Pocket Atlas of Tongue Diagnosis

The first half of this book explains individual tongue characteristics, and the second half combines these characteristics in real case studies, thus deepening the reader’s understanding of tongue diagnosis. The clearly written text is augmented by 162 high-quality, full-colour images. With its compact and user-friendly form, this colour atlas does not take up much space while at the same time containing a wealth of information which is valuable to both physicians (practitioners) of Chinese and western scientific medicine as well as for students of either.

Preface
Introduction and Preliminary Remarks

• Overview of the Ten Chapters and the Appendices
• The Tongue Reflects all the Basic Phenomena of Chinese Medical Teachings
• Documentary and Clinical Prerequisites
• Significance of the Tongue for the Human Individual and Mankind
• Foundations

History and Scientific Foundations of Tongue Diagnosis

• Historical Aspects
• Relationship between Tongue, Vessel Pathways (Jing Mai), and Internal Organs (Zang Fu)
• Anatomical and Physiological Foundations
• Illustrated Anatomical Structures
• Methodology of Tongue Diagnosis

The Technique of Tongue Diagnosis - 44
Systematic Procedure of Tongue Diagnosis

• The Body of the Tongue - 48
• The Shape of the Body - 54
• The Consistency of the Tongue - 62
• The Coating of the Tongue - 67
• Summary - 81

Clinical Applications

• Preliminary Remarks - 84
• The Light White Tongue - 86
• The Red Tongue (1) - 88
• The Red Tongue (2) - 90
• The Dark Red Tongue - 92
• The Bluish-Green and the Purple Tongue - 94
• The Purple Tongue (2) - 96
• The Wrinkled, Rough Tongue - 98
• The Tender and Fine Tongue - 100
• The Swollen Tongue (1) - 102
• The Swollen and Red Tongue (2) - 104
• The Thin, Small Tongue - 106
• The Dark Red, Thin, and Small Tongue - 108
• The Fissured Tongue - 110
• The Tongue With “Tooth Marks” - 112
• The Granular Tongue (Granular Papillae 1) - 114
• Granular Papillae (2) - 116
• Granular Papillae (3) - 118
• Granular Papillae (4) - 120
• Granular Papillae (5) on the Tip - 122
• The Weak, Frail Tongue - 124
• The Hard, Rigid Tongue (1) - 126
• The Hard, Stiff Tongue (2) - 128
• The Slanting or Oblique Tongue - 130
• The Trembling Tongue - 132
• The Shortened or Shrunken Tongue (1) - 134
• The Shortened or Shrunken Tongue (2) - 136
• The Restless, Protruding Tongue - 138
• The White Coating (1) - 140
• The White Coating (2) - 142
• The White Coating (3) - 144
• The Yellow Coating (1) - 146
• The Yellow Coating (2) - 148
• The Ash-Gray or Black Coating (1) - 150
• The Ash-Gray or Black Coating (2) - 152
• The Thin Coating - 154
• The Thick Coating - 156
• The Moist Coating (1) - 158
• The Very Moist or Watery Tongue - 160
• The Dry Coating (1) - 162
• The Dry Coating (2) - 164
• The Loose Coating - 166
• The Sticky Coating - 168
• Empty Patches on the Tongue (“Map Tongue”) (1) - 170
• Empty Patches on the Tongue (“Map Tongue”) (2) - 172
• Empty Patches on the Tongue (“Map Tongue”) (3) - 174
• The Missing Coating - 176
• The Missing and Black Coating (1) - 178
• The Missing and Black Coating (2) - 180
• The Missing and White Coating - 182
• The Thin, White Coating - 184
• The Missing Coating with Red Tongue Body - 186
• The Red and Dry Tongue - 188
• The Amorphous (Shapeless) Tongue - 190
• Pathological Appearance of the Tongue (1) - 192
• Pathological Appearance of the Tongue (2) - 194
• Pathological Appearance of the Tongue (3) - 196
• Pathological Appearance of the Tongue (4) - 198
• Pathological Appearance of the Tongue (5) - 200

Typical Topographic Changes of the Tongue in Relationship to Syndrome Differentiation (Bian Zheng)
Assessment of the Course of a Disease by Application of Tongue Diagnosis

• Case 1: Life-Threatening NonA, NonB Hepatitis (Fig 145a–i) - 230
• Case 2: Chronic Lower Back Pain Resistant to Treatment (Fig 146a, b) - 234
• Case 3: Hypermenorrhea and Metromenorrhagie (Fig 147a, b) - 236
• Case 4: Hemiplegia after Cerebral Hemorrhage (Fig 148a, b) - 238

Tongue Differentiation in Headache Patients

• A Clinical Study of 14 Cases - 241
• Case 1 (Fig 149) - 242
• Case 2 (Fig 150) - 244
• Case 3 (Fig 151) - 246
• Case 4 (Fig 152) - 248
• Case 5 (Fig 153) - 250
• Case 6 (Fig 154) - 252
• Case 7 (Fig 155) - 254
• Case 8 (Fig 156) - 256
• Case 9 (Fig 157) - 258
• Case 10 (Fig 158) - 260
• Case 11 (Fig 159) - 262
• Case 12 (Fig 160) - 264
• Case 13 (Fig 161) - 266
• Case 14 (Fig 162) - 268

Modern Research on Tongue Diagnosis

• The Appearance of a Normal Tongue - 271
• Changes in the Appearance of the Tongue - 271
• Changes of the Coating of the Tongue - 274

Summary and Outlook- 276
Appendix
Selected Bibliographical References - 280
Figure Sources - 282
Food Groups According to the Five Elements - 283
The Groups of Chinese Materia Medica - 289
List of Chinese Materia Medica - 292
Alphabetical List of the Chinese Materia Medica - 293
Index - 304