Week 7 Tongue Flashcards by Haley Donovan

Q

Body color indicates condition of

A

blood, gu qi, and yin organs

Conditions of heat cold yin yang

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Body shape indicates condition of

A

state of blood and gu qi
reflects fullness and xu

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coating indicates

A

state of yang organs
conditions of heat, cold, fullness, xu

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Moisture indicates

A

state of body fluids

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Q

Pale tongue slightly wet

A

yang xu

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Pale tongue

A

yang xu
blood xu

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Pale tongue slightly dry

A

blood xu

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pale sides

A

liver blood xu

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orangy sides

A

severe liver blood xu

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red tongue

A

heat

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Q

red with coat

A

full heat

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red without coat

A

empty heat

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Q

red tip

A

heart fire (with coat)
empty heart heat (without)

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red sides with coat

A

liver fire
or
GB heat

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red sides without coat

A

liver yin xu with empty heat

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red center

A

heat or empty heat of stomach

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Q

red points on tip

A

heart fire

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red points on sides

A

liver fire

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Q

red spots on root

A

heat in LJ

Q

red points in or around center

A

Stomach heat

Q

Purple tongue

A

blood stasis

Q

reddish purple

A

blood stasis from heat

Q

bluish purple

A

blood stasis cold

Q

bluish purple sides
(in women)

A

liver blood stasis
(uterus blood stasis)

purple in center

blood stasis in ST

Thin

blood or yin xu

swollen

damp or phlegm

partially swollen

heat

stiff

interior wind or blood stasis

flaccid

body fluid xu

short

severe yang or yin xu

long

heat

cracked

heat or yin xu

quivering

spleen qi xu

deviated

interior wind

tooth marked

spleen qi xu

Normal coat

think white

thick coat

pathogenic factor

absent coat

stomach yin xu

total absent coat red tongue

stomach and kd yin xu with empty heat

white coat

cold

yellow coat

full heat

grey and black coat

extreme cold or extreme heat

normal tongue moisture

slightly moist

too wet

yang xu

too dry

heat or yin xu

sticky/slippery

damp or phlegm