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Tongue
CAM Tongues
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Graduate
08/21/2011

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Term
Pale Tongue
Definition
Deficiency of Yang, Qi, Blood
Term
Red Tongue
Definition
Heat Syndrome of interior xs or xu
Term
Deep Red, Crimson
Definition
Extreme Heat
Exogenous- febrile disease invading ying/blood
Endogenous- yin xu fire
Term
Blue Purple Tongue
Definition
stagnation of blood
Term
deep blue purple dry and lusterless
Definition
Heat
Term
Pale purplish and moist
Definition
cold
Term
purple spots
Definition
stagnation of blood
Term
Deep branch that goes to the root of the tongue
Definition
heart
Term
transverses the root of the tongue and spreads over the lower surface
Definition
Spleen
Term
terminates at the root of the tongue
Definition
KD
Term
Tongue proper
Definition
xs or xu of zang fu
relative strength of the essential Qi
Term
Tongue Coat
Definition
depth and nature of invading pathogenic factors
Term
Swollen delicate and pale w tooth-prints
Definition
Sp, Kd yang xu
Term
Swollen deep red, occupying the space of the mouth
Definition
xs heat in Ht, Sp
Term
Swollen blue purplish, dark
Definition
toxicosis
Term
Thin, Pale
Definition
Qi & Blood xu
Term
Thin, dry & deep, red
Definition
yin xu fire
Term
Cracks on deep red tongue
Definition
xs heat consuming body fluids
Term
Cracks on a pale tongue
Definition
blood xu
Term
Center crack
Definition
ST Yin xu
Term
cracks that are not deep and do not change
Definition
normal
Term
thorny and red
Definition
interior heat
Term
deviated
Definition
wind stroke
early threatening signs of wind stroke
Term
rigid
Definition
Exogenous febrile disease invading PC, turbid phlegm, head consuming body fluids

Endogenous disease, wind stroke, early threatening signs of wind stroke
Term
Flaccid
Definition
Extreme xu of Qi, Blood, Yin Fluids
Term
Flaccid and pale
Definition
Qi, Blood Xu
Term
Flaccid & deep red
Definition
collapse of yin
Term
Thin coat
Definition
Superficial pathogen or xu of antipathogenic Qi
Gradual elimination of pathogenic factor
Term
Thick coating
Definition
Retention of damp, phlegm, food in interior
Inward transmission of disease
Term
Moist
Definition
normal
Term
slippery with dribbling saliva
Definition
upward flooding of harmful water & cold damp
Term
Dry coat
Definition
consumption of body fluid due to xs heat or yin xu
Term
Sticky coating
Definition
retention of turbid damp/phlegm or retention of food
Term
Granular Coating
Definition
xs yang heat bringing turbid St Qi upward
retention of turbid phlegm or food
Term
Geographic- some of the coating peeled off
Definition
consumption of ST Qi/Yin
Term
Glossy- all of the coating peeled off
Definition
exhaustion of ST yin, severe damage of ST Qi
Term
White coating
Definition
exterior cold
Term
Thin White
Definition
normal
exterior cold
Term
thick white
Definition
interior cold
Term
Yellow coating
Definition
interior syndromes
Heat syndromes
Term
deep yellow
Definition
severe pathogenic heat
Term
light yellow
Definition
mild heat
Term
burnt yellow
Definition
accumulation of heat
Term
Grey coating
Definition
interior heat or cold and damp
Term
Grey, yellow, dry
Definition
xs heat consuming body fluids
Term
Grey, whitish, moist
Definition
retention of cold damp or phlegm fluid
Term
Black coating
Definition
extreme interior heat
excessive cold
severe stage of illness
Term
black yellowish, dry with thorns
Definition
extreme heat consuming body fluids
Term
pale black, slippery
Definition
xs cold due to yang xu
Term
Horizontal cracks
Definition
ST yin xu
Term
short transverse cracks on sides
Definition
chronic Sp Qi xu
Term
toothmarks
Definition
SP Qi xu
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