**TCM

Question 1

location of kidney & bladder on tongue

Answer 1

at back

Question 2

location of stomach & spleen on tongue

Answer 2

in middle

Question 3

location of liver gallbladder on tongue

Answer 3

sides

Question 4

location of heart on tongue

Answer 4

tip

Question 5

location of lungs on tongue

Answer 5

just behind heart

Question 6

thin tongue

Answer 6

weakness
def fluids incl blood

Question 7

swollen flabby tongue

Answer 7

dampness present

problems with fluids

Question 8

teethmarks on side of tongue

Answer 8

weak digestion
pancreatic insufficiency
fatigue
nervousness

Question 9

pale tongue

Answer 9

coldness
def Qi
blood Def
Fe def

Question 10

red tongue

Answer 10

heat
inflammation
fever

Question 11

red painful tongue

Answer 11

def B1, 9, 12

Question 12

magenta tongue

Answer 12

B2 def

Question 13

purple tongue

Answer 13

blood stagnation
low Qi
low circulation

Question 14

underside tongue bright red

Answer 14

inflammation

excess animal foods

Question 15

underside tongue blue/green

Answer 15

disorder of BVs due to excess animal fats/dairy/sugars

Question 16

yellow underside tongue

Answer 16

excessive bile secretion
excess dairy/poultry/eggs/mucus
fat stagnation

Question 17

deep purple underside tongue

Answer 17

lymph/BV disorder due to drugs/sugars etc

Question 18

medial fissure

vertical crack not to tip

Answer 18

digestion deficiency requiring B9 & 12
Fe def
HCL/Pepsin def

Question 19

Deep medial fissure to tip

Answer 19

heart condition

Question 20

short horizontal fissures

Answer 20

def Qi

Question 21

prominent papillae & redness

Answer 21

excess heat

stagnant blood

Question 22

bright red raw beefy tongue + fissures

Answer 22

B3 def

Question 23

excess papillae (hairy tongue)

Answer 23

post antibiotics

Question 24

dry tongue

Answer 24

heat excess
not enough fluids
not holding fluids
try Mg & 03

Question 25

smooth shiny sore tongue

Answer 25

B vit def | Fe def

Question 26

impaired taste

Answer 26

zinc def

Question 27

``` quiet slow limp hunched soft dislikes cold stool light/loose YIN or YANG ```

Answer 27

yin

Question 28

``` aggressive hyperactive erect loud dislikes heat still dark/hard YIN or YANG ```

Answer 28

yang

Question 29

face grey/yellow skin

Answer 29

constipation | green - liver problems

Question 30

blue shadows | bags under eyes

Answer 30

fluid retention | kidney/adrenal exhaustion

Question 31

brown eye shadows

Answer 31

liver stagnation

Question 32

redness on cheeks

Answer 32

food allergies

Question 33

red dry forehead

Answer 33

bladder issues

Question 34

lines across forehead

Answer 34

toxicity large intestine

Question 35

1 deep line forehead

Answer 35

small intestine

Question 36

vertical line between eyes

Answer 36

HCL/Pepsin def

Question 37

2 vertical lines between eyebrows | either side of stomach line

Answer 37

``` liver problems (alcoholics) anger! ```

Question 38

receding hairline

Answer 38

decreased gallbladder function

Question 39

purse strings on upper lip

Answer 39

weakness of reproductive organs | smoking

Question 40

describe TCM body clock

Answer 40

Qi circulates in distinct pattern within body moves from organ system to organ system, giving it fuel to function every organ in our body takes an active role at a different time of day