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Tongue Dx-by MAC

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swollen btwn tip and center   L qi (-) w/ retention of phlegm  
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swollen edges   sp qi (-)  
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thin & pale   Blood (-)  
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thin & red   yin(-)  
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swollen sides   LYR or Liv Fire  
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swollen   sp &/or Ki yang (-) w/ damp; damp heat in S and Sp  
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swollen & red   Ht & S heat &/or Alcoholic Toxin  
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swollen tip, red body   ht fire blazing  
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swollen tip, normal color   HT qi (-)  
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swollen along central crack, red body   HT fire Blazing  
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swollen along central crack, normal color   HT Qi (-)  
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half swollen   weakness of the channels  
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partly swollen on side   (-) or stag of qi in chest  
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half surface swollen   L Qi (-)  
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Hammer-shaped   S, Sp, Ki (-)  
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Stiff   Blazing Ht fire or Int Wind  
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Stiff w/ Red or dark red body   Ext heat invading PC  
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Stiff w/ Red body   Heat injuring body fluids  
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Flaccid & pale body   Exhausted Qi/blood  
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Flaccid & red body   Extreme heat injuring fluids  
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Flaccid & deep red body   Ki yin (-) w/ heat  
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Long   HT fire blazing Phlegm-fire in HT  
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Short & pale body   Sp yang (-), internal cold  
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Short & red body   Heat stirring LIV wind  
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Short & red body w/ coat   Insufficiency of body fluids d/t Heat from excess  
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TWC   Ext-WC  
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TWC in the initial stage then yellow   Ext-WH  
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Tongue body color and shape altered   Interior  
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White coat on one side only or white anteriorly and gray or black posteriorly   half-interior, half exterior  
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white coat, pale body   cold  
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yellow coat, red body   Heat  
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Thick coat   Exterior Excess  
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Pale body, thick white coat, slippery   Interior excess  
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red body, thick yellow coat   Interior Heat  
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Purple Body   Stasis of blood  
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thick coat, slippery & greasy   phlegm  
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Body slight flaccid, slight swollen, anteriorly   L Qi (-)  
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Teeth-marks   SP Qi (-)  
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Lack of coating in center   S Qi (-)  
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Pale body   HT Qi (-)  
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Pale body, white coat, wet   Sp yang (-)  
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pale body, white coat, swollen   Ki Yang (-)  
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Pale body, bluish purple if severe   HT Yang (-)  
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Pale body, slightly dry   Blood (-)  
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Pale body, tip paler   HT blood (-)  
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Pale body, sides paler   LIV Blood (-)  
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No center coat, dry, wide crack in center   S yin (-)  
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Red body, no coat, dry, cracks   Ki yin (-)  
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Red body, no coat anteriorly, tip redder   HT yin (-)  
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Red body, no coat, cracks anteriorly   L yin (-)  
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Pale, wet   Yang (-)  
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Pale, bright, shiny   Qi/Blood (-), particularly of S & Sp  
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Red w/coat   heat in the nutritive or blood levels  
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Red w/out coat   yin (-) w/ heat  
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Red & wet   Heat w/ retention of dampness  
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Red & dry w/ coat   heat from excess burning of body fluids  
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Red & Dry w/out coat   (-) heat & exhaustion of body fluids  
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Red & Shiny   S &/or Ki yin (-)  
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Red & Scarlet   L or HT yin (-)  
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Red w/ red points or spots   Heat w/ blood stasis  
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Red w/ prickles   Heat in the nutritive level or in the upper or middle burner  
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red w/ purple spot in center   Blood stasis and heat in S  
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Red & Peeled   Heat from S & Ki yin (-)  
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Dark red w/ dry center   S fire blazing or S yin (-) w/heat  
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Reddish purple   Heat & Blood Stasis  
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Reddish purple & Distended   Extreme Heat w/ BS & toxin from Alcohol injuring the HT  
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Bluish Purple   BS from internal cold  
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Bluish purple & moist   BS from internal cold stiffening the tendons & bones  
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Blue   severe internal cold w BS  
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Blue w/out coat   Severe internal cold w/ stasis & exhaustion of blood  
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Blue central surface   SP yang (-) w/ retention of phlegm in chest  
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Blue in pregnant woman   Danger of imminent miscarriage  
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Distended veins on underside of tongue If veins also dark   (-) & Stag of Qi Also Blood stasis  
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