KristinWisgirda: August 30, 2020, 7:23pm
Dear fellow students,
Last year Toby shared information on his experience with tongues that look like they have been freshly sliced with
a razor blade as an indication that the body needs Taiyang cold water. This finding was really helpful in a number
of cases in my clinic that didn’t seem that fluid deficient otherwise. Of course, I wanted to share such positive
experiences on the forum.
In a recent discussion, Toby indicated that he doesn’t have strong enough experience with this finding, which is
why he hasn’t been teaching it to a wider audience. This post is just to clarify that this info is definitely not a gem
and maybe a poorer quality rock that shouldn’t be given a huge amount of clinical weight.
I’ll try to be clearer in the future.
michaelmax: August 30, 2020, 9:06pm
I find this kind of tongue to be interesting. Often these people have both dampness and yin deficiency. Which on
first glance is a contradiction, but when the body is lacking in proper fluids that can be physiologically
metabolized, it will tend to hold on poorer quality fluids (think dampness, phlegm/fluid, or rheum). It’s not the
greatest fluid, but it’s better than nothing.
Adding cold fluids with the UB both can bring down that yin xu (and commonly occurring heat signs) and help to
generate fluids.
Yeah… these rocks can be helpful. We just have to polish them into something of value with our clinical
experience.
Seriously, one of the things I most appreciate at the Saam method is that it gives me a framework for working
through other clinical ideas/strategies that I’ve worked with in the past. It seems to weave together so many
otherwise loose ends.
adambroder: October 26, 2020, 4:39am
My tongue has deep fissures that don’t ever change and I can’t figure out why. I have no significant dryness
complaints and I’m in pretty good health overall. A more experienced practitioner once told me that she sees
tongues like mine with people who have a history of high fever conditions. Looking back on my childhood I recall
a couple of instances where a cold/flu caused brief, somewhat hallucinatory states. It never got serious like to the
point of hospitalization or anything. Maybe that’s normal for a child; after all children are yin deficient. Or maybe
the fevers were high enough to scorch my fluids and leave a lasting impression on my tongue.12/01/2024, 11:32Clarification on fissured/sliced tongue – Qiological Community
https://forum.qiological.com/t/clarification-on-fissured-sliced-tongue/1253/print2/2