Tongue Diagnosis Flashcards
1
Q
pale and wet
A
Qi Deficiency
2
Q
Pale and dry
A
blood deficiency
3
Q
red no coating
A
yin deficiency
4
Q
red - tip
A
heart fire
5
Q
red - sides
A
liver heat/fire
6
Q
deep red
A
heat with yin deficiency
severe heat
yin deficiency
7
Q
purple
A
Qi or blood stagnation
Cold pattern
8
Q
yellow - lusterless
A
damp, spleen deficiency
9
Q
yellow - bright
A
liver damp-heat
10
Q
white coating - thin
A
exterior pattern
wind-cold
11
Q
white coating - thick
A
cold
cold-damp
phlegm
12
Q
yellow coating
A
heat
excess heat
13
Q
grey-black coating - dry
A
heat
yin deficiency
14
Q
grey-black coating - wet
A
yang deficiency
cold
15
Q
dry coating
A
yin deficiency
blood deficiency
