Tongue diagnosis in TCM

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Hi All

 

For online data on tongue diagnosis in TCM, see:

http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/chineseherbs/HHH1254/Diag2000L5.htm

 

It covers the following types (plus many more):

 

Inspection of the tongue | ›Œ | Wang She €

Atrophied, Flaccid, Limp tongue | اΠ| Wei Ruan She

Big, Fat, Swollen tongue | Ö§Œ | Pang Da She

Bleeding tongue | ΀ | She Nu / Niu

Bluish-Green tongue | Ҍ | Qing She

Bluish-Purple tongue | Ò«Œ | Qing Zi She

Cracked tongue | ‹Œ | Lie Wen She

Deep Red tongue | óŒ | Jiang She

Deviated tongue | ÏêŒ | Pian Wai She

Double tongue | ͌ | Chong She

Long tongue | ÷Œ | Chang She

Moving, Wagging, Worrying tongue | „Œ | Nong She

Numb tongue (tongue palsy) | ȜΠ| Ma Bi She

Pale Red tongue | ᅌ | Dan Hong She

Pale White tongue | áýŒ | Dan Bai She

Protruding tongue | Π| Tu She

Quivering, Trembling tongue | 떌 | Chan Dou She

Red tongue | …Œ | Hong She

Reddish-Purple (Crimson) tongue | ó«Œ | Jiang Zi She

Short, Contracted tongue | í®Œ | Duan Suo She

Sprawling, Loose, Protracted tongue | α | She Zong

Stiff tongue | ·ìŒ | Qiang Ying She

Thin, Shrunken, Shriveled tongue | éŒ | Shou She

Tongue underside (sublingual) Phlegm Cyst | Œ‹ðÞ | She Xia Tan

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Tooth-marked tongue | ïÕŒ | Chi Hen She

 

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