Tongue state
Trembling Tongue
Schematic illustration, not a photograph
Schematic illustration, not a photograph.
Description
On protrusion the tongue involuntarily trembles and quivers and cannot be held still; color may be pale or red, with a thin coating.
Significance
Trembling with a pale tongue usually indicates dual vacuity of qi and blood; trembling with a red-crimson tongue typically indicates extreme heat stirring wind or liver-yang transforming into wind.
Related tongue states
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Open tongue check