Temporal Changes in Tongue Color as Criterion for Tongue Diagnosis in Kampo Medicine

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Yamamoto ◽  
Yuya Ishikawa ◽  
Toshiya Nakaguchi ◽  
Keiko Ogawa-Ochiai ◽  
Norimichi Tsumura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Changes ◽  
Kampo Medicine ◽  
Tongue Diagnosis ◽  
Tongue Color

Computational tongue color simulation in tongue diagnosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung‐Shing Chen ◽  
Shih‐Ming Chen ◽  
Chen‐Yu Jiang ◽  
Yi‐Chen Zhang ◽  
Chia‐Yu Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tongue Diagnosis ◽  
Color Simulation ◽  
Tongue Color

scholarly journals A Perspective on Tongue Diagnosis in Patients with Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Po-Chi Hsu ◽  
Han-Kuei Wu ◽  
Hen-Hong Chang ◽  
Jia-Ming Chen ◽  
John Y. Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Blood Stasis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tongue Diagnosis ◽  
Yin Deficiency ◽  
Lung Area ◽  
Integrated Medical Care ◽  
Fur Color ◽  
The Many ◽  
Tongue Color

Introduction. Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women and patients with BC often undergo complex treatment. In Taiwan, nearly 80% of patients with BC seek traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during adjuvant chemotherapy to relieve discomfort and side effects. This study investigated tongue features and pattern differentiation through noninvasive TCM tongue diagnosis in patients with BC. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional, case-controlled, retrospective observational study collected patient data through a chart review. The tongue features were extracted using the automatic tongue diagnosis system (ATDS). Nine tongue features, including tongue shape, tongue color, fur thickness, fur color, saliva, tongue fissures, ecchymoses, teeth marks, and red dots, were analyzed. Results and Discussion. Objective image analysis techniques were used to identify significant differences in the many tongue features between BC patients and non-BC individuals. A significantly larger proportion of patients with BC had a small tongue ( p < 0.001 ), pale tongue ( p < 0.001 ), thick fur ( p < 0.001 ), yellow fur ( p < 0.001 ), wet saliva ( p < 0.001 ), thick tongue fur ( p < 0.001 ), fissures ( p = 0.040 ), and ecchymoses in the heart-lung area ( p = 0.013 ). According to logistic regression, small tongue shape, pale tongue color, yellow fur color, wet saliva, and the amounts of fissures were associated with a significantly increased odds ratio for BC. Conclusions. This study showed significant differences in tongue features, such as small tongue shape, pale tongue color, thick fur, yellow fur color, wet saliva, fissure, and ecchymoses in the heart-lung area in patients with BC. These tongue features would imply yin deficiency, deficiencies of blood, stagnation of heat, and phlegm/blood stasis in TCM theory. There is a need to investigate effective and safe treatment to enhance the role of TCM in integrated medical care for patients with BC.

scholarly journals Study of Factors Involved in Tongue Color Diagnosis by Kampo Medical Practitioners Using the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test and Tongue Color Images

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Oji ◽  
Takao Namiki ◽  
Toshiya Nakaguchi ◽  
Keigo Ueda ◽  
Kanako Takeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Color Discrimination ◽  
Color Images ◽  
The Other ◽  
Kampo Medicine ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Traditional Japanese Medicine ◽  
Tongue Color

In traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo medicine), tongue color is important in discerning a patient’s constitution and medical conditions. However, tongue color diagnosis is susceptible to the subjective factors of the observer. To investigate factors involved in tongue color diagnosis, both color discrimination and tongue color diagnosis were researched in 68 Kampo medical practitioners. Color discrimination was studied by the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test, and tongue color diagnosis was studied by 84 tongue images. We found that overall color discrimination worsened with aging. However, the color discrimination related to tongue color regions was maintained in subjects with 10 or more years of Kampo experience. On the other hand, tongue color diagnosis significantly differed between subjects with <10 years of experience and ≥10 years of experience. Practitioners with ≥10 years of experience could maintain a consistent diagnosis of tongue color regardless of their age.

Effect of Tongue Color Change Due to Food Ingestion on Tongue Diagnosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
Miso Park ◽  
Juho Lee ◽  
Yunsin Hwang ◽  
Minseo Kim ◽  
Sangsoo Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Color Change ◽  
Food Ingestion ◽  
Tongue Diagnosis ◽  
Tongue Color
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