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Introduction to TCVM Tongue & Pulse Dx

Introduction to TCVM Tongue & Pulse Dx. Basic TCVM Diagnostic Equipment. Normal Tongue. Pink Red White Blue Moist Fits mouth Good tone. Tongue Changes- -Color. Pale Pink Red. Purple Dark Red. Black (ashen) Normal.

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Introduction to TCVM Tongue & Pulse Dx

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  1. Introduction to TCVM Tongue & Pulse Dx Basic TCVM Diagnostic Equipment

  2. Normal Tongue • Pink • Red • White • Blue • Moist • Fits mouth • Good tone

  3. Tongue Changes- -Color Pale Pink Red

  4. Purple Dark Red Black (ashen) Normal Tongue Changes- -Color

  5. Wet is Qi deficiency Dry is Blood Deficiency Pale Tongue Wet, Swollen (teeth marks) & purple is Yang deficiency

  6. Red Tongue HEAT Deficiency Excess

  7. Purple Tongue Deficiency Excess Yang Deficiency Stagnation Cold

  8. Tongue-Organ Relationship Kidney Liver Spleen Lung Heart

  9. White Coating Normal Excess Cold Yellow Coating Heat Greasy Coating Can’t be Scrubbed off Damp Tongue Coatings Not as important in animals nor as prominent

  10. Pulses

  11. Pulse Depth

  12. Pulse Character

  13. Abnormal Pulses • Slippery • Damp • Like being in a bog • Wiry • Liver Stagnation • Tight like a wire • Irregular • Heart Qi or Blood • arrhythmia

  14. Using Tongue & Pulse • Pulse looks at current events • Tongue reflects history • Together, they help determine the nature, location and Zang-Fu involvement in the disease process

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