Tongue & Pulse Flashcards
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PALE TONGUE
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Deficiency of Yang Qi
Deficiency of Qi & Blood
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RED TONGUE
With coating
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Interior excess heat
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RED TONGUE
No coating
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Yin Deficiency
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RED TONGUE
Red tip
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HT Fire, HT Yin Deficiency
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DEEP RED TONGUE
Exogenous
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Invasion of Ying & Xue systems by pathogenic heat
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RED TONGUE
Red sides
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LV Fire or GB Heat
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DEEP RED TONGUE
Endogenous
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Yin Deficiency w/ Fire
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PURPLE TONGUE
Blue purple
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Stasis of Blood d/t hot or cold
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PURPLE TONGUE
Deep-blue, purplish, also dry & lusterless
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Heat
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PURPLE TONGUE
Pale, purplish & moist
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Cold, Stasis of Blood
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PURPLE TONGUE
Purplish spots
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Blood Stasis
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PURPLE TONGUE
Reddish purple
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Heat & Stasis of Blood
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SWOLLEN TONGUE
Delicate & pale w/ toothprints
A
SP & KD Yang Deficiency
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SWOLLEN TONGUE
Deep red, taking up entire space of the mouth
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Excessive Heat in HT & SP
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SWOLLEN TONGUE
Bluish purplish, dark
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Toxicosis
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SWOLLEN TONGUE
Red or normal colored
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Damp Heat
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SWOLLEN TONGUE
Pale & damp
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Yang Deficiency
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CRACKED TONGUE
Deep red
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Excessive Heat consuming body fluids
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CRACKED TONGUE
Pale
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Blood Deficiency
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CRACKED TONGUE
Short horizontal cracks
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ST Yin Deficiency
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CRACKED TONGUE
Center crack reaching tip
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HT Pattern
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CRACKED TONGUE
Short cracks on sides
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Chronic SP Qi Deficiency
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THIN TONGUE
Thin, pale
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Qi & Blood Deficiency
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THIN TONGUE
Thin, dry & deep red
A
Hyperactivity of Fire d/t Yin Deficiency
body fluids consumed
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DEVIATED TONGUE
Windstroke or early signs of windstroke. Interior Wind
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THORNY & RED TONGUE
Accumulation of heat in interior
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RIGID TONGUE (STIFF)
Exogenous febrile diseases
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Invasion of PC by heat, retention of turbid phlegm, excessive pathogenic heat consuming body fluids
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RIGID TONGUE (STIFF)
Endogenous disease
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Windstroke, early threatening windstroke
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PULSES
| Superficial, large & weak
Prolonged endogenous diseases, indicating outward floating of Yang Qi
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FLACCID TONGUE
Extreme deficiency of Qi & Blood, Consumption of Yin Fluids
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FLACCID TONGUE
| Pale
Qi & Blood Deficiency
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FLACCID TONGUE
| Deep red
Collapse of Yin
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LONG TONGUE
Tendency to heat (Heart Heat)
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SHORT TONGUE
Pale, wet, cold, red & peeled- Yin Def.
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TOOTH-MARKED TONGUE
SP Qi Deficiency
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QUIVERING TONGUE
SP Qi Deficiency
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THIN TONGUE COATING
Tongue proper can be seen indistinctly. Generally present if superficial portion of the body is affected or deficiency of anti-pathogenic Qi.
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THICK TONGUE COATING
Tongue proper can’t be seen. Retention of damp, phlegm, food retention, cold, heat, fire or inward transmission of disease.
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MOIST TONGUE COATING
| Moist, lustrous
Normal
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MOIST TONGUE COATING
| Excessive moisture w/ saliva dribbling when tongue is stuck out, severe case add slippery coating
Upward flooding of harmful water & damp
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DRY TONGUE COATING
Consumption of body fluids d/t excessive heat or consumption of Yin fluids not allowing to nourish upwards.
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STICKY TONGUE COATING
| Sticky w/ turbid layer of fine greasy substance, hard to scrub
Retention of turbid damp & phlegm or retention of food
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GRANULAR TONGUE COATING
| Granules are course, loose & thick-like residue of making soy & easily scrubbed
Excessive Yang heat brings turbid Qi in the ST upwards, retention of turbid phlegm or retention of food
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PEELED TONGUE COATING
| “Geographic tongue”
Consumption of Qi & Yin in ST
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PEELED TONGUE COATING
| “Glossy tongue”
Sign of exhaustion of ST or KD Yin & severe damage of ST Qi.
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PULSES
Superficial (floating)
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Easily felt w/ gentle touch,
| Exterior conditions
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WHITE TONGUE COATING
| Thin & white
Normal or exterior cold syndromes
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WHITE TONGUE COATING
| Thick & white
Interior Cold Syndromes
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING
Interior syndromes & heat syndromes
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING
| Deeper yellow
More severe pathogenic heat
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING
| Light yellow
Mild heat
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING
| Deep yellow
More severe heat
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING
| Burnt yellow
Accumulation of Heat
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BLACK TONGUE COATING
Interior syndromes w/ extreme heat or excessive cold. Severe stage of illness.
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BLACK TONGUE COATING
Black coating is yellowish, dry &
w/ thorns
Consumption of body fluid d/t extreme heat
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BLACK TONGUE COATING
| Pale, black & slippery
Excessive Cold d/t Yang Deficiency
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GREY TONGUE COATING
Interior syndromes: interior heat, cold or damp syndromes.
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GREY TONGUE COATING
| Grey, yellowish & dry
Consumption of body fluid d/t excessive heat
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GREY TONGUE COATING
| Grey, whitish & moist
Retention of cold damp & fluid
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TONGUE-MOISTURE
| Too Wet
Yang Qi not transporting or transforming fluids
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TONGUE-MOISTURE
| Dry
Full or empty heat
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TONGUE-MOISTURE
| Sticky or Slippery
Damp or phlegm
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PULSES
| Deep
Felt only on heavy pressure
| Interior conditions
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PULSES
| Deep & forceful
Interior excess conditions
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PULSES
| Deep & weak
Interior deficiency type,
| Deficiency of Qi & Yang
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PULSES
| Deep & full
Stasis of Qi & Blood in the interior or interior cold & heat
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PULSES
| Slow
Less than 4 beats per breath (60 bpm)
| Cold
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PULSES
| Slow & forceful
Interior syndrome of excess type,
| Retention of Yin cold
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PULSES
| Slow & weak
Interior syndrome of deficiency d/t deficiency of Yang Qi
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PULSES
| Rapid
More than 5 beats per breath (90 bpm)
| Heat
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PULSES
| Rapid & forceful
Excess heat retained in the interior/antipathogenic Qi is strong
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PULSES
| Rapid & weak
Deficiency Yin in prolonged illness, produces deficiency heat in interior
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PULSES
| Rapid, weak & large (full)
Outward floating of deficiency Yang
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PULSES
| Deficiency (weak & empty)
Forceless pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels
| Deficiency of Qi & Blood
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PULSES
| Excess (strong, full)
Forceful pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels
| Excess Qi & Blood—struggle w/ antipathogenic Qi, against hyperactive pathogenic factor
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PULSES
| Excess & rapid, full, hard, long
Full heat
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PULSES
| Excess & slow
Full cold
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PULSES
| Surging (huge, flooding, overflowing)
Broad, large & forceful-like roaring wave, which comes on powerfully & fades away
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PULSES
| Thready (fine, thin, minute)
Fine thready, distinct & clear,
Deficiency d/t overstrain & stress,
Deficiency of Qi, Blood & Yin,
Internal dampness w/ severe Qi Deficiency
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PULSES
| Soft (soggy)
Superficial & thready, hits fingers w/o strength.
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PULSES
| Weak (frail)
Deep & thready, hits fingers w/o strength.
| Deficiency of Qi & Blood
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PULSES
| Rolling (slippery)
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Smooth & flowing like pearls rolling on a dish. Smooth rounded, slippery to touch, oily.
Phlegm, damp or pregnancy.
Retained fluid
Retention of food
Excess heat
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PULSES
| Hesistant (choppy, rough)
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Feels rough & uneven or jagged
Stagnation of Qi & Blood
Impairment of essence
Deficiency of Blood
After profuse & prolonged sweating
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PULSES
String Taut (wiry)
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Taut, straight & long like violin or guitar string.
D.O. of LV & GB
Pain
Retention of fluids
Phlegm
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PULSES
| Tense (tight)
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Feels tight & forceful like a stretched rope.
Cold interior or exterior
Pain
Retention of Food
Asthma from cold in LU
Stomach cold
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PULSES
Abrupt (short, hurried, hasty)
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Hurried & rapid
Irregular missed beats
Excessive Yang heat
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PULSES
| Abrupt & forceful
Retention of Phlegm or food.
Extreme Heat & def of HT Qi, HT Fire
Swelling & pain
Stagnation of Qi & Blood
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PULSES
| Abrupt & weak
Prostration
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PULSES
| Knotted
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Slow, Irregular missed beats,
Excessive Yin,
Accumulation of Qi,
Retention of cold phlegm,
Stagnant Blood,
Cold & def of HT Qi or HT Yang
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90
PULSES
| Regularly-intermittent
Slow & weak. Could be serious HT condition. Serious internal problems of one or more Yin organs.
Reg missed beats.
Declining Zang Qi, Wind Syndromes, Pain, Emotional fear & fright, traumatic contusions & sprains.
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PULSES
| Long Pulse
Heat Pattern.
| Extends slightly beyond normal pulse position.
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PULSES
| Short Pulse
Severe deficiency of Qi,
| ST Qi Deficiency
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PULSES
| Slowed-down Pulse
Generally, a healthy pulse
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PULSES
| Hollow Pulse
After hemorrhage.
| Rapid & slightly hollow—forthcoming loss of Blood
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PULSES
| Leather Pulse
Stretched like a drum. Hard & tight on the superficial level, but empty at deep level. Severe deficiency of KD essence or Yin.
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PULSES
| Firm Pulse
Felt on the deep level, hard & wiry (string-taut). Interior stagnation & pain
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PULSES
| Weak-floating Pulse
Only on superficial level. Could be damp if in combination w/ a very empty (def) condition.
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PULSES
| Weak Pulse
Deficiency of Yang
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PULSES
| Scattered Pulse
Severe deficiency of Qi & Blood, &
| KD Qi
100
PULSES
| Hidden Pulse
Extreme deficiency of Yang
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PULSES
| Moving Pulse
Trembles under the finger, round like a bean. Shock, anxiety, fright or extreme pain. People w/ deep emotional shock.
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PULSES
| Hurried Pulse
Excess of Yang, w/ fire in the body exhausting the Yin.
