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52 Cards in this Set
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What 4 factors are reviewed in tongue diagnosis? |
Color
Shape Coating Moisture |
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The color of the tongue indicates the conditions of what?
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Blood
Nutritive QI Yin organs |
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The shape of the tongue indicates what?
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State of Blood
Nutritive QI |
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Coating indicates what?
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State of Yang organs
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Moisture indicates what?
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State of body fluids
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What color tongue is considered normal?
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Pale red
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What are the pathological colors
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Pale
Red Deep-red Purple Blue |
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Pale tongue indicates?
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DEFICIENCY
of Yang & Blood |
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Tongue is Pale, wet & swollen...what does this indicate?
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Deficiency of Yang
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Tongue is very pale to slightly orange. What does this indicate?
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Deficiency of Liver-Blood
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Tongue is RED. What does this indicate?
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Heat
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What does a red tip indicate?
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Heart-Fire or Heart empty-heat
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Tongue is Red w/coating. Indicates?
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Full heat
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Tongue is Red w/NO coating...indicates?
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Empty heat
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Tongue w/red sides indicates?
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Liver-Fire or Gallbladder heat
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Tongue is deep-red...indicates?
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more severe than red, but same indications
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Tongue is purple...indicates?
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Stasis of Blood
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Tongue is reddish-purple...indicates?
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Heat + Stasis
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Tongue is bluish purple...indicates?
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Cold + Stasis
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Tongue is purple on SIDES...indicates?
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Liver-blood stasis
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Tongue is purple in CENTER...indicates?
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Stasis of Blood in Stomach
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Tongue is Blue...indicates?
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Same as bluish-purple...Interior Cold causing stasis of Blood
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Tongue body shape indicates Blood & Nutritive QI + Full or Empty heat...T/F?
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True
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A thin tongue indicates?
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Deficiency
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Thin & pale tongue indicates?
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Blood
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Thin, red & peeled tongue indicates?
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Deficiency of Yin
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Swollen & pale tongue indicates?
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Retention of dampness from Yang deficiency
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Swollen & red or normal colored tongue indicates?
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Retention of damp heat
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Stiff tongue indicates?
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Interior Wind
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Flaccid tongue indicates?
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Deficiency of body fluids
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Long tongue indicates?
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Tendency to heat
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A short red & peeled tongue indicates?
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Exterior deficiency of Ying
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A cracked tongue indicates?
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Full Heat or
Deficiency of Yin |
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Quivering tongue indicates?
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Spleen-QI deficiency
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Deviated tongue indicates?
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Interior Wind
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Toothmarked tongue indicates?
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Spleen Qi- deficiency
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Tongue coating reflects state of Yang organs. T/F
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True
Especially Stomach |
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Thin white coating indicates?
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Stomach is digesting properly...Normal
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Thick coating indicates?
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Pathogenic factor
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Absence of coating indicates?
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Deficiency of Stomach-Yin or
Kidney Yin if also RED |
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White coating means?
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Cold
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Yellow coating means?
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FULL Heat
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Grey coating indicates?
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EXTREME Cold or Heat
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Black coating indicates?
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EXTREME Cold or Heat
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Moisture on the tongue indicates body fluids. T/F
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True
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When a tongue is red or deep red, one should also check for moisture. T/F
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True
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A red dry tongue indicates?
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Heat is injuring body fluids
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Too wet tongue indicates?
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Yang-QI is not transforming & transporting...dampness is accumulating
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A dry tongue indicates?
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FULL pattern of heat if coated
or empty heat if no coating |
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Sticky or slippery tongue indicates?
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Retention of Dampness/Phlegm
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A Short,pale & wet tongue indicates?
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Interior cold
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Tongue is Pale & Dry...what does this indicate?
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Deficiency of Blood
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