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Definition
| The DEEP branch of the Heart Meridian of the Hand Shaoyin GOES to the ROOT of the tongue. |
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Term
| SPLEEN -TONGUE CONNECTION |
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Definition
The Spleen Meridian of the Foot Taiyin TRAVERSES the ROOT of the tongue and
SPREADS over its LOWER surface |
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Term
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Definition
| The Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin TERMINATES at the ROOT of the tongue. |
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Term
| WHICH CHANNELS CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE TONGUE? |
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Definition
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Term
| WHAT KIND OF QI OF ZANG-FU IS REFLECTED IN CHANGES IN TONGUE CONDITION? |
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Definition
| ESSENTIAL QI of the Zang-Fu organs can be reflected by changes in tongue conditions. |
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Term
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Definition
| Proper size, Soft in Quality, Free in Motion, Slight red in color with a thin layer of white coating which is neither dry nor over moist. |
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Term
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Definition
● tip
● central part
● root
● border |
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Term
| The tip of the tongue often reveals: |
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Definition
| The pathological changes of the heart and lung |
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Term
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Definition
The pathological changes of the liver and
gallbladder |
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Term
| The central part reveals: |
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Definition
| pathological changes of the spleen and stomach |
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Term
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Definition
| Pathological changes of the kidney |
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Term
Pale tongue:
● much less red than a normal tongue |
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Definition
Indicates: ("SIC")
● Syndromes of Deficiency Type
● Insufficiency of Qi and Blood
● Cold syndromes |
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Term
Red tongue:
● bright red and redder than a normal
tongue |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Various heat syndromes including:
○ interior heat syndromes of excess
type
○ interior heat syndromes of deficiency type due to yin deficiency |
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Term
Deep Red tongue:
● deep red |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Extreme heat conditions:
○ Exogenous febrile diseases:
■ Invasion of the Yin and Xue
(blood) systems by pathogenic
heat.
○ Endogenous febrile diseases:
■ Indicates yin deficiency leading
to hyperactivity of fire. |
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Term
Purple tongue:
● Blue Purple Tongue |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Stagnation of blood which is related to
either cold or heat. |
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Term
Purple tongue:
● Deep blue purplish tongue, dry and
lusterless |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Is related to heat |
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Term
Purple tongue:
● Pale purplish and moist tongue |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Is related to cold |
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Term
Purple tongue:
● Purplish spots on the tongue surface |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Stagnation of Blood |
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Term
Swollen tongue:
● Larger than normal, delicate in quality and
pale in color, and with tooth prints on the
border |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Yang deficiency of the Spleen and Kidney
○ This condition is due to IMPAIRED
CIRCULATION of BODY FLUIDS
producing:
■ Harmful water
■ Retained Fluid
■ Phlegm
■ Damp |
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Term
Swollen tongue:
● Larger than normal, deep red in color
occupying the entire space of the mouth. |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Excessive heat in the Heart and Spleen |
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Term
Swollen tongue:
● Larger than normal, is blue purplish
and dark. |
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Definition
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Term
Thin tongue:
● Smaller and thinner than normal |
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Definition
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Term
| Thin and Pale ● Smaller and thinner than normal tongue that is less red than a normal tongue |
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Definition
| Indicates:● Deficiency of Qi and Blood |
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Term
Thin, Dry, and Deep Red tongue:
● Smaller and thinner than normal tongue
that is dry, and deep red |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Hyperactivity of fire due to deficiency of
yin in which body fluid is consumed. |
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Term
Cracked and Deep Red tongue:
● Irregular streaks or cracks on the tongue
and deep red in color |
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Definition
Indicate:
● Excessive heat consuming body fluid |
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Term
Cracked and Pale tongue:
● Irregular streaks or cracks on the tongue
that is less red than a normal tongue. |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Deficiency of blood if the tongue is pale. |
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Term
Cracks that are not deep and remain there all the
time unchanged. |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Papillary buds over the surface of the
tongue swell up like thorns. |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Accumulation of pathogenic heat in the
interior.
○ The more severe the pathogenic heat,
the more enlarged and profuse the
thorns will be. |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Wind-stroke
● Early threatening signs of wind-stroke. |
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Term
Rigid tongue:
● Lacks flexibility and is difficult to
protrude, retract, or roll. |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Exogenous febrile diseases:
○ Invasion of the pericardium by heat
○ Retention of turbid phlegm in the
interior
○ Excessive Pathogenic heat consuming
body fluid
● Endogenous febrile diseases:
○ Wind-stroke
○ Early threatening signs of wind-stroke |
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Term
Flaccid tongue:
● Weak in motion |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Extreme deficiency of qi and blood
● Consumption of yin fluid depriving the
tongue of the nourishment |
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Term
Flaccid tongue and pale:
● Weak in motion and less red than a normal
tongue |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Deficiency of Qi and Blood |
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Term
Flaccid tongue and deep red:
● Weak in motion and deep red |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Collapse of Yin |
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Term
Thin Coating:
● If the tongue proper can indistinctly be
seen through it |
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Definition
Indicates:
● the superficial portion of the body is
affected in a disease
● the disease is due to deficiency of the
antipathogenic qi |
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Term
Thick Coating:
● If the tongue proper can not be seen
through it |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Retention of:
○ damp
○ phlegm
○ food in the interior
○ Inward transmission of the pathogenic
factor from the exterior |
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Term
Dry tongue coating:
● Looks coarse and feels lacking moisture |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Consumption of body fluid due to
excessive heat
● Consumption of yin fluid not allowing it to
nourish upwards |
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Term
Slippery tongue coating:
● Excessive moisture over the tongue
surface and the saliva dribbles when the
tongue is stuck out in a severe case |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Upward flooding of harmful water and
cold damp |
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Term
Sticky Coating:
● The tongue is covered by a turbid layer of
fine greasy substance which is HARD to
be SCRUBBED. |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Syndromes resulting from:
○ Retention of turbid damp
○ Phlegm
○ Retention of Food |
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Term
Granular Coating:
● Coarse, loose and thick like residue of
making soy bean curds, and easily
scrubbed. |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Excessive Yang heat bringing the turbid qi
in the Stomach upwards
● Syndromes caused by:
○ Retention of turbid phlegm
○ Retention of food |
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Term
Geographic Tongue Coating:
● Tongue with a part of its coating peeling
off |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Consumption of Qi and Yin of the
Stomach |
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Term
Glossy Tongue Coating:
● The entire coating peels off leaving the
surface mirror smooth |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Exhaustion of the Stomach Yin
● Severe damage of the Stomach Qi |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Normal
● Exterior syndromes
● Cold Syndromes |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Present in exterior cold syndromes |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Interior cold syndromes |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Interior syndromes
● Heat syndromes |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● More severe pathogenic heat |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Accumulation of heat |
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Term
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Definition
Indicates:
● Interior syndromes |
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Term
| Grey coating that is yellowish and dry: |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Consumption of body fluid due to
excessive heat |
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Term
| Grey coating that is whitish and moist: |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Retention of cold damp in the interior
● Retention of phlegm
● Retention of fluid |
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Term
Black coating is yellowish and dry, possibly with
thorns: |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Consumption of body fluid due to extreme
heat |
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Term
| Pale black and slippery coating: |
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Definition
Indicates:
● Excessive cold due to yang deficiency |
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