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Effect of Antibiotics on the Tongue
Peeled patches similar to St Yin Xu
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Effect of Corticoid Steroids on the Tongue
Red and Swollen
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Effect of Bronchodilators on the Tongue
Red Tip
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Effect of Diuretics on the Tongue
Red peeled-yin type peel
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Effect of Anti-inflammatory on the Tongue
Thin body/red points
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Effect of Antispasmodics on the Tongue
Very think/brown-black-dry coat
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Anatomy: Coating
Filiform papillae
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Anatomy: Surface
Fungiform papillae or red spot
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Anatomy: Tongue Body
"Almost always reflects the true condition of the body"
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Anatomy: Body Color
Monitors chronic
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Anatomy: Body Coating
Acute conditions
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Organ Most closely related to tongue, Steam produces coating
Stomach
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Thin/white/moist
Exterior-Wind-Cold, Most front part btw the tip and center/Can be scraped off/Easily returns
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Thin white/dry prickles
Exterior-Wind-Cold about to injure by heat
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Thin white/greasy
Damp-Cold/external
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Thin-White-Dry
External-Wind-Heat
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Grey-black-prickles
Severe-Heat
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Red points in front/sides
Children
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Pale, white, overly moist
Interior-Cold
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Pale, white, overly moist
Interior-Cold: Arises from deficiency of Yang Qi
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pale, thick white, overly moist, slippery
Interior-Excess-Cold
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Blue
Interior-Chronic-cold
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Purple-Blue
Prolonged retention cold when circulation is obstructed and stasis of blood
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Red or Dark Red/X's
Interior-Heat
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Darker red/more yellow
You have more severe heat
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Brown/grey/black
More severe heat than red
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Generally FLABBY and varies according to the organ deficient
Qi Deficiency
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Either a thin coat on the center or a coating w/o root appears.
Stomach Qi Deficiency
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Tooth marked, slightly swollen, possibly pale.
Spleen Qi Xu
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Pale body. In Severe cases, tip is swollen w/ pale body.
Heart Qi Xu
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Generally pale, overly wet, thin coating and white.
Yang Xu
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Pale to very pale, swollen, overly wet.
Spleen Yang Xu
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Swollen, overly wet.
Kidney Yang Xu
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Pale body w/ the tip slightly moist.
Heart Yang Xu
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Pale bluish purple, possible purple on the Sides btw the tip and center.
Heart Yang Xu w/ Blood Stasis
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Thin Body
Always suggests deficiency of Yin substances-blood/fluids
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Swollen
Excess fluids, either from Yang Qi def or Heat in the body.
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Pale and Wet
Deficiency of Yang leading to retention of damp.
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Normal Color
Retention of DAMP-HEAT in SP/ST. Also, def of Sp Qi Heat
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Purple
Alcoholism w/ damp/heat. AKA "alcoholic toxin within"
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Dark Bluish Purple
POISONING leading to blood stasis
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