《中国传统医学》课程PPT教学课件（Traditional Chinese Medicine）03 Diagnostic Methods of TCM

Diagnosis ●Inspection ● Auscultation and olfaction Inquiring Pulse-feeling and palpation

Diagnosis

The principles of diagnosis Observing diseases by taking the human body as a whole Comprehensive analysis of the data gained by all the diagnostic methods Combining diagnosis with differentiation of syndromes

The principles of diagnosis • Observing diseases by taking the human body as a whole • Comprehensive analysis of the data gained by all the diagnostic methods • Combining diagnosis with differentiation of syndromes

Inspection of the tongue ·Normal Tongue ·Method of inspection Pathological tongue body and coating

Inspection of the tongue • Normal Tongue • Method of inspection • Pathological tongue body and coating

Normal tongue ·Proper size ·Light red ·Free in motion White thin coating which is neither dry nor over moist,and has root

Normal tongue • Proper size • Light red • Free in motion • White thin coating which is neither dry nor over moist, and has root

Method of inspection Distribution of organs on the tongue tip -heart,lung middle -spleen,stomach root -kidney sides -liver,gall bladder

Method of inspection • Distribution of organs on the tongue tip - heart, lung middle - spleen, stomach root - kidney sides - liver, gall bladder

Method of inspection of the tongue ·Tongue body ·Tongue coating Color ·Color Shape ·Property State

Method of inspection of the tongue • Tongue body • Color • Shape • State • Tongue coating • Color • Property

Colors of tongue body Pale:deficiency of Qi and blood,cold syndrome ·Red:heat syndrome Deep-red(crimson):extreme internal heat Purple:heat or cold caused blood stagnation Blue:cold stagnation,blood stagnation

Colors of tongue body • Pale: deficiency of Qi and blood, cold syndrome • Red: heat syndrome • Deep-red(crimson): extreme internal heat • Purple: heat or cold caused blood stagnation • Blue: cold stagnation, blood stagnation

Shapes of tongue body Enlarged tongue:dampness Thin tongue:deficiency of Qi,blood, body fluid Fissured tongue:heat,deficiency of blood,dampness Teeth-mark tongue:deficiency of spleen,dampness Prickly tongue:heat stagnation

Shapes of tongue body • Enlarged tongue: dampness • Thin tongue: deficiency of Qi, blood, body fluid • Fissured tongue: heat, deficiency of blood, dampness • Teeth-mark tongue: deficiency of spleen, dampness • Prickly tongue: heat stagnation

States of tongue body Stiffness:fire effect pericardium,liver wind combining with phlegm Flaccidity:deficiency of Qi and blood,heat burning body fluid,extreme Yin deficiency Tremulousness:Deficiency,wind tiring-up Protrusion and wagging:heat stasis in heart and spleen meridians Deviation:wind,wind-phlegm stasis in meridians Shortening:cold,phlegm,heat,deficiency of Qi and blood

States of tongue body • Stiffness: fire effect pericardium, liver wind combining with phlegm • Flaccidity: deficiency of Qi and blood, heat burning body fluid, extreme Yin deficiency • Tremulousness: Deficiency, wind tiring-up • Protrusion and wagging: heat stasis in heart and spleen meridians • Deviation: wind, wind-phlegm stasis in meridians • Shortening: cold, phlegm, heat, deficiency of Qi and blood

Colors of tongue coating White:exterior syndrome,cold Yellow:interior syndrome,heat Gray:interior heat,cold and dampness Black:extreme heat or cold

Colors of tongue coating • White: exterior syndrome,cold • Yellow: interior syndrome, heat • Gray: interior heat, cold and dampness • Black: extreme heat or cold