As I like to say “the tongue never lies, only when it’s speaking” 😝
Nonetheless, it is beneficial to check your tongue daily and scrape it with a metal instrument (preferably copper) first thing in the morning, before brushing your teeth. It is essencial to keep oral and gastrointestinal health.
An indication of good health is when your tongue has a rosy-red uniform tone, a coating that is not thick (when you can still see the tongue body color), no cracks, bumps, swellings or indentations, it doesn’t shake or tremble and it has good moisture. Anything different means the onset of imbalances or diseases. The tongue is also a micro system where major organs are reflected.
A few examples:
1. 👅 The presence of coating means that you have ama (toxins) accumulation in your GI tract.
2. 👅 Swelling indicates that a specific organ represented there is ill.
3. 👅 Changes in color may mean anemia (pale) or severe anemia (purple)
4. 👅 Teeth marks along the edges can be either malabsorption or actual teeth marks from clenching
5. 👅 Cracks and tremors mean Vata imbalance which can translate to dryness, mental health / emotional issues
6. 👅 Red patches mean Pitta imbalance, which can translate to heat and inflammation
7. 👅 Swellings mean Kapha imbalances, which can translate to congestion, growths, deposits, liver issues
There’s so much more to tongue diagnosis! It is so fascinating that it reveals imbalances even before it shows up in exams!
But please note that the tongue diagnosis is just one piece of the puzzle that is the human body. Other signs and symposium need to be taken in consideration for a decisive prognosis.
To a balanced life!
Namaste,
Grazie Prokopetz, Doctor of Ayurveda
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