1. Slightly swollen in the anterior part between the tip and center with a normal or slightly pale body color.

2. Thin white slightly moist coating in the lung area

3. no change in tongue

1.  Long standing Lung Qi Xu

2.Retention of cold in the Lung from a prior W-C which was not treated

3. Lung qi xu - not too severe

1. a flabby body withouth other signs

2. normal tongue body

1. General Qi xu

2. qi xu - not severe

1. pale body without sx of cold

2. Tip of tongue slightly swollen with pale body

1. Typical Heart qi xu

2. Severe condition - emotional trauma dispersing heart qi

1. Tooth-marked, slightly swollen, possibly pale without symptoms of cold

2. No change

1. Typical sx of Spleen Qi xu

2. Spleen Qi xu - not a severe condition

1. Thinning of the coating in the center,

or coating without a root

1. Pale body with and overly-wet, thin white coating

2. Very pale, swollen and overly-wet, white coating

3. Pale or very pale and possibly somewhat swollen

and overly-wet, white coating

1. General Yang xu

2. Kidney yang xu

3. Spleen Yang xu

(spleen qi xu leading to accumulation of dampness)

1. Pale or very pale and possibly somewhat swollen and overly-wet, white coating

2. Rather swollen

1. Spleen Yang xu

(spleen qi xu leading to accumulation of dampness)

2. Spleen yang xu

(the more dampness the more swelling)