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| The DEEP branch of the Heart Meridian of the Hand Shaoyin GOES to the: |
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| The Spleen Meridian of the Foot Taiyin TRAVERSES the ROOT of the tongue and |
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| SPREADS over its LOWER surfaces |
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| The Kidney Meridian of the Foot Shaoyin TERMINATES at the |
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| proper size, soft in quality, free in motion, slight red in color with a twc which is neither dry or overmoist. |
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| The tongue is divided into four areas, name them |
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| tip, central part, root, border |
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| The tip of the tongue reveals: |
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| The pathological changes of the heart and lung |
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| The border of the tongue reveals: |
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| The pathological changes of the liver and gallbladder |
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| The central part of the tongue reveals |
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| The pathological changes of the spleen and stomach |
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| The root of the tongue reveals |
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| The pathological changes of the Kidney |
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| When referring to the color of the tongue, A PALE TONGUE is: |
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| much less red than a normal tongue |
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| "SIC": Syndroms of Deficiency, Insfficiency of qi & blood, Cold syndromes caused by yang qi xu |
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| redder than a normal tongue |
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| A Bright Red Tongue indicates |
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| Various heat syndromes including: Interior heat syndromes of excess type or interior hear syndromes of deficiency type due to yin xu |
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| A DEEP RED TONGUE is deep red in color and indicates: |
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| Extreme heat!, Exogenous febrile diseases, invasion of the xue and ying systems by paogenic heat, Endogenous febrile diseases, yin xu leading to hyperactivity of fire. |
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| A Purple tongue that is BLUE PURPLE IN COLOR and indicates: |
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| Stagnation of blood which is related to either cold or heat. |
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| A purple tongue that is DEEP BLUE, DRY & LUSTERLESS indicates: |
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| stagnaiton of blood due to heat |
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| A PALE PURPLE tongue that is MOIST is: |
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| PURPLISH SPOTS on the tongue surface indicates: |
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| Pure stagnation of blood, doesn't say if heat or cold |
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| a SWOLLEN tongue that is larger than normal, delicate in quality, pale in color w/ tooth marks on the border indicates: |
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| deficiency of Yang in the Spleen and Kidney |
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| A delicate tongue indicates |
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| a SWOLLEN tongue that is larger than normal, delicate and pale w/ toothmarks causing Sp and K yang xu IS DUE TO: |
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| Impaired circulation of body fluids producing: harmful water, retained fluid, phlegm, and damp |
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| a SWOLLEN tongue that is LARGER than normal, DEEP RED in color, occupuying the entire space of the mouth indicates: |
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| Excessive heat in the HEART and SPLEEN |
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| a SWOLLEN tongue the is LARGER than normal, BLUE-PURPLISH and DARK indicates: |
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| TOXICOSIS (lead poisoning) |
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| smaller and thinner than a normal tongue |
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| A Thin and Pale tongue is smaller and thinner than a normal tongue and indicates: |
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| A Deep Red Tongue is Almost Always Indicative of: |
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| A Cracked and Deep Red Tongue Indicates: |
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Excessive heat consuming body fluids
(not enough yin or moisture = HEAT) |
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| A Cracked and Pale Tongue Indicates: |
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| Deficiency of blood ( if the tongue is pale) |
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| Cracks on the Tongue that are Not Deep and remain there all the time unchanged is indicative of: |
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| A Thorny Tongue that is red indicates: |
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Accumulation of pathogenic heat in the interior
(the more sever the p. heat, the larger the thorns) |
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| A Deviated Tongue Indicates: |
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| Wind Stroke, Early Threatening signs of wind stroke |
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| A Rigid Tongue (one that lacks flexibility, is too difficult or painful to protrude or retract or roll) is indicative of: |
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| Interior or Exterior, Exogenous or Endogenous Febrile Diseases, and INVASION OF PERICARDIUM BY HEAT (the only one that does this). ALSO indicative of: Retention of turbid phlegm in the interior, Excessive Pathogenic Heat Consuming Body Fluid, Wind Stroke, Early Threatening Signs of Wind Stroke |
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| A Flaccid Tongue (one that is weak in motion/hard for it to come out) indicates: |
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| Extreme Deficiency of Qi and Blood, Consumption of Yin Fluid Depriving the Tongue of the Nourishment |
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| A Flaccid Tongue that is Deep Red in Color indicates: |
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| A Flaccid Tongue that is PALE in color Indicates: |
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| Deficiency of Qi and Blood |
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| A Flaccid Tongue that is Deep and Red COMBINED with a Dry Tongue Coating is Indicative of: |
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| If a coat is Thin, this indicates: |
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The superficial portion of the body is affected.
The disease is due to Deficiency of the Antipathogenic Qi (Wei Qi Xu) |
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| A Thick Tongue Coating is retention of what? |
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Damp, Phelgm, Food in the Interior,
Inward Transmission Of the Pathogenic Factor From the Exterior. |
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| A dry Tongue Coating Indicates consumption of what? |
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| a dry tongue coat indicates consumption of body fluids due to excessive heat as well as Consumption of Yin Fluid not Nourishing Upwards. |
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| A Slippery Tongue Coating Indicates: |
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Upward flooding of harmful water and cold damp
(Any harmful water is excess water) |
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| A Sticky Tongue Coating is Indicative of: |
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| Syndromes resulting from Retention of Turbid Damp, Phlegm, Retention of Food |
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| A Granular Coating (soybean curd tongue) Indicates: |
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| Excessive Yang Heat bringing the turbid qi in the Stomach upwards |
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| A Geographic (Mapped Tongue) with part of its coating peeling off is indicative of: |
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| Consumption of Qi and Yin of the Stomach |
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| A Glossy Tongue Coat (looks mirror smooth) Indicates: |
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| Exhaustion of the Stomach Yin, Severe damage of the Stomach Qi |
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| A White Tongue Coat Indicates: |
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Normal, Exterior Syndromes, Cold Syndromes,
(white = wei level, even with heat). |
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| A Tongue Coat that is Thin and White Indicates: |
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| A Thick White Tongue Coat Indicates |
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| A Yellow Tongue Coating Indicates |
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| Interior Syndromes, Heat Syndromes |
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| A Deeper Yellow Tongue Coat Indicates: |
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| A more Severe pathogenic heat |
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| A Light Yellow Tongue Coating Indicates: |
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| A Light Yellow Tongue Coating Indicates: |
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| A Burnt Yellow Tongue Coating Indicates: |
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| A Grey Tongue Coating Indicates: |
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| A Grey Tongue Coating that is Yellowish and Dry Indicates: |
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| Consumption of Body Fluids due to Excessive Heat |
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| A Grey Tongue Coating that is Whitish and Moist Indicates: |
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Retention of cold damp in the interior
Retention of phlegm
Retention of fluid |
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| A Black Tongue Coating (the outcome of the further development of a yellow coating or a grey coating) Indicates: |
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| Interior Syndrome due to Extreme Heat Or Excessive Cold. |
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| A Black Coating that is Yellowish and Dry and Possibly has Thorns is Indicative of: |
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| The Consumption of Body Fluids Due to Extreme Heat |
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| A Pale Black and Slippery Coating is Indicative of: |
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| Excessive Cold due to Yang Deficiency |
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