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Tongue dx misc
Gio Ch 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Liver is on which side of Tongue | Left |
| Orangey sides | Severe Liver blood xu |
| Reddish purple | Blood stasis d/t heat |
| Bluish purple | Blood stasis d/t cold |
| Bluish purple on sides | Blood stasis in Uterus |
| Purple in center | Blood stasis in St |
| Swollen | Dampness or phlegm |
| Partially swollen | Heat |
| Swollen, red tip | Severe Heart fire |
| Swollen, red sides | Liver fire |
| Swollen sides on pale tongue | Sp xu |
| Swelling in front 3rd of tongue | Phlegm in Lungs |
| Stiff | Interior wind or blood stasis |
| Flaccid | Body fluid xu |
| Long | Heat |
| Short | severe yang or yin xu |
| Cracked | Full heat or yin xu |
| Quivering | Sp qi xu |
| Deviated | Interior wind |
| Tooth marked | Sp qi xu |
| Red tongue body, total absence of coat | Sp/Kid yang xu w/ empty heat |
| Gray & black, wet coat | Extreme cold |
| Gray & black, dry coat | Extreme heat |