Tongue coats and dual Excess & Deficiency

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The general rule is that thick tongue coats = Excess, and thin tongue coats

= normal or Deficiency.

 

But what about those cases where there is both Excess and Deficiency?

 

Since the Stomach primarily is responsible for the tongue coat (though the

Spleen and Kidneys also can play roles), the condition of the Stoamch often

will take precedent.

 

For example, what about a person with Stomach Yin Deficiency and Liver Qi

Stagnation? The tongue coat usually will be absent, reflecting the Yin

Deficiency of the Stomach.

 

In conditions where a Deficiency problem has led to an Excess problem - like

a Deficient Spleen allowing Dampness to accumulate (Excess), the tongue

coating usually will be thick.

 

Victoria

 

 

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