Tongue diagnosis for analyzing health and diseases

Abstract

In Asian medical science, clinical examination like the tongue examination of a patient is of utmost importance in the diagnosis of a disease. Though the methods of examination of patients are slightly different in various countries/ systems, a few of the basics are somewhat similar. In the Ayurved system there are three main examination methods i.e. Darshan, Sparshan & Prashna. In the 8 fold examination of certain body parts, Pulse, Urine, Faecal matter, Tongue, Sound, Palpation, Eyes, and built. Tongue examination is also part of this 8 fold method. In this review article comparative review on tongue diagnosis in Ayurved, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japanese Kampō, Korean Medicine, Mongolian Medicine, Tibetan Medicine & siddha System of medicine have been studied. After comparative study, it has been found that in Asian systems of medicine, Tongue examination is the most common attribute to look for in a self-tongue diagnosis. This examination can be a part of daily routine by peeking at the tongue each morning upon awakening.   It can be concluded as Use of this examination method along with other methods like interrogation, pulse reading is very helpful in the clinical diagnosis of a disease.