Tongue Quality Flashcards
1
Q
Thin coat:
A
Superficial , xu of anti pathogenic qi
2
Q
Dry tongue
A
Consumption of body fluid, xs heat or yin xu heat
3
Q
Xs moisture , saliva dribbles, slippery
A
Harmful water and damp
4
Q
Sticky tongue, hard to scrub, greasy
A
Retention of damp phlegm food
5
Q
Granular, coarse, soybean curds, easily scrubbed, pasty
A
Xs yang heat brings turbid at qi upward
also retention of phlegm and food
6
Q
Peeled partially, geographic
A
Consumption of st qi and yin
7
Q
Peele entire , mirror or glossy
A
Exhaustion of st yin, severe damage of st qi
8
Q
Thick coat
A
deeper progression of dz
Retention of damp or food
