Creating Waves of Awareness
Tongue Pictorial Presentations & Repertorial Approach
Healthy Tongue:
Black Tongue:
Tongue, black : Aeth., arg-n., ars., bar-c., bufo., cadm., carb-ac., Carb-v., chin-a., Chin., chlol., chlor., cupr., elaps., hippoz., hyos., kali-c., lach., lyc., merc-c., merc-cy., merc-sul., Merc., nux-v., op., Phos., plb., sec., sin-n., stram., verat., vip.
streak like ink : Chlol., lept.
centre : Chlol., lept., merc., Phos., sec.
crusts : Phos.
posterior part : Verat.
purple-black : Op.
red edges : Merc., nux-v.
Brown Tongue:
brown : Aesc., Ail., ant-t., anthr., apis., arn., ars-i., Ars., atro., aur., Bapt., bell., Bry., cadm., carb-ac., carb-v., chel., Chin-a., chin., coc-c., colch., crot-h., cupr., dig., dios., dor., elat., gels., guai., hep., Hyos., iod., kali-bi., kali-br., Kali-p., lac-c., Lach., lyc., med., merc-i-f., merc., nux-v., op., ox-ac., ph-ac., Phos., phyt., Plb., ptel., pyrog., Rhus-t., rumx., sabin., Sec., sep., sil., spong., sulph., tarent., ter., verb.
white : Arn., nat-p.
morning, on rising : Rhus-t.
sides moist : Apis.
with shining edges : Bapt.
morning : Bapt., Rhus-t.
centre : Arn., ars., bry., canth., colch., crot-h., eup-pur., hyos., iod., lac-c.,
nat-p., phos., plb., pyrog., vib.
red tip and edges : Lyc., rhus-t.
sides, brown : Kali-bi.
reddish-brown : Rumx., sul-ac., zinc.
yellowish-brown : Ant-t., bapt., brom., carb-v., cina., crot-h., dios., merc-i-f.,
rumx., verb.
Condylomata:
CONDYLOMATA on Tongue : Aur-m-n., aur-m., aur., lyc., mang., staph.
Corrugated Tongue:
CORRUGATED Tongue : Nat-a.
Dry Tongue:
DRYNESS, Tongue : Acet-ac., Acon., aeth., Agar., Ail., aloe., alumn., ambr., ant-t., Apis., apoc., arg-m., arg-n., arn., ars-h., ars-i., ars-s-f., Ars., art-v., arum-t., atro., aur-m., aur., bapt., bar-c., bar-m., Bell., Bry., bufo., cact., cahin., calc-ar., calc-p., calc-s., Calc., Camph., carb-an., carb-s., carb-v., Caust., Cham., chel., chin-a., Chin., chlor., cic., cist., coc-c., Cocc., com., con., croc., crot-t., Cupr., daph., dios., dulc., ferr-m., fl-ac., gels., graph., guare., Hell., helon., hydr., Hyos., iod., ip., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-br., kali-c., kali-i., kalm., kreos., Lach., lact-ac., laur., lyc., mag-m., manc., merc-c., merc-i-f., merc-i-r., merc-sul., Merc., merl., mez., Mur-ac., nat-a., nat-c., nat-m., nit-ac., Nux-m., nux-v., op., ox-ac., par., ph-ac., phos., phyt., pic-ac., plb., podo., Psor., ptel., Puls., Rhus-t., rumx., sarr., sec., sep., sin-n., spong., staph., stram., stront., sul-ac., Sulph., tab., tarent., Ter., tub., vac., Verat-v., verat., vib.
sides moist : Apis.
moist : Bry.
morning : Arg-n., bapt., bar-c., calc., canth., cist., clem., graph., kali-c., kali-p., naja., nit-ac., Op., puls., sep., sulph.
on waking : Arg-n., calc., clem., coc-c., mez., ol-an., Op., par., phos., podo., Puls., Rhus-t., sanic., sep., Sulph.
evening : Aloe., arg-n., iod., Nux-m., senec., tarent.
night : All-s., ang., calc., carb-s., Nux-m., nux-v., pic-ac., rumx., tarent.
menses, during : Cedr., sul-ac.
thirst, without : Caps., nat-m., par., Puls.
centre : Acon., ant-c., ant-t., arg-m., arum-t., bapt., colch., crot-h., hyos., lach., Phos., seneg., stram., sul-ac., verat.
root : All-c., camph.
tip : Arn., carb-v., nux-v., psor., puls., rhus-t.
sensation of : Arg-m., arn., ars., bell., brom., calc., cimic., cocc., colch., Nat-m., Nux-m., puls.
Ecchymosis:
ECCHYMOSES, Tongue : Phos., plb.
Fissured Tongue:
Tongue fissured : Ail., anan., apis., Ars-i., Ars., Arum-t., atro., aur., bapt., bar-c., bar-m., bell., benz-ac., bor., bry., bufo., calc-p., calc-s., calc., camph., carb-ac., carb-s., carb-v., cham., chel., chin-a., chin., cic., clem., cob., crot-h., cupr., cur., Fl-ac., Hyos., iod., kali-bi., lach., lyc., mag-m., merc., mez., mur-ac., nat-a., Nit-ac., nux-v., ph-ac., Phos., plat., plb., podo., puls., pyrog., ran-s., raph., Rhus-t., rhus-v., sacc., Spig., stram., sulph., tub., verat., zinc.
across : Cob.
left : Bar-c.
painful with hard margins : Clem.
in all directions : Fl-ac., Nit-ac.
centre : Bapt., bufo., cob., cub., lept., mez., nit-ac., raph., rhus-v., sin-n.
edges : Anan., clem., lach., nux-v.
tip : Lach.
Indented Tongue:
INDENTED Tongue : Ant-t., ars-m., Ars., atro., carb-v., Chel., dulc., glon., hydr., ign., iod., kali-i., Merc., plb., podo., Rhus-t., sep., stram., sumb., syph., tell., vib.
Inflammation:
INFLAMMATION, Tongue : Acon., am-c., anan., ang., Apis., arg-n., arn., ars., arum-t., aur-m., bell., benz-ac., brom., calc-s., calc., canth., carb-v., caust., cocc., con., Crot-c., Crot-h., cupr., ferr-p., hep., kali-ar., kali-chl., Lach., lyc., mang., merc-c., merc., mez., nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., ox-ac., petr., phyt., plb., ran-s., sep., sil., staph., sul-ac., sulph.
left side : Ars-s-r.
centre : Gels.
chronic : Cupr.
gouty : Benz-ac., merc.
induration, with : Ars., aur-m., carb-v., con., cupr., lyc., merc., mez., sil.
mercury, after abuse of : Calc., hep., nit-ac., phyt., staph., sulph.
one-sided : Nux-v.
papillæ : Bell.
Mapped Tongue:
MAPPED Tongue : Ant-c., ars., cham., kali-bi., lach., lyc., merc., nat-m., nit-ac., ran-s., rhus-t., sul-ac., Tarax., ter., thuj.
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Permalink Reply by Dr Muhammed Rafeeque on -
Thanks for the post.
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Nodosities:
NODOSITIES, Tongue : Ambr., aur., Carb-an., eupi., iod., kali-i., lyc., mang., mur-ac., sil.
right side, coming to a point : Ars-h.
under : Ambr.
on tip, hard forming vesicle, resulting in unclean ulcer with hard edges : Ph-ac.
Pale Tongue:
TONGUE, pale : Ail., ant-t., ars., chel., ferr., hydr., ip., kali-br., kali-c., lyss., Merc., nat-c., nat-m., phos., raph.,
sep., verat., xan.
Paralysis:
PARALYSIS, Tongue : Absin., acon., anac., apis., arn., ars., bapt., bar-c., bar-m., bell., brom., bufo., cadm., caps., carb-s., Caust., cocc., con., crot-c., cupr., dulc., Gels., graph., guare., hell., hydr-ac., hyos., ip., lac-c., lach., Lyc., meph., merc-c., mur-ac., naja., nux-m., nux-v., Op., Plb., rheum., rhus-t., sec., stram., syph., verat., vesp.
damp, cold weather : Dulc.
drawn to right : Cur., nux-m., Op.
left : Bell., glon., op., plb.
old people : Bar-c.
sensation of : Cocc., ip., merl.
menses, during : Cedr.
Pimples on Tongue:
PIMPLES, Tongue : Bell., berb., brom., calc-p., lyc., manc., nux-v., plb., tarax.
painful : Arg-n., bell., graph., Nit-ac., nux-v., sulph.
bleeding : Graph.
edges : Apis., arg-n., hura., nat-c., Nit-ac., osm., sulph.
tip : Bell., caps., hell., kali-c., nat-c.
Pointed Tongue:
POINTED Tongue : Calc., chel., cimic., lach., petr., plb., podo., spig-m.
Pustules:
PUSTULES, Tongue : Ant-t., cund., Hep., med., mur-ac., sep., vario.
burning and stinging : Am-c.
tip : Cund., med., thuj.
under : Am-c., med., nat-c.
Red tipped Tongue:
TONGUE, red tip : Apis., Arg-n., Ars., card-m., chel., chin-a., com., conv., crot-h., cycl., eupi., ferr., fl-ac., helon., hipp., lach., lyc., merc-i-f., mez., morph., nit-ac., oena., ox-ac., Phyt., plb., poth., Rhus-t., Rhus-v., rob., sars., sec., stram., sul-ac., sul-i., Sulph., verat-v., vip.
painful : Arg-n., cycl.
triangular : Rhus-t.
Swelled Tongue:
SWELLING, Tongue : Acet-ac., Acon., am-m., anac., anan., ant-t., Apis., arg-n., ars-i., ars-s-f., ars., arum-m., asaf., aster., aur., bapt., Bell., berb., calad., calc-p., calc., camph., canth., cast., chin-a., chin., cic., cimic., coc-c., con., Crot-h., dig., dros., dulc., elaps., ferr-m., ferr-p., fl-ac., glon., guare., hell., helod., hippoz., hydr., iod., kali-ar., kali-c., kali-chl., kali-i., kali-p., lach., lyc., lyss., merc-c., merc-cy., merc-sul., Merc., mez., mill., naja., nat-h., nat-m., oena., op., ox-ac., ph-ac., phos., phyt., plb., podo., ptel., puls., sec., sil., stram., ter., thuj., verat., vesp.
fills whole mouth : Arum-m., calad., crot-h., kali-chl.
one-sided : Apis., bism., calc., sil.
right : Am-be., apis., mez., thuj.
left : Laur., zinc.
mercury, after : Kali-i.
painful when touched : Con., ph-ac., thuj.
talking : Ph-ac.
painless : Mez.
sting of insects, after : Acon., arn., bell., carb-ac., crot-h., merc., nat-m.
base, externally and internally : Ars.
centre : Phos.
small, round swelling : Dros.
root of : Bapt., cimic., cocc., ferr-i., merc-c., phos.
tip : Nat-m., phos.
under : Nat-m.
with stinging pain : Nat-m.
sensation of : Anac., bapt., camph., cimx., cocc., crot-h., gels., glon., kali-ar.,
merl., mur-ac., nux-v., par., petr., puls.
Ulcer on Tongue:
ULCER, Tongue : Agar., aloe., ant-t., apis., ars-h., ars., arum-t., aur-m., aur., Bapt., bar-c., bar-m., benz-ac., bov., calc., caps., chin., chlol., cic., cinnb., clem., corn., dig., dros., fl-ac., graph., hydr., kali-bi., kali-chl., Kali-i., kreos., lach., lyc., merc-i-r., Merc., merl., mur-ac., nat-m., nit-ac., op., phyt., plb., Psor., sil., sin-n., staph., sul-ac., sulph., tarent., verat.
bleeding : Merc.
blue : Ars., mur-ac.
deep : Mur-ac.
indurated : Merc-i-r., merc., thuj.
painful : Agar., bov., calc.
to touch : Bov., cic., thuj.
phagedenic : Agar., benz-ac., caps., fl-ac., sil.
syphilitic : Fl-ac., kali-bi., kali-i., Merc., Nit-ac., phyt.
yellow : Aloe., cupr., hell., plb.
centre : Cupr-s., fl-ac.
edges : Agar., ars., bov., calc., caust., cic., cupr., kali-bi., kali-chl., lach., merc-cy.,
merc., Nit-ac., thuj.
right side : Bov., cinnb., sil.
left, then right : Thuj.
frænum : Agar., kali-c., naja., sep.
tip : Am-c., cinnb., cupr., dros., lyc., merc., plb.
under : Fl-ac., graph., Lyc., plb., Sanic., thuj.
Varicose:
VARICOSE, veins, Tongue : Dig., fl-ac., ham., puls., thuj.
Warts on Tongue:
WARTS, Tongue : Aur-m-n., aur-m., aur., lyc., mang., staph.
.....................................ARINDAM
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Permalink Reply by Kawsar Al Mamoon on -
Please Dr. help me..What type of Tongue it is?
& its remedy indication?
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Permalink Reply by kuram srinivasachar anand on -
Looks like tongue coated white. Boericke- Coating - red in center, Coating- Mapped with red insular patches.
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Permalink Reply by Kawsar Al Mamoon on
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Thank you.
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Permalink Reply by DR. ARINDAM DUTTA on
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Dear Kawsar,
The tongue looks like white coated, but not entirely. Coating is not there in central area, but both the edges are involved. The pink on the central area is not the discoloration but the continuation of the natural color of the tongue itself. So we can not tell it as centrally red. The appearence of the tongue is not mapped either.
So the inference is – the tongue appears as coated white on both the edges.
Let's look into Kent's repertory:
Pp.- 402
“....MOUTH / Discoloration / Tongue/ white.......
sides : Caust., cham., iod., kali-s.
right : Lob.
one : Rhus-t.
patches : Sang.......”
So our choice of rubric should be - “sides : Caust., cham., iod., kali-s.”
We should not make prescription on the basis of this particular rubric only, unless the other general level symptoms agree. As we are consulting Kent's repertory we must obey Kent's philosophy regarding the “evaluation of symptoms” as well. Otherwise it will lead a wrong road.
Regards.....................ARINDAM
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Permalink Reply by Kawsar Al Mamoon on
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Thank you very much.
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Permalink Reply by kuram srinivasachar anand on
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That was very informative Dr. Dutta. If our doctors take many such photos, we can make a detailed tongue modality / symptom file. This will be of great help.
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Permalink Reply by DR. ARINDAM DUTTA on
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Yes Dr. Anand, what you have told is true. If we can convert the useful repertories in pictorial formats they will be very helpful references in day- to- day practices.
All the pictures used in the post are not mine. Some of them I have collected from internet.
Regards..........ARINDAM
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Md Arafat Hossian Molla on -
Thank you sir for the post.We need this type of practical approach of the Kent's repertory for successful prescription.
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Permalink Reply by Dr Rajneesh Kumar Sharma MD(Hom) on -
Thanks a lot.
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Permalink Reply by Dr Ravindra Saraswat on -
Dr Arindam,
This is the practical presentation, In this way we can learn,very helpful objective symp. in selection of homoeo. remedy.Sir, always you give the good & fruitful presentation. Thanks a lot---- I salute you.....
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