Tongue Diagnosis
You can find out the internal problems of body by examine the Tongue only. This is called Tongue Diagnosis. The tongue has many relationships and connections in the body, both to the meridians and the internal organs. It is therefore very useful and important during inspection for confirming Tongue diagnosis. The normal tongue in Traditional Chinese Medicine has a light red or pinkish body with a thin white coating. Tongue Diagnosis is the one of the important ways to cure body related problem. It is very easy to understand, even for the fresher in acupressure. It is estimated that you will take only 20 sec to find out the body problems.
It is very helpful to cure the Emotional problems like depression, mania, schizophrenia etc.
you can get result in 24 hour with the Tongue Diagnosis.
Tongue Feature Indications
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Tongue
Body Colour
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Tongue
Body Shape
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Tongue
Body Features
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Tongue
Body Moisture
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Tongue
Coating
Tongue Body Colour
Normal Tongue Body: Pink or light red in colour.
Scarlet Tongue Body: A scarlet tongue that is also
peeled or shiny indicates Yin Deficiency, usually of the Heart and/or Lung
depending on the area of swelling.
Dark Red Tongue
Body: The red is darker and more crimson in colour.
This tongue body can indicate internal injury such as trauma (De Da), invasion
of external evil in the Ying (Nutritive) and Xue (blood) levels, or it can
indicate Blood Stagnation. If there are red spots with a thin coat, this
usually indicates damage to the Ying or Xue level. If the tongue body also has
cracks and there is little or no tongue coat, this usually indicates Deficient
Heat due to internal injury. Pale
Tongue Body Indicates the quality of Blood, reflecting Blood and/or Qi
Deficiency or Cold. If the tongue body is also moist, tender, and swollen, this
can indicate Yang Cold. A pale thin tongue body usually indicates Qi and Blood
Deficiency.
Bluish Purple or Reddish
Purple Tongue Body: Purple can indicate both
Heat and Cold conditions. A reddish purple tongue indicates Heat and Blood
Stagnation. A dark reddish purple tongue that is dry usually indicates depleted
fluids due to Excess Heat A light purple, bluish purple, or greenish purple
tongue body colour can indicate Cold and Blood Stagnation.
Red Tongue Body: A red tongue body is darker than the normal red, which is pinkish in colour.
It indicates either Deficient or Excess Heat. A red tongue body with a thick
yellow coat or swollen buds indicates Excess Heat A red tongue body with a
bright shiny coat, little coat, or no coating indicates Deficient Heat. Red Tip Heat in the Heart Zang.
Green Tongue Body: A green tongue body usually indicates Excess Yin Cold or the presence of
a strong Excess evil with weak Zheng Qi. The Yang is not properly moving Blood
and Fluids and there is Stagnation in the body. Internal Wind may also present
with a green tongue body.
Tongue Body Shape
The
body shape reflects the state of Blood and Ying (Nutritive) Qi, and indicates
Excess or Deficiency. Constitution can also affect the shape of the tongue body
Stiff:
A stiff or rigid tongue is difficult to move (protrude, retract, side
to side). This may cause speech abnormalities such as slurring or mumbled
speech. A stiff tongue is an indication of Excess, and often one of Internal
Wind. If a stiff tongue is accompanied by a bluish purple tongue body, this
usually indicates potential or impending Wind-Stroke. If a stiff tongue is
accompanied by a bright red tongue body, this usually indicates heat in the
Heart and Pericardium disturbing the Shen (Spirit). If a stiff tongue is
accompanied by a thick sticky tongue coating, this usually indicates
"Phlegm Misting the Heart".
Flaccid:
The
flaccid tongue is the opposite of the stiff tongue. It is weak and lacks
strength. It usually indicates Deficiency. When heat has consumed and damaged
body fluids, they cannot rise to nourish the tongue. This can indicate Yin
Deficiency, Qi Deficiency and/or Blood Deficiency. A flaccid tongue that is
also pale usually indicates Qi and Blood Deficiency. A flaccid tongue that is
also dark red, dry, and has cracks usually indicates extreme heat injuring
fluids. A flaccid tongue body with a scarlet tongue body usually indicates
Exhaustion of Yin.
Swollen:
This
is a very large tongue body and can indicate both Excess and Deficiency. A
swollen tongue that is also pale can indicate Qi Deficiency. A swollen tongue
that is also bright red and painful can indicate Heart and Spleen Heat. This
could also be due to excess alcohol consumption.
Big
or Enlarged Tongue: An enlarged tongue can indicate Phlegm,
Damp, or Water Stagnation. An enlarged tongue with a pale body and a moist coat
may indicate Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency .An enlarged tongue with a red
body and a greasy yellow coat may indicate Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat.
Half
the Tongue Is Swollen: A half swollen tongue may indicate
general weakness of the Channels. Hammer
Shaped this is where the front half or third of the tongue is enlarged at the
sides. A hammer shaped tongue usually indicates Spleen, Stomach, and Kidney
Deficiency This tongue is almost always indicative of a serious condition, and
may indicate mental illness. Local Swelling on One Side Localized swelling of
tongue with a normal tongue body colour indicates Qi Deficiency. Localized
swelling of tongue with a red tongue body colour indicates Qi and/or Blood
Stagnation.
Swollen
Sides: A tongue with swelling in Liver and
Gallbladder area usually indicates Rising Liver Yang or Liver Fire. Swollen
Between the Tip and the Central Surface .This area corresponds to the Lung area
and usually presents with a normal or pale tongue body. This tongue is usually
found in patients with chronic Lung and Spleen Deficiency, which tends toward
Damp and Phlegm accumulation.
Swollen
Edges: This tongue may indicate Spleen Qi or yang
Deficiency. If Spleen Yang is Deficient, the edges will also be wet.
Swollen
Tip: When the very tip of the tongue is swollen, it
usually indicates Heart problems. If the tongue is also deep red, this may
indicate Heart Fire. If the tongue is normal in colour or pale, this may
indicate Heart Qi Deficiency.
Short
and Contracted: When the patient cannot show the entire
tongue, it usually indicates a more severe disease. If the tongue is also moist
and pale, this indicates stagnation of Cold (bluish/purple) in the meridians or
Spleen Yang Deficiency. If a contracted tongue also has a sticky tongue
coating, this may indicate Turbid-Phlegm blocking the channels. If the tongue
is also deep red and dry, excessive heat has consumed Body Fluids and stirred
up internal Wind. A short, swollen, tender, and pale tongue usually indicates
Qi and Blood Deficiency. A short or small fraenum may be inherited and is
normal.
Long: There is difficulty in
retracting the tongue. This indicates interior Excess Heat, Heart Fire, or
Phlegm-Fire Misting the Heart. There may be numbness which is associated with.
Front
Swollen: Swelling towards the front one-third of the
tongue may indicate Phlegm retention in the Lungs.
Thin:
This
can indicate that Qi and Blood are deficient and not able to properly nourish
and moisturize the tongue. The tongue body will also usually be pale in colour
with Qi and Blood Deficiency. A thin tongue that is also dark red and dry may
indicate Yin Deficient Fire.
Tongue
Body Features
Rough
or Tender Texture: A tender tongue that appears smooth,
delicate, and is possibly swollen indicates deficiency. A rough tongue that
appears wrinkled and rough indicates Excess.
Red
Spots: Red spots may indicate Heat Toxins in the
Blood or Heat Toxins attacking the Heart. Red spots can indicate the presence
of Damp-Heat in the Xue Level, where the internal organs are accumulating
toxins. Red spots on the Tip (Lung/Heart area) is usually not severe and may
present in the beginning stages of illness. Red spots on the entire tongue may
indicate a more severe illness. Red spots on the sides of the tongue
(Liver/Gallbladder area) may also indicate a more severe illness. Red spots on
the back of the tongue (Kidney area) may indicate the advanced stage or chronic
nature of an illness.
White
Spots: White
spots are usually due to Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency together with excess
heat accumulating in the body. In this case, the tongue may also have sores and
pus.
Black
Spots: Black spots usually indicate Qi and Blood
Stagnation or heat in the Blood.
Tongue Body Moisture
Normal
Tongue is slightly moist. It reveals the state of Yin and Fluids in the body.
Dry
Tongue Body: Dry
Tongue indicates the deficiency of body fluids.
Wet
Tongue Body: It indicates the accumulation of the body
fluids.
Tongue Coating
Indicates
the state of the Yang organs, especially the Stomach.
White
Tongue Coat: A thin white tongue coating is normal. A thin
white tongue coating can also indicate external Cold patterns when the
appropriate clinical symptoms are present. With a moist and pale tongue, a
thicker white coating can indicate Damp-Cold. A dry white coating can indicate
Cold turning to Heat and starting to dry body fluids.
White
like Powder Tongue Coat: A white and thick tongue
coating like powder indicates turbidity and external pathogenic heat. This
coating will usually change to yellow after a short time if the patient is not
treated. If the tongue body is dark red, interior toxins may be present.
White
like Snow Tongue Coat: This may indicate exhaustion of
Spleen yang with Damp-Cold in the Middle Jiao.
Yellow
Tongue Coat: A slightly yellow coating indicates
Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold turning to Wind-Heat a yellow tongue coat indicates an
interior heat pattern. The deeper the colour of yellow, the more severe heat. A
burnt yellow indicates further accumulation of heat in the body. If the coating
is yellow and moist and the tongue body is swollen and tender, this indicates
interior Damp-Heat or Yang Deficiency. In the case of Yang Deficiency, the
tongue is showing false heat signs, as the Yin has forced the Yang to the
surface of the body.
Dirty
Yellow Tongue Coat: This tongue coating may indicate
Stomach and Intestinal Damp-Heat Simultaneous White and Yellow Tongue Coating Can indicate a Shaoyang pattern Can indicate a
simultaneous Heat and Cold pattern, or a Cold pattern turning to Heat Can
indicate a simultaneous Interior and Exterior pattern
Grey
Tongue Coat: This tongue coating usually indicates an
internal pattern of either Heat or Damp-Cold. A dry grey coating can indicate
internal Excess Heat scorching Body Fluids or Yin Deficient Fire. A wet or
moist grey coating usually indicates Cold-Damp Stagnation or Damp-Phlegm
retention.
Black
Tongue Coat: Similar to the Grey coating above, but more
severe. The black coating usually develops from grey or a burnt yellow coating.
A dry black coating (usually with cracks) may indicate excessive Heat burning
body fluids. A moist black coating and a pale tongue body may indicate Yang
Deficiency, Internal Excess Cold, with or without the presence of Dampness. Both
Grey and Black tongue coating can indicate extreme Cold (wet tongue) or extreme
Heat (dry tongue). Western drugs such as antibiotics can also cause a black
tongue coating.
Half
Yellow, Half White (Longitudinally): This coating may indicate
Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
Yellow
Root with A White Tip: This may indicate that exterior
Pathogenic Heat is penetrating more deeply into the interior of the body.
Black
in the Centre, White and Slippery on the Sides: This
may indicate Spleen Yang Deficiency with interior Damp-Cold
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