In Oriental medicine, the status of a tongue is the important indicator to diagnose one's health like physiological and clinicopathological changes of inner parts of the body. The method of a tongue diagnosis is not only convenient but also non-invasive and widely used in Oriental medicine. Howe...
Color changes related to the tongue can range from a benign concern to one that requires medical attention. Often, a white tongue could be caused by a removable coating of food debris or bacterial plaque. Otherwise, the following are some common causes of the white tongue: oral thrush,leukopla...
Hairy tongue, which can range in color from yellow to brownish-black, results from benign hyperkeratosis and elongation of the filiform papillae on the dorsal lateral surfaces of the tongue and probably represents exaggeration of the normal coating of the tongue (Fig. 9.11). Asymptomatic scaling ...
Understanding Tongue Color If the horse’s tongue is unusually red, the animal may be experiencing “Heat Pattern of Disharmony”. For there to be a “pattern”, there needs to be a few indicators. The tongue is only one indicator and is usually used to confirm the pattern of disharmony....
The tongue is beneficial as a measurement tool and is an indicator for analyzing the progress of a disease. In today's world, healthcare professionals are using advanced technologies for the identification of disease parameters by using the inter-connection of one body part with another. Tongue ...
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Tongue diagnosis is a unique method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This is the first investigation on the association between traditional tongue diagnosis and the tongue coating microbiome using next-generation sequencing. The study included 19 g
As illustrated in Figure 2a, each type of cell had its own individual color-change fingerprint. To deconvolute the electrochemical responses that provided discriminating signatures, we classified the electrochemical data set for all seven graphene probes using LDA. This statistical analysis approach was ...
Lastly, the tongue is an indicator of overall health. Changes in its color, texture, or movement can sometimes signal underlying medical conditions, such as deficiencies in vitamins or minerals, infections, or even more serious illnesses like cancer. Therefore, regular self-examination of the tongue...
The tongue information such as tongue coating, tongue shape and tongue color is linked to one's physical health in TCM. For example, in tongue color diagnosis, a light red tongue indicates a healthy condition, and a dark red tongue indicates a lack of blood and Qi (energy) [1]. Tongue...