TCM TONGUE AND PULSE WITH TCM ORGANS

Question 1

Upper Burner

Answer 1

Lungs, Heart

Question 2

Middle Burner

Answer 2

Stomach, Spleen,
Liver, Gallbladder

Question 3

Lower Burner

Answer 3

Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Bladder, Kidney

Question 4

Right-hand pulse

Answer 4

lung (cun), spleen (guan), kidney (chi)

Question 5

Left-hand pulse

Answer 5

heart (cun), liver (guan), kidney (chi)

Question 6

PULSE DIAGNOSIS (6)

Answer 6

Speed (below 60bpm or over 90bpm)
Rhythm (regular or irregular)
Size (long, short)
Width (thin, thready, thick)
Shape (wiry, soft, tense)
Quality (choppy, rushing, slippery)

Question 7

Tongue organ map: tip (upper 1/3rd)

Answer 7

lungs and heart

Question 8

Tongue organ map: middle

Answer 8

gall bladder, stomach, spleen and liver

Question 9

Tongue organ map: back towards the throat

Answer 9

kidney, bladder, intestines