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| observation of the tongue is based on 4 main items |
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Definition
1)body color
2)shape
3)coating
4)moisture |
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| what does body color indicate |
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Definition
| condition of the blood, nutritive qi and yin organs. |
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| what are the 5 main colors for the tongue |
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Definition
| pink, pale, red, blueish, dusky purple gray |
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| what does a pink tongue indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a pale tongue indicate |
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Definition
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Definition
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| what does a blueish color indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a dusky purple/gray indicate |
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Definition
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Term
| black is not one of the main 5 colors but what does black indicate |
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Definition
| extreme heat not blood stasis |
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Term
| what are the 3 levels of tongue coating |
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Definition
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| what does a thin shaped tongue indicate |
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| what does a swollen shaped tongue indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a stiff shaped tongue indicate |
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Definition
| interior wind or blood stasis |
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Term
| what does a flaccid shaped tongue indicate |
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Definition
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Term
| what does a short shaped tongue indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a long shaped tongue indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a cracked tongue indicate |
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Definition
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| what does a quivering tongue indicate |
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Definition
| wind or spleen-qi deficiency |
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Term
| what does a deviated tongue indicate |
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Definition
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Term
| what do teeth marks indicate |
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Definition
| spleen-qi deficiency (leading to dampness) |
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Term
| what do lesions or patchy areas indicate |
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Definition
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Term
| what does tongue moisture indicate |
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Definition
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Term
| what indicates normal tongue moisture |
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Definition
| very slightly moist which indicates that fluids are being properly transported and transformed |
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Term
| what does a tongue that is too wet indicate |
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Definition
| yang deficiency, dampness |
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Term
| what does a dry tongue indicate |
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Definition
| yin deficiency or full heat |
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| what does a sticky tongue indicate |
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