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2 Normal states of the tongue
The conditions of the tongue among healthy people are the normal states of the tongue marked by suitable size , softness , flexibility ,light-red colour , luster and moisture ; even and whitish thin fur which is neither dry nor greasy and slippery , closely attached to the surface of the tongue , distributed more on the center and root and less on the margins and tip . The normal conditions of the tongue is usually described as ˇ°light-reddish tongue with thin and whitish fur ˇ±(see colour Fig .1), suggesting normal functions of the viscera , sufficiency of qi , blood and body fluid as well as superabundance of gastric qi .
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