“The tongue tip has a purple bluish color or these may be blood stasis spots on the tip. The sublingual veins are dark or crooked and thick,” explains Science Direct. 3 / 6 ...

Blood stasis may cause the tongue to turn purple (Image: Getty ) In simple terms, it describes a situation where blood is not able to flow properly through the tissues.

In stages III and IV, Qi Yin deficiency syndrome > Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome > Yin deficiency internal heat syndrome > phlegm dampness syndrome (p < 0.5). Conclusions ...

Jiaming explains: ‘In Chinese medicine, tongue diagnosis is one of the four key diagnostic methods. It tells a lot about your inner organ health, especially your digestive and mental wellbeing.

Tongue diagnosis is hardly new; it has been used in more than 3,000 years of Chinese medicine. “Every medical system has to have a way to ‘see’ inside the body,” says the Miami-based ...