TCM TONGUE AND PULSE APPLYING PATHOGENIC FACTORS AND VITAL SUBSTANCES

Question 1

white coating: can also be thin if other clinical symptoms are present. Bluish-purple can also be indicative of this

Answer 1

Cold

Question 2

yellow coat and red tongue

Answer 2

HEAT

Question 3

Quiver of tongue, stiffness of tongue, deviation of the tongue

Answer 3

WIND

Question 4

very wet tongue

Answer 4

dampness

Question 5

very dry tongue

Answer 5

DRY

Question 6

pale tongue

Answer 6

blood deficiency
- amenia

Question 7

dark red to purple tongue

Answer 7

blood stasis
- stagnant
can involve sharp, stabbing pain
- similar to cold tongue because stagnation is likely from cold