Study on the computerized tongue examination system---The color of tongue substance and coating

• Main Authors: Chao Te Hsin, 趙德馨
• Other Authors: 陳光偉
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12438774677674036316

碩士 === 中國醫藥學院 === 中西醫結合研究所 === 90 === Inspection of the tongue is a unique and important diagnostic method for understanding human health condition.The normal picture of the tongue is described as being“Light red tongue with thin and white coating ”。However, many lifestyle & enviroment factors were affected on the tongue.The aim of this study was to assess the association between picture of tongue and enviroment factors. Between July to December 2001,60 tongue images captured from 60 health people in this study.The color of tongue coating were white 56.7﹪，yellow 34.9﹪；the substance of tongue were light red 82﹪，whitish 16.3﹪。Statistic showed the age、tea、allcohol、ice 、albumin、neutrophile 、eosinophile、lymphocyte 、work hours had an increased change effect on the tongue。The most coating of tongue were distributed to middle part.the health people’s tongue were different with patient’s. In patinets’s tongue images,the substance of tongue was increased than health people,and the color of tongue coating was ecrease. Conclusion: The health people ‘s tongue images were decrease with Age。The most coating of tongue were distributed to middle part. The same time，tea 、alcohol、albumin、lymphocyte and work hours were important factors for change color of tongue picture.