Observing the tongue is an important part of TCM diagnosis and treatment because the changes reflected in the tongue often precede our own feelings of discomfort. The tongue can serve as a prompt or warning and is therefore referred to as the “mirror of disease”. In daily life, how can we self-monitor our health status … Read more
Comprehensive Guide to 22 Types of Tongue Diagnosis: Understand Your Body Through Your Tongue. 1. Normal Tongue Appearance Normal Tongue Appearance: The tongue 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 … Read more
Click above“Family Medicine Magazine”Follow usAuthor: Zhu Kangmei Position: Chief Physician of Internal Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineIntroduction: This article is the fourth in the series on “Fundamentals of Tongue Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine“. Through previous introductions, we have learned about the causes of abnormal tongue sensations (1), how … Read more
(1) Physiology of the Tongue 1. Tongue Texture: The muscular tissue of the tongue, nourished by blood. 2. Tongue Coating: The white, semi-transparent mucous membrane on the surface of the tongue, formed by the upward movement of stomach qi. (2) Relationship Between the Tongue and Organs 1. Physiological Connection: The tongue has direct or indirect … Read more
Observation of Tongue Quality The tongue quality, or the body of the tongue, is also known as the tongue body, which consists of the tongue’s muscle and vascular tissues. 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)ćTongue … Read more
Tongue diagnosis is one of the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation. What exactly do we observe in tongue diagnosis? Many people are curious about what TCM observes in tongue diagnosis. In fact, we mainly observe the tongue body and the tongue coating. The tongue body … Read more
Click the blue text Follow us The tongue not only allows you to taste the flavors of life but also serves as a mirror of health. Tongue diagnosis, as a unique and sophisticated diagnostic method, has been revered by practitioners for thousands of years. Interviewed Expert Dr. Zhou Jingxin, Associate Chief Physician of the Nephrology … Read more
When visiting a doctor, you are often asked to “stick out your tongue for a look” because the tongue can reveal issues with the internal organs earlier than you might realize. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the tongue is divided into four parts: the tip, the middle, the root, and the sides, corresponding to the … Read more
Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang Distribution map of the organs on the tongueTongue diagnosis is a simple and effective method for assisting in the diagnosis and differentiation of diseases by observing the color and shape changes of the tongue. It is also one … Read more
To prevent losing contact, please follow the backup account: Da Yi Jing Cheng Ni Hai Xia. Tongue diagnosis is a crucial aspect of TCM observation, utilizing the color and shape changes of the tongue to assist in diagnosis and differentiation. The tongue body, also known as the tongue substance, is the muscular and vascular tissue … Read more