tongue diagnosis Flashcards
Indications of a Red tongue body
Heat is present (either excess or deficiency)
Indications of a pale tongue body
Cold or blood deficiency
indications of a slight pale tongue or slightly red tongue
Healthy
indications of a Dark red tongue body
Excess heat
Purple tongue body indications
blood stasis
Indications of a thin white coating
normal-maybe slightly cold
Thick white coating
dampness
thin yellow
heat (excess or deficiency)
Thick yellow coat
Heat, pathogenic factor
Greasy tongue coat
Damp heat
unrooted (you can almost scrape the coating off)
stomach qi deficiency (leading to yin xu)
Geographic
Stomach qi deficiency (leading to liver qi stagnation)
Peeled tongue coat
Yin deficiency
Transverse cracking
Yin deficiency
crack extending to the tip
Heart crack, (mental emotional issues)
deep crack in the centre of the tongue
stomach yin deficiency
super moist tongue
Yang deficient
ice flows (misshapen cracks starting in the centre)
Yin deficiency from aging
teeth marked scalloped tongue
SP Qi deficiency
red tip of tongue
Heart heat (emotional issue)
Thin tongue
blood or yin deficiency
swollen tongue body
damp or phlegm retention (most often from kidney yang)
any deviation, quivering or stiffness
Wind (interior or exterior)
Forked at the tip
Heart issue (mental emotional)
