Tongue Diagnosis Flashcards

1
Q

Coating: Yellow

A

Heat

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2
Q

Coating: White

A

Cold

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3
Q

Coating: Thick

A

Excess Qi

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4
Q

Coating: Thin

A

Deficient Qi

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5
Q

Coating: Greasy

A

Dampness/Phlegm
From Yang Deficiency

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6
Q

Moisture: Dry

A

Fluid Insufficiency

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7
Q

Moisture: Wet

A

Fluid Accumulation

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8
Q

Color: Pale

A

Deficiency Blood or Yang

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9
Q

Color: Red

A

Heat
Tip: Heart
Body: Lung

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10
Q

Color: Deep Red

A

Fire

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11
Q

Color: Purple

A

Blood Stasis

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12
Q

Color: Blue

A

Yang Deficiency from Blood Stasis

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13
Q

Veins: Distended

A

Qi Stagnation

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14
Q

Veins: Dark

A

Blood Stasis

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15
Q

Body: Thin (Deficiency)

A

Thin: Yin Deficiency
+pale: Blood Deficiency
+red: Yin Deficiency

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16
Q

Body: Swollen (Dampness)

A

Normal: Damp Heat (ST/SP)
Pale/wet: Yang Deficiency (SP/KD)
Red: Heat (ST or HT)

17
Q

Body: Deviated (wind)

A

KI Yin Deficiency or Excess LV Yang

18
Q

Cracks: Horizontal

A

Yin Deficiency

19
Q

Cracks: Short, irregular

A

ST Yin Deficiency

20
Q

Cracks: Short, transverse

A

Sp Qi/Yin Deficiency

21
Q

Cracks: Vertical

A

ST Qi Deficiency

22
Q

Cracks: Vertical to tip

A

HT

23
Q

Tooth marked

A

SP Qi Deficiency

24
Q

Ulcers

A

HT fire (red)
Or KD Yin Deficiency (white edge)
Or SP & KD heat (underside)