File:Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodut, late Ming Wellcome L0038014.jpg

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Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodut, late Ming
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Tongue diagnosis chart, Chinese woodut, late Ming
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Chinese woodblock illustration from an edition of the late Ming period. It shows 'inner-circle tongue' (li juan she) and 'renfissure tongue' (renlie she), two conditions of the tongue recognised in Chinese tongue diagnosis. In inner-circle tongue, the tongue is pale red with a flushed central area and a black coating forming a border around the edges. This is regarded as a symptom of excessive heat and stagnated malignity in the Heart Envelope, and of an internal accumulation of heat (rexie). It is treated by combating the condition with decoctions to support Qi. Inrenfissure tongue, the tongue is red with cracks in the shape of the Chinese characterren(similar to a Greek lamda). It is regarded as a symptom of intensely burning heart fire (xinhuo fanzhuo), or the flaring up (yanshang) of heat toxins (redu). It is treated by using cold to insulate and dispel the heat.

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Keywords: Tongue diagnosis; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Tongue Diseases
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  • Library reference: External Reference Mao 14/1604, Ma 274, External Reference Wang Shumin 274 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0038014
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