Tongue state
Red Tongue with Geographic Peeled Coating
Schematic illustration, not a photograph
Schematic illustration, not a photograph.
Description
Tongue reddish, with partial peeling of the coating forming map-like patches; peeled areas are smooth, red, and devoid of coating.
Significance
Indicates vacuity of stomach yin with injury to stomach qi; the coating is losing its foundation as stomach qi and yin decline.
Related tongue states
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