Tongue & Pulse

Question 1

What 5 properties do you examine when looking at tongue?

Answer 1

1. Body Colour
2. Body shape
3. Tongue Coating
4. Tongue Moisture
5. Spirit/ Shen

Question 2

What property reflects the condition of Yin organs, bloods, & nutritive Qi?

Answer 2

Body colour

Question 3

What property is a physiological by-product of stomachs digestion?

Answer 3

Tongue Coat

Question 4

What property is an indication of body fluids?

Answer 4

Tongue Moisture

Question 5

What are the properties of a normal tongue?

Answer 5

1. Colour: pale red & fresh
2. Shape: Supple, no racks, no tremble/quiver, neither swollen or thin, nor flabby, not stiff
3. Coating: Thin & white
4. Moisture: Slightly moist
5. Spirit/shen: radiation & brilliant

Question 6

What does the pulse tell you?

Answer 6

-the state of balance of the body as a whole
-the state of individual organs (especially yin organs)

Question 7

yin or yang deficiency?

No coat on tongue

Answer 7

yin deficiency

Question 8

yin or yang deficiency?

pale tongue

Answer 8

yang deficiency

Question 9

yin or yang deficiency?

Fast, thin pulse

Answer 9

yin deficiency

Question 10

yin or yang deficiency?

deep, slow, weak pulse

Answer 10

yang deficiency

Question 11

What organs are in the upper burner?

Answer 11

lungs, heart

(mist)

Question 12

What organs are in the middle burner?

Answer 12

stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder

(maceration site)

Question 13

What organs are in lower burner?

Answer 13

large and small intestine, bladder, kidney

(drainage ditch)

Question 14

Where are the organs locations on the tongue?

Answer 14

back of tongue:
-kidney (very back)
-bladder
-intestines

middle tongue:
left side: gall bladder
middle: stomach & speen
right side: liver

Tip of tongue:
-lungs
-heart (very tip)

Question 15

What do you looks for when diagnosing pulse (6)?

Answer 15

1. Speed
2. Rhythm: regular/ irregular
3. Size: long/short
4. Width: thin/thick/thready
5. Shape: wiry/soft/tense
6. Quality: copy/rushing/slippery

Question 16

How does the pathogenic factor “cold” show on the tongue?

Answer 16

-white coating
-bluish-purple

Question 17

How does the pathogenic factor “heat” show on the tongue?

Answer 17

-yellow coating
-red tongue
-can have cracks if heat is chronic

Question 18

How does the pathogenic factor “Wind” show on the tongue?

Answer 18

-Quiver on the tongue
-stiffness of tongue
-deviation of tongue

Question 19

How does the pathogenic factor “damp” show on tongue?

Answer 19

Very wet tongue
-swollen tongue (teeth marks)

Question 20

How does the pathogenic factor “dry” show on tongue?

Answer 20

very dry tongue

Question 21

How does blood deficiency show on tongue?

Answer 21

Pale tongue

Question 22

How does blood stasis show on tongue?

Answer 22

Dark red to purple tongue
- blood stagnant thus, venous colour shows

Question 23

What organs corresponds to the pulse on the left hand beginning closest to thumb?

Answer 23

1. Heart (cun)
2. Liver (guan)
3. Kidney (chi)

Question 24

What organs corresponds to the pulse on the right hand beginning closest to thumb?

Answer 24

1. Lung (cun)
2. Spleen (guan)
3. Kidney (chi)