Tongue state
Thin Red Tongue with Scanty Coating
Schematic illustration, not a photograph
Schematic illustration, not a photograph.
Description
Tongue body thin and emaciated, color red to crimson, with little or no coating and a dry surface lacking fluids.
Significance
Indicates yin vacuity with effulgent fire; depleted yin fluids leave empty fire flaring internally, starving the tongue body until it wastes.
Related tongue states
Take a tongue photo and see which pattern is closest.
Open tongue check