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1
Q

thick coat

A

excess, interior, entered viscera and bowels

2
Q

thin coat

A

deficient, still see the body of the tongue through

3
Q

what does the coat represent

A

Upward tide of ST steaming of SP damp, direct reflection of transforming transporting functions

4
Q

greasy fur

A

dampness / Phlegm / food stagnation

5
Q

Yellow fur

A

heat - scorched by the fire

6
Q

peeled coat

A

Yin def

7
Q

Thick slippery white coat, pale body

A

KI SP yang def

8
Q

Thickness indicates

A

how deep the evil qi is in

9
Q

Fur thin and grimy

A

insufficient Qi

10
Q

Thick and grimy fur

A

Evil Qi is in surplus

11
Q

glossy fur

A

damp and cold generally water retention due to yang def. or damp

12
Q

moist tongue

A

fluids not damaged, disorder mild

13
Q

Dry tongue

A

damage to fluids

heat patterns

14
Q

How does heat cause a dry tongue

A

the heat diseases dry and damage the fluids

15
Q

How does one get a dry tongue due to yang def?

A

inability to transform humor and moisten - generally pale white, mouth dry but no thirst or thirst w no desire to drink or Blood def. SP Qi - digestion overthinks worries,
LIV blood def. dry eyes, dull aching around joints, nails, look for the patterns

16
Q

moist tongue

A

damp patterns

17
Q

beancurd and slimy

A

means damp turbidity

18
Q

what does a beancurd and slimy tongue look like

A

Rough large petals, like soya bean curd, fur thick and loose - looks easily scraped

19
Q

If you can scrape off the beancurd, what is that telling you

A

more XS heat

Seen in serious infection or transformation of heat by food accumulating phlegm turbidity

20
Q

thick beancurd

A

XS heat

21
Q

Mouldy beancurd

A

transforms fluids into rotten turbidity, rotting of ST body

22
Q

Purulent Beancurd, what does that look like?

A

W pale red discharge, Beancurd sticky and thick like purple to sores = internal welling abscesses, looks like pus on the tongue coating

23
Q

what does a greasy tongue look like?

A

Small pellets, sticky like honey w. Thick fur in centre and thin on sides, does not disappear with scraping or patting = slimy

24
Q

What is the cause of a greasy coat - in general

A

SP yang repressed and water damp not transformed
phlegm damp
cold or heat

25
Q

Thin, yellow & slimy

A

damp heat

26
Q

Thick, yellow, slimy

A

phlegm heat

27
Q

Glossy, slimy and white

A

cold damp

28
Q

greasy yellow and dirty

A

ST SP def

29
Q

white fur generally governs

A

Exterior conditions
usually cold and damp patterns
or yang def.

30
Q

Thin white and glossy

A

externally contracted wind cold

31
Q

Tongue red, fur thin white and moist

A

externally contracted wind heat or externally contracted wind cold changing into heat -> will turn into yellow quickly

32
Q

Thin white and dry fur

A

externally contracted transforming into heat and damaging fluids

33
Q

Thick white fur generally indicates

A

Internal XS of damp turbidity and cold damp phlegm rheum

34
Q

Thick white, dry fur

A

damp turbidity transforming into Heat and damaging fluids

35
Q

Thin white and dry fur

A

externally contracted transforming into heat and damaging fluids

36
Q

White glossy, sticky and slimy fur

A

phlegm damp, sometimes heat

37
Q

Covers entire tongue = white like powder, tongue body red

A

damp heat brewing internally, trapped damp and hidden heat or beginning of an epidemic

38
Q

Dry white, fissured

A

warm disease w internal XS scorching of heat suddenly damaging fluids

39
Q

Yellow fur generally indicates

A

External evil enter interior and transformed into heat b/c scorching heat evil
interior patterns and heat patterns

40
Q

What are the 3 kinds of evil heat patterns which are associated with yellow fur

A

Ext. wind heat
XS heat
Interior Heat pattern

41
Q

Thin yellow fur - cause

A

Has transformed from white fur

Due to wind heat in exterior of wind cold in exterior transforming into heat

42
Q

What does grey fur govern?

A

Governs phlegm damp interior cold patterns or interior Heat patterns

43
Q

Grey and dry, red tongue

A

heat scorching fluids/ yin def. fire effulgence

44
Q

Gray moist and glossy tongue tur

A

Cold damp obstructing internally or phlegm internally

45
Q

tongue black, dry and burnt, tongue body red

A

XS heat develops internally

46
Q

Fur black, dry fissured, body Crimson, prickles

A

XS heat damaging fluids

47
Q

Thin and black coat, moist and glossy, tongue body pale white or pale purple, tender

A

yang def w cold XS

48
Q

Fur black, prickles, dry with first but not much drinking, white fur on sides body pale and tender

A

false heat and true cold