Tongue state
Crimson Tongue with Prickles
Schematic illustration, not a photograph
Schematic illustration, not a photograph.
Description
Tongue crimson with raised red prickles resembling strawberry seeds, typically concentrated at the tip or lateral margins.
Significance
Indicates extreme heat stirring the blood or severe organ heat repletion; the location of the prickles reflects which organ the heat affects.
Related tongue states
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Open tongue check