Tongue Body Color

Question 1

Significance of Tongue Body Color

Answer 1

Condition of Yin Organs, Blood and Yang Qi, Stagnation of Qi and Blood. Also 8 Principles: Cold/Heat, Yin/Yang

Question 2

Normal Pale

Answer 2

Sufficient fluids from ST reading the tongue

Question 3

Normal Red

Answer 3

Supply of Blood from HT

Question 4

Pale and Slightly (CAM)

Answer 4

Blood Def

CAM:Deficiency Type: Cold Syndrome caused by Yang Qi Deficiency / Qi and Blood Deficiency

Question 5

Pale and Wet

Answer 5

Yang Def, Young Children’s tongues are naturally place and wetter than those of adults

Question 6

Pale and Bright, Shiny

Answer 6

Qi and Blood Def particularly of SP/ST

Question 7

Red with Coat (CAM)

Answer 7

Heat in Nutritive of Blood Levels

CAM: Heat Syndrome - Interior Excess or Deficiency

Question 8

Red without Coat

Answer 8

Yin Deficiency with Heat

Question 9

Red and Wet

Answer 9

Heat and Damp Retention

Question 10

Red and Dry

Answer 10

Deficient Heat and Body Fluid Exhaustion

Question 11

Red and Shiny

Answer 11

ST/KD Yin deficiency

Question 12

Red Points or Spots

Answer 12

Heat with Blood Stasis

Question 13

Red and Prickles

Answer 13

Heat in Ying Level or UJ or LJ

Question 14

Red and Purple Spots in the Center

Answer 14

Blood Stasis and Heat in ST

Question 15

Red and Peeled

Answer 15

Heat from ST/KD Yin Def

Question 16

Red and Purple

Answer 16

Heat and Blood Stasis

Question 17

Red and Purple Distended

Answer 17

Extreme Heat with Blood Stasis and Toxin from alcohol injuring HT

Question 18

Deep Red (Scarlet)/Dark Red (CAM)

Answer 18

LU or Ht Yin Def

CAM: Extreme Heat

1. Exogenous Invasion of the Yin and Blood by pathogenic Heat
2. Endogenous - Yin Def leading to fire

Question 19

Deep Red/Dark Red with a dry Center

Answer 19

ST Fire Blazing, ST Yin Def with Heat

Question 20

Purple and Reddish

Answer 20

Blood Stasis from Internal Cold

Question 21

Purple and Reddish, Distended

Answer 21

Extreme Heat with Blood Stasis and Toxin from Alcohol injuring in HT

Question 22

Purple and Bluish (CAM)

Answer 22

Blood Stasis from Internal Cold

CAM: Blood Stasis due to Cold or Heat

Question 23

Purple And Bluish, Moist

Answer 23

Blood Stasis from Internal LV/KD, Cold Stiffening Tendons and Bones

Question 24

Blue

Answer 24

Severe Internal Cold with Blood Stasis

Question 25

Blue without Coat

Answer 25

Severe Internal Cold with Stasis and Exhaustion of Blood

Question 26

Blue on Central Surface

Answer 26

SP Yang Def with Phlegm retention in the chest

Question 27

Blue in Pregnancy

Answer 27

Danger of imminent Miscarriage

Question 28

Blue and Distended veins on underside of tongue

Answer 28

Deficiency, Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis (if dark)

Question 29

Deep Blue-Purple, Dry and Lusterless (CAM only)

Answer 29

Blood stasis due to Heat

Question 30

Pale Purple, Moist (CAM only)

Answer 30

Blood stasis due to Cold

Question 31

Purplish Spots on the tongue surface (CAM only)

Answer 31

Blood Stasis