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
Question:How can I receive articles like this every day?? Just click on the blue text above the arrow! Introduction: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), diagnosis involves four methods: observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation. These methods combined allow for a more accurate determination of the disease mechanism, especially pulse diagnosis, which is the most immediate and … 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
Tongue Diagnosis: Organ Correspondence Chart According to the “Neijing” (Inner Canon), different areas of the tongue can reflect pathological changes in various organs, which has certain clinical reference significance. The tip of the tongue corresponds to the upper jiao (heart and lungs); the middle part corresponds to the middle jiao (spleen and stomach); the root … Read more
Before reading, please click the blue text “Brief Health Discussion” above, then click “Follow” so you can receive articles for free. Remember to follow for free subscription! Tongue diagnosis is a simple and effective method for assisting in diagnosis and differentiation by observing the color and shape changes of the tongue. Tongue diagnosis is one … Read more
1. Normal Tongue Appearance Normal Tongue Appearance: The tongue body is soft, flexible, light red in color, and covered with a thin, evenly distributed, moderately moist white coating, often described as “light red tongue with thin white coating”. Observing the tongue mainly involves examining changes in tongue quality and tongue coating. The tongue quality, also … Read more
Observing Tongue Quality The tongue quality, also known as the tongue body, refers to the muscle and vascular tissue of the tongue. Observing the tongue body mainly involves examining the tongue spirit, tongue color, tongue shape, tongue state, and the sublingual vessels. 1. Tongue Spirit (1) With Spirit (Glorious Tongue) 【Tongue Characteristics】 The tongue color … Read more
1. Pale Purple Tongue Tongue Quality Color: Pale purple, pale white; Shape: Slightly tender, few petechiae, mild tooth marks. Tongue Coating Coating Quality: Thin, moist; Coating Color: White. Clinical Significance Stagnation of Qi and blood due to Yang deficiency, Qi deficiency, and Qi stagnation. 2. Flaccid Tongue Tongue Quality Color: Pale white; Shape: Tender, tooth … 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
Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth The tongue is closely linked to diseases, and through the different appearances of the tongue, we can judge the internal disease conditions. This is a unique diagnostic method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The emphasis on tongue observation in TCM stems from … Read more