#181-186 Tongue / secretions and excretions

Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 12:25 a.m.

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Tongue diagnosis(\\u820c\\u8a3a) is one of two pillars of the Four Examinations ; the other is feeling pulse

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Areas off the Tongue and Corresponding Organs

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Liver and Gallbladder - sides

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Lungs - tip

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Heart - extreme tip

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Kidney - root

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Spleen and Stomach - center

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secretions and excretions ;

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phlegm, vomit, urine, and stools.

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clear phlegm: Cold pattern \\u5bd2\\u8a3c

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yellow and sticky phlegm : Heat \\u71b1\\u8a3c

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a large amount of phlegm easily coughed : Dampness \\u6e7f\\u75f0\\u8a3c

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bloody phlegm : Heat injuring the Lungs\\u98a8\\u71b1\\u72af\\u80ba

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Thin, watery, clear vomit : Cold pattern and deficient Stomach Qi : \\u80c3\\u6c17\\u865a\\u5bd2\\u8a3c (vomitting undigested food without sour taste in the mouth)

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Sour- tasting vomit : stomach Heat \\uff1a\\u80c3\\u71b1

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yellow, bitter-tasting vomit : Liver heat or Gall bladder Heat \\u809d\\u80c6\\u5b9f\\u71b1

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