Tongue Diagnosis

Front 1

thin and white

Back 1

Norm OR Wind, Cold or Damp in the Exterior

Front 2

thin white slippery

Back 2

Exterior Attack of ColdDamp

Front 3

thick white slippery

Back 3

Damp in MidJiao OR Cold w/ Food Stagnation

Front 4

thin white dry pale

Back 4

Blood Vacuity OR Yang Vacuity

Front 5

thin white dry normal

Back 5

Ext Attack WindCold WindHt injure Lu Fluid-OR-Dry Attack

Front 6

thick white wet

Back 6

Ext Attack WC -OR- Int ColdDamp in MidJiao

Front 7

thick white dry

Back 7

Internal Heat w/ Turbid Damp

Front 8

thick white greasy

Back 8

Yang Vacuity w/ retention of Food or Damp

Front 9

thick white greasy slippery

Back 9

Spleen Yang Vacuity w/ColdDamp -OR- Phlegm

Front 10

thick white greasy dry

Back 10

Damp w/exhaustion of Body Fluids -OR- Heat

Front 11

white sticky greasy

Back 11

Damp or Phlegm in MidJiao -OR- Ext Attack Damp @ Qi Lvl

Front 12

yellow

Back 12

Ext Attack WH -OR- WC turn to HEAT-OR- DampHeat in chest or MJ

Front 13

yellow slippery

Back 13

DampHeat

Front 14

dirty yellow

Back 14

DampHeat in ST & Intestines

Front 15

yellow sticky greasy

Back 15

HEAT&Phlegm

Front 16

dry yellow

Back 16

Heat Injures Body Fluids

Front 17

yellow RT white tip

Back 17

Ext Path Factor Changing into HEAT&Move to Interior

Front 18

grey wet slippery

Back 18

ColdDamp in Spleen

Front 19

grey dry

Back 19

Replete Heat

Front 20

black center white SLP side

Back 20

Spleen Yang Vacuity w/ColdDamp in the Interior 1/2WH SL

Front 21

half yellow half black

Back 21

Heat in Liver &GB

Front 22

yellow side black greasy center

Back 22

DampHeat in Spleen & Stomach

Front 23

white center yellow around

Back 23

Path Factor Penetrate Int & Turn into Heat

Front 24

yellow center white around

Back 24

Interior HEAT starting to Clear

Front 25

white and grey moist

Back 25

ColdDamp in the Interior

Front 26

white grey dirty

Back 26

ColdDamp or Phlegm that's longstanding

Front 27

1/2 white 1/2 grey

Back 27

COLD 1/2 Exterior&1/2 Interior

Front 28

white and black

Back 28

damp in spleen

Front 29

yellow center, black slippery greasy around

Back 29

DampHeat in the Spleen

Front 30

yellow side black center

Back 30

YangMing Stage HEAT

Front 31

yellow dry black center tip

Back 31

HEAT in ST & Intestines

Front 32

tai yang syndrome tongue

Back 32

body: Normal
coat: Thin, white poss more around center or in front 1/3

Front 33

yang ming syndrome tongue

Back 33

body: red
coat: yellow thick dry

Front 34

shao yang syndrome tongue

Back 34

body: normal
coat: white slippery one side or white and grey or white and black

Front 35

tai yin

Back 35

body: pale
coat: white

Front 36

shao yin cold tongue:

Back 36

body: pale
coat: white

Front 37

shao yin heat tongue:

Back 37

body: red
coat: none

Front 38

jue yin tongue:

Back 38

body: pale
coat: white and yellow (both heat/cold signs)

Front 39

wei level tongue

Back 39

sl. red front, thin white coat

Front 40

qi level tongue

Back 40

red or normal body, yellow coat

Front 41

ying level tongue

Back 41

deep red body, no coat

Front 42

xue level tongue

Back 42

deep red body, no coat

Front 43

wind cold EXT

Back 43

Thin, white coat

Front 44

wind heat EXT

Back 44

Thin, white coat, then yellow

Front 45

interior

Back 45

Tongue body color&shape change

Front 46

half interior half exterior

Back 46

White coat 1 side, or white anteriority or black posterior

Front 47

replete cold

Back 47

White coat

Front 48

vacuity cold

Back 48

Pale body

Front 49

replete heat

Back 49

Red body, yellow coat

Front 50

vacuity heat

Back 50

red body, no coat

Front 51

heart qi xu

Back 51

Pale body

Front 52

LU qi xu

Back 52

Slightly flaccid body, slightly swollen anterior

Front 53

SP qi xu

Back 53

Tooth-marked

Front 54

ST qi xu

Back 54

Lack of coat in center

Front 55

yang vacuity

Back 55

Pale body

Front 56

heart yang

Back 56

Pale body, bluish purple if severe

Front 57

SP yang xu

Back 57

Pale body, Coating white, wet

Front 58

KD yang xu

Back 58

Pale body poss swollen, white coat

Front 59

HT blood xu

Back 59

Pale body, tip paler

Front 60

SP blood xu

Back 60

Pale body, slightly dry

Front 61

LV blood xu

Back 61

Pale body, sides paler

Front 62

ST yin xu

Back 62

No coat in center, dry, wide crack in center

Front 63

HT yin xu

Back 63

Red body, no coat anteriorly, tip redder

Front 64

LU yin xu

Back 64

Red body, no coat, cracks anteriorly

Front 65

KD yin xu

Back 65

Red body, no coat, dry, cracks

Front 66

EXT replete

Back 66

Thick coating

Front 67

INT cold

Back 67

Pale body, Thick, slippery white coat

Front 68

INT heat

Back 68

Red body, Thick, yellow coat

Front 69

blood stasis

Back 69

Purple body

Front 70

phlegm

Back 70

Thick coat that's slippery&greasy

Front 71

Blood Vacuity

Back 71

pale, sl. dry

Front 72

Yang xu

Back 72

pale, wet

Front 73

Qi&Btood Vacuity, particularly Sp&ST

Back 73

pale, bright, shiny

Front 74

Heat in Ying or Xue levels

Back 74

red w/coat

Front 75

yin vacuity with heat

Back 75

red without coat

Front 76

Heat w/retention of Damp

Back 76

red and wet

Front 77

Replete Heat consume JinYe

Back 77

red and dry w/coat

Front 78

Vacuity Heat w/ Exhaustion of JinYe

Back 78

red and dry without coat

Front 79

Stomach &/or Kidney Yin Vacuity

Back 79

red and shiny

Front 80

Lung or Heart Yin Vacuity

Back 80

scarlet

Front 81

Heat with Stasis

Back 81

red with pts and spots

Front 82

Heat in ying level – or in upper or middle jiao

Back 82

red with prickles

Front 83

Heat from Stomach & Kidney yin vacuity

Back 83

red and peeled

Front 84

Stomach fire Blazing or Stomach yin vacuity w/ Heat

Back 84

dark red with dry center

Front 85

Heat & Blood stasis

Back 85

reddish purple

Front 86

Extreme Heat w/ blood stasis injuring the Heart

Back 86

reddish purple distended

Front 87

Vacuity & Stagnation of Qi

Back 87

distended veins underneith tongue

Front 88

Blood Stasis

Back 88

distended and dark veins