

A

heat
inflammation
fever

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11
Q

red painful tongue

A

def B1, 9, 12

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12
Q

magenta tongue

A

B2 def

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13
Q

purple tongue

A

blood stagnation
low Qi
low circulation

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14
Q

underside tongue bright red

A

inflammation

excess animal foods

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15
Q

underside tongue blue/green

A

disorder of BVs due to excess animal fats/dairy/sugars

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16
Q

yellow underside tongue

A

excessive bile secretion
excess dairy/poultry/eggs/mucus
fat stagnation

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17
Q

deep purple underside tongue

A

lymph/BV disorder due to drugs/sugars etc

18
Q

medial fissure

vertical crack not to tip

A

digestion deficiency requiring B9 & 12
Fe def
HCL/Pepsin def

19
Q

Deep medial fissure to tip

A

heart condition

20
Q

short horizontal fissures

A

def Qi

21
Q

prominent papillae & redness

A

excess heat

stagnant blood

22
Q

bright red raw beefy tongue + fissures

A

B3 def

23
Q

excess papillae (hairy tongue)

A

post antibiotics

24
Q

dry tongue

A

heat excess
not enough fluids
not holding fluids
try Mg & 03

25
Q

smooth shiny sore tongue

A

B vit def

Fe def

26
Q

impaired taste

A

zinc def

27
Q 
quiet
slow
limp
hunched
soft
dislikes cold
stool light/loose
YIN or YANG
A

yin

28
Q 
aggressive
hyperactive
erect
loud
dislikes heat
still dark/hard
YIN or YANG
A

yang

29
Q

face grey/yellow skin

A

constipation

green - liver problems

30
Q

blue shadows

bags under eyes

A

fluid retention

kidney/adrenal exhaustion

31
Q

brown eye shadows

A

liver stagnation

32
Q

redness on cheeks

A

food allergies

33
Q

red dry forehead

A

bladder issues

34
Q

lines across forehead

A

toxicity large intestine

35
Q

1 deep line forehead

A

small intestine

36
Q

vertical line between eyes

A

HCL/Pepsin def

37
Q

2 vertical lines between eyebrows

either side of stomach line

A 
liver problems (alcoholics)
anger!
38
Q

receding hairline

A

decreased gallbladder function

39
Q

purse strings on upper lip

A

weakness of reproductive organs

smoking

40
Q

describe TCM body clock

A

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

Nutrition Semester 2 (18 decks)

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