This 8.5" X 11" double sided laminated chart contains images representing conditions seen in tongue diagnosis. An easy to use chart for any doctor or student.

In China, when the practitioner wants to see the patient's tongue, they say, "Kan kan she tai," "Let me see your tongue and fur." Typically, the patient is sitting upright in a room well lit with natural light. The patient should then stick out his or her tongue moderately far. Like so much else in Chinese medicine, the patient should neither stick their tongue out too far, which distorts both its shape and color, or too little, which makes the tongue impossible to assess. The practitioner should look at the tongue in short, repeated bouts so that the tongue does not change color or shape due to the strain of holding it in an unusual place. Instead the practitioner asks the patient to stick out their tongue, writes down an impression, and then tells the patient to relax and close their mouth again.

Key Features

• Images showing normal & abnormal tongue conditions

• Descriptions and indications for color, coating and shape

• Effective diagnostic tool that requires little training