Tongue Diagnosis Flashcards
A Deficiency type Pale Tongue can indicate a few things: name 3
Cold syndrome caused by Yang Qi Xu
Qi Xu
Blood Xu
A Red tongue can indicate ______ syndrome. It can be due to either _____ or _____.
Heat
Excess
Deficiency
A Deep Red Tongue is due to _____ Heat. There are to ways this can happen: in an _______ way (invasion of Ying and Blood levels by pathogenic Heat) OR in an _______ way (Yin Deficiency leading to Fire)
Extreme
Exogenous
Endogenous
There are a few different Purple tongues to be aware of:
- Blue Purple = _____ Stasis due to ____ or _____
- Deep Blue Purple, Dry and Lusterless = _____ ____ ____ ___ ____
- Pale Purple, Moist = ____ ____ ____ ___ ___
- Purple-ish spots on the Tongues surface = ____ ____
Blood, Cold, Heat
Blood stasis due to Heat
Blood stasis due to Cold
Blood stasis
A swollen, scalloped pale tongue indicates what type of condition?
SP or KD Yang Xu producing Water
If a tongue is swollen and Deep Red in color, occupying most of the space in the mouth, what is likely to be going on with the patient?
Excessive heat in HT and SP
A swollen tongue that is Blue/Purple-ish and Dark indicates what?
Toxicosis
A Thin and Pale Tongue indicates what 2 things generally speaking.
Qi and Blood Xu
A Thin Red Dry tongue is due to what?
Fire due to Yin Deficiency
A Deep Red Cracked tongue indicates what?
Excess Heat
Pale cracked tongue indicates what?
Blood Xu
A Thorny Red tongue indicates what?
an internal accumulation of Heat
A Deviated Tongue = ____ ____
Wind Stroke
