Traditional Chinese Medicine Tongue Diagnosis The tongue is a mirror of the body’s health, closely linked to the internal organs and meridians. Changes in the five zang and six fu organs can be reflected on the tongue, hence it is referred to as the “external sign of the internal organs.” Tongue diagnosis is a technique … Read more
The tongue is the sprout of the heart, an external manifestation of the spleen, and the coating is produced by Stomach Qi . Tongue diagnosis primarily examines the quality and coating of the tongue, including its shape, color, moisture, and dryness, to determine the nature of diseases, the severity of the condition, the abundance or … Read more
Tongue diagnosis, also known as observing the tongue, is an important method for understanding the physiological functions and pathological changes of the body by observing the changes in the tongue’s appearance. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that “what is inside must manifest outside.” By observing a child’s tongue, one can determine the cause of illness; … Read more
What Does Traditional Chinese Medicine Observe in the Tongue? Nine Body Types and Valuable Tongue Diagnosis Charts!Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment. Different body types have different health maintenance methods—there are 9 body types in TCM. Do you know which body type you belong to? Do you know how … Read more
The tongue not only allows us to taste the flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, but it also serves as a portable “health report.” When visiting a doctor, they often ask you to “stick out your tongue for a look” because the tongue can reveal issues with the internal organs before you even realize … Read more
Tongue diagnosis is a crucial aspect of TCM observation, serving as a simple and effective method to assist in diagnosis and differentiation by observing the color and shape changes of the tongue. The tongue is the sprout of the heart and the external manifestation of the spleen; the coating is produced by the stomach qi. … Read more
The normal color of the tongue coating in healthy individuals is thin and white. This is due to the differentiation of the filiform papillae at the tip of the tongue mucosa into “keratinized trees”. In the gaps between the branches of the “keratinized trees”, there are often shed keratinized epithelium, saliva, bacteria, fungi, food debris, … Read more
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The tongue, as one of the most flexible and multifunctional organs in the human body, not only allows us to produce varied tones but also helps us taste the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavors of food. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), tongue diagnosis is a common diagnostic method within the “observational diagnosis” category. “The … Read more
Connecting the tongue closely with diseases and judging the internal health conditions through the different appearances of the tongue is a unique diagnostic method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The emphasis on tongue observation in TCM stems from the relationship between the tongue and the internal organs. As previously mentioned, “the heart opens to the … Read more