#181-186 Tongue / secretions and excretions

Tongue diagnosis(舌診) is one of two pillars of the Four Examinations ; the other is feeling pulse Areas off the Tongue and Corresponding Organs Liver and Gallbladder - sides Lungs - tip Heart - extreme tip Kidney - root Spleen and Stomach - center secretions and excretions ; phlegm, vomit, urine, and stools. clear phlegm: Cold pattern 寒証 yellow and sticky phlegm : Heat 熱証 a large amount of phlegm easily coughed : Dampness 湿痰証 bloody phlegm : Heat injuring the Lungs風熱犯肺 Thin, watery, clear vomit : Cold pattern and deficient Stomach Qi : 胃気虚寒証 (vomitting undigested food without sour taste in the mouth) Sour- tasting vomit : stomach Heat ：胃熱 yellow, bitter-tasting vomit : Liver heat or Gall bladder Heat 肝胆実熱