Tongue Evaluation Christopher Rodgers, Student Body. Refers to the overall appearance including muscles, arteries, and veins. Associations. Conditions of the cardiovascular, nervous, reproductive, urinary systems, absorption, nutrition, metabolism, and bile manufacture. Indications. Long term pathological disharmonies and constitutional weakness. Coating. Refers to the thickness, color, and consistency. Associations. Urinary bladder, large intestine, small intestine, digestion, bile secretion. Indications. Acute pathologies, excess or deficient states. Body Color. Including colors at different locations. Indications. Body temperature regulation. Shape. Thick, thin, narrow, wide, pointed, flaccid, scalloped, crooked, notched, swollen, cracked, curled up or down, and depressions. Indications. Strength of vital energies of the body and the length of pathology. Humidity. Wet or dry. Movement. Trembling, shaky, deviated, or stiff. Sublingual Veins. Color, thick or thin, distended etc. Locations. Front, center, rear, or sides. Body Systems Associations on the Tongue. Tip of the tongue. Nervous system and Cardiovascular system. Beyond the tip from left to right. Respiratory system. Middle section of the tongue. Digestion, absorption, and nutrition. Sides between middle section and far sides of the tongue. Bile secretion. Sides of the tongue. Metabolism and bile manufacture. Far back of the tongue. Urinary system and Reproductive system.
Tissue States and the Tongue. Cold. Body pale, dark, blue, purple, gray, black. Coat white. Heat. Red- pink, painful, pointed, elongated, red protuberances, red streak down the center (heat in the digestive tract), red on the sides (heat in the liver and gallbladder). Atrophy. Dry, thin, withered, cracked, peeled. Stagnation. Coated greasy, adhesive, yellow. Relaxation. Coating white, moist, non- adhesive. Wind. Shakes, quivers, trembles. Somatotypes. Ectomorph. Thin, small, narrow, white coat, pink (maybe blue hue), dry, cracks. Mesomorph. Thick, strong, yellow coat, red, moist, muscular. Endomorph. Full, wide, round, white coat, pink or pale, moist. Normal Tongue. The overall impression is healthy. Pale red or pink. Shape is neither too thick or thin. Not cracked or crevassed. Uniformly coated thin and white, appearing almost transparent. The sublingual vein is not seen, or not dark, or distended. TONGUE BODY. Pale Tongue Body. Cold Tissue State. Neuroendocrine deficiency. Symptoms. Chronic fatigue. Lethargy. Shortness of breath. Slow metabolism. No appetite. Frequent colds and flus with slow recovery. Low soft voice. Spontaneous sweating. Frequent urination. Palpitations. Pale and Thin Tongue Body. Cold _ Atrophy Tissue State. Deficiency of blood. Symptoms. Dizziness. Blurry vision. Numbness. Restlessness. Anxiety. Slight irritability. Insomnia. Scanty menses. Dark spots in the visual fields. Dry skin, hair, or eyes. Pale face and lips. Tiredness. Easily startled. Poor memory. Pale and Swollen Tongue Body. Cold Tissue State. Symptoms. Feelings of coldness. Copious clear urine. White, copious, or runny discharges. Red Tongue Body. Heat Tissue State. Symptoms. Red face. Red eyes. Scanty dark urine. Yellow discharges. Strong odors. Fever. Restlessness. Irritability. Deep Red Tongue Body. Heat Tissue State. Extreme heat in the organs. Symptoms. Extreme heat signs with depletion of fluids. Shortness of breath. Exhaustion. Disturbed mind. Delirium. Profuse sweating. Red Tongue Body with Red Raised Points. Heat Tissue State. Toxicity. Symptoms. Skin outbreaks. Pain. Inflammation. Ulcers. Nervousness.
Red in the Front of the Tongue. Heat Tissue State. Heat in the Heart and Lungs. Symptoms. High sympathetic tone. High mental activity. Hormonal imbalances. Insomnia. Nervousness. Red Tongue Body and Raised Papillae. Heat _ Wind Tissue State. Symptoms. Allergies. Shortness of breath. Sneezing. Colds and Flu. Itchy skin. Blocked nasal passages. Swollen sore throat. Sweating. Skin eruptions. Bluish Tongue Body. Cold _ Stagnation Tissue State. Severe stagnation. Symptoms. Purple lips, nails, or tongue. Dark colored menses. Dark complexion. Fixed or stabbing pains. Hard, immobile masses or lumps. Hemorrhaging clots. Swelling of the organs. Purple Tongue Body. Stagnation Tissue State. Liver and blood stagnation. Black Tongue Body. Stagnation Tissue State. Very severe blood stagnation. Red, Inflamed, and Peeled on the Sides of the Tongue. Liver pathology. Symptoms. Liver inflammation. Hepatitis. Peeled Coating with Red Tongue Body. Heat Tissue State. TCM. Yin deficient heat. Symptoms. High sympathetic tone. High metabolic rate. Burned up neurotransmitters. Stress. Chronic inflammation. Auto- immune conditions. Swollen Tongue Body. Stagnation Tissue State. Accumulation of fluids. Symptoms. Feelings of heaviness. Edema. Oozing skin eruptions. Loose stools. Chest fullness. Abdominal distention. Nausea. Sore, heavy, or stiff joints. Copious bodily secretions. Extremely Swollen Tongue Body. Stagnation Tissue State. Congealed fluids. Symptoms. Mucus. Coughs. Tumors. Cysts. Soft lumps. Nodules. Numbness. Tremors. Paralysis. Narrow Tongue Body. Heat Tissue State. Heat consuming body fluids. Symptoms. Redness along the cheeks and bones. Burning sensation in the palms of the hands, soles of feet, and in the chest. Dry throat or thirst at night. Dry stools. Dark scanty urine. Agitation. Restless floating sleep. Thin Tongue Body. Atrophy Tissue State. Deficient blood and nutrition. Scalloped Edges. Pancreas; worrying too much. Nervous tension. Pink- Red Papillae Down the Sides. Indicating lymphatic inflammation. Indent in the Tip. Hyperthyroid.
Whole Edge of the Entire Tongue. A combination of the nervous system and digestion. Canker Sores on Tongue. Ulcers in digestive tract. Crooked Tongue. Wind Tissue State. Hollow Rut, Sides Curled Up. Deficiency. Withered, Purple. Heart deficiency, nutritional deficiency. Stiff, Hard. Heat, contraction, pain. TONGUE COATING. White Coating. Cold fluid stagnation or excess secretion. Thick Coating. Excess conditions; heat, phlegm, dampness, etc. Yellow Coating. Heat. Light Yellow, Greasy and Slippery. Too many fats in the diet, deficient liver and gallbladder functions. Yellow, Brown. Heat in the interior, constipation. Purple, Red. Engorged or stagnant heart. Greasy Coating. Digestive system disorders. Gray Coating on Back of Tongue. Sluggish bowel, smoking and excess heat, constipation. Frothy Mucus on Edges. Respiratory issues. No Coating on Tongue. Not assimilating nutrients. Central Area Red, Raw, Coated. Ulcer.
Tongue Evaluation Form I I Overall Condition. Body. I Coating. I Pink- Red Pale Yellow White Red Blue Orange Gray Deep Red Purple Brown Black Geographic Black Purple- red Patchy Criss- crossed Cracked Scalloped Shape. Thin Puffy Humidity. Narrow Wide Dry Moist Pointed- tip Indented- tip Withered Furred Glossy Frothy Greasy Movement. Stiff Withdrawn Flaccid Trembles Key. NS. nervous system Ht. heart Lu. lungs St. stomach S. spleen Lv. liver Gb. gallbladder Ki. kidneys In. intestines Bl. bladder