Crack down the Middle of the Tongue

A crack down the middle of your tongue means that you are probably nutrient depleted and your digestion isn't what it
should be. You are probably also often bloated after eating and have energy slumps in the middle of the day. She
recommends a few things to improve this including, taking digestive enzymes with meals, and avoiding fizzy drinks.
Also eat soups, stews and blends, where the foods are easy to digest.
Solutions:
Take a digestive enzyme with meals, this is a supplement which helps to break down food during digestion.
Eat soups, stews and blends - foods that are easy to digest. Millet porridge would be good for you.
Don't guzzle fizzy drinks and don't drink liquids at meal times.
Eat foods that nourish the tummy:
Artichokes,Avocados,Carrots,Millet sprouts,Parsnips,Rice,Squash,Sweet Potatoes,Tofu,Turnips,Yams,Teas/herbs such
as:,Fennel,Peppermint,Liquorice
Sore Tongue
A sign of a nutrient deficiency, often iron, vitamin B6 or niacin.
To improve this, take liquid mineral supplements, drink nettle teas and it may be worth getting your iron levels
checked and seeing a nutritionist.
Thick White Coating or Swollen Tongue

A thick white coating or swollen Tongue, is an indication of too much mucus in the body. It's also a sign of a lack of
beneficial bacteria and too much yeast. Dr McKeith recommends a number of things to help this, including reducing
dairy products, eating more green superfoods and capsules to replenish your body with healthy bacteria.
Teethmarks around the sides of the Tongue

Tongue: white with imprints of teeth on side of tongue (Arsenicum Metallicum 6x)
Teeth marks around the side of the tongue are due to nutritional deficiency. Dr McKeith says your digestion is also
probably impaired and you have a spleen deficiency. If your Spleen is weak, you probably also struggle with gas and
bloating. She recommends food that nourish the spleen.
Solutions: Eat foods which nourish the spleen:
Aduki Beans,Yellow squash,Mung Beans,Kidney Beans,Alfalfa,Lychees,Barley,Millet,Beetroot,Oats,Carrots,Parsley
Celery ,Parsnips,Chicken,Pumpkin,Fennel,Root vegetables,Fish,Sweet Potatoes,Turnips,Yams,Foods high
in,chlorophyll:,Leafy greens,Algae,Kale,
Chard,Herbs and Spices to Nourish the Spleen:Garlic,Black Pepper,Ginger,Cayenne
Pepper,Ginseng,Cinnamon,Horseradish,Dill seed,Pau d'arco,Astragalus
Horizontal cracks, small cracks/grooves on Tongue

Cracks in the tongue are usually a sign of malabsorption, especially of B vitamins, and often accompanied by a lack of
energy. Most overweight patients that Dr McKeith sees, for the first time, she says are deficient in B Vitamins. This
has usually developed over a long time.
She recommends, Vit B Complex, digestive enzyme supplements, peppermint and nettle teas and 2 tbsp of aloe vera
juice before meals. She also recommends taking echinacea tincture (20 drops daily for 2 weeks), to help move lymph
and eliminate toxins that are impeding nutrient absorption.
Thick Yellow Coating

A Thick Yellow Coating indicates excess heat in the gut, and that you don't have enough healthy bacteria in your body.
Dr McKeith says if the coating is at the back of your tongue you need to pay attention to your colon, as you bowels
may not be working as they should be.
Solutions:
You may be run down from doing too much, so start to take things easier.
Cool yourself down with 2 tablespoons of aloe vera juice before meals.
Drink sage tea (2 cups a day for a month), and alternate this with camomile tea.
Eat more vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds, herbs and herbal teas.

Red Tip on the Tongue

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Dr McKeith says that a red tip on the tongue indicates emotional stress or upset and recommends at looking at ways to
try and reduce the stress in your life.

Healthy Looking Tongue.

Tongue: white with imprints of teeth on side of tongue (Arsenicum Metallicum 6x)
Tongue: white, swollen, physical and mental unrest, anxiety; inflammation (Aconitum Napellus: 1x to 6x)
Tongue: thick coating, metallic taste, restrictions to blood flow, worse from movement and mornings, better after
eating and in cold air (Aesculus Hippocastanum: Tincture to 3x)
Tongue: thick white coating, bleeding gums, cracks in corners of mouth, irritability, angry (Antimonium Crudum: 3x to
6x)
Tongue: thick, white, creamy coating with red edges; respiratory problems (Antimonium Tartaricum: 2x to 6x)
Tongue: red, sore tip; white to yellowish; Throat problems; Gastro-enteritis (Argentum Nitricum: 3x to 30x)
Tongue: white, swollen; maybe black on back and on the sides of the tongue (Bismuthum: 1x to 6x)
Tongue: heavy coating of white or yellow brownish (Carbo Vegetabilis: 1x to 3x)
Tongue: white or clean with vomiting; Gastritis (Cina: 3x)
Tongue: thin layer of white; Gastritis; Nausea (Hedeoma: 1x)
Tongue: white; Gastritis; problems with mucous membranes (Hydrastis: Tincture to 3x)
Tongue: white, slimy sensation, bad taste in mouth (Kali Carbonicum: 3x to 30x)
Tongue: white; chronic gastro-intestinal problems; Gastric ulcers with or without bleeding; Vomiting (Ornithogalum
Umbellatum: Single dose of Mother-tincture where situation allows testing)
Tongue: white with bitter taste, no thirst; Tongue dry in the morning (Paris Quadrifolia: 3x)
Tongue: white or yellow coating; Lip maybe cracked; Mouth dry but not thirst (Pulsatilla 3x to 30x)
Tongue: White, salty taste, cracks or swelling in lower lip (Sepia: 12x to 200x)
Tongue: white with red tip and red borders; burning, dry, red lips (Sulphur: 12x to 200x)
Tongue: white, burns; dry mouth (Sanguinaria: Tincture to 6x)
Tongue: white with red edges, dry, swollen (Echinacea: Tincture)
Tongue: white with metallic taste, no thirst, bad breath (Sarsaparilla: 1x to 6x)

Tongue: pale (Mercurius Cyanatus: 6x to 30x)

Tongue: pale, swollen, ulcers, lumps, dry; edges red-blue-purple (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)
Tongue: pale, cold (Veratrum Album: 1x to 30x)
TTongue: yellow, brownish with red edges; tongue feels burned (Baptisia: Tincture to 12x)

Tongue: yellow to brown; bitter taste; dryness of mouth and lips (Bryonia: 1x to 12x)

Tongue: heavy coating of yellow brownish or white (Carbo Vegetabilis: 1x to 3x)

Tongue: yellow; may involve stomach, liver and/or gallbladder; Liver remedy (Chelidonium Majus:
Tincture to 1x)

Tongue: yellow and slimy; thirst, nausea, vomiting (Kali Sulphricum: 3x to 12x)

Tongue: yellow, trembling, heavy, thick yellow coating, bad odor, possible bleeding of gums
(Mercurius: 2x 30x)

Tongue: yellow or white coating; Lip maybe cracked; Mouth dry but not thirst (Pulsatilla: 3x to
30x)

Tongue: yellow, thick coating; dry, cracked, swollen, stiff, paralyzed, tingling in tip (Secale
Cornutum: 1x to 30x)

Tongue: yellow at back; Blisters at tip of tongue (Natrum Phosphoricum: 3x to 12x)ongue: pale;
ulcers, lumps, red or white blisters, swollen, dry (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)

Blue tongue, lips and eyelids (Digitalis: 3x to 30x)

Violet to brown middle of tongue, dry and thirsty (Morphinum: 3x to 30x)
Tongue pale, swollen, dry with ulcers or lumps; edges red to blue (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)
Tongue: heavy coating of brown-yellowish or white (Carbo Vegetabilis: 1x to 3x)

Tongue: black or brown, dry, swollen (Vipera: 12x)

Tongue: brown or white, thick coating, metallic taste, dry and thirsty (Cuprum Arsenicum: 3x)

Tongue: brownish, yellow with red edges; tongue feels burned (Baptisia: Tincture to 12x)

Tongue: brownish, yellow with bitter taste; dryness and thirst; Gastric problems (Bryonia: 1x to
12x)

Tongue: thick, brown coating; sores, blisters (Medorrhinum: 30x to 200x and higher)

Tongue: brown coating; bitter taste and vomiting (Natrum Sulphuricum: 1x to 12x)
Tongue: trembling, swollen, red, dry, cracked tip; gums swollen (Lachesis: 8x to 200x)

Tongue: red, cracked (Rhus Toxicodendron: 6x to 30x)

Tongue: burning tip, dry, red, feels burned (Terebinthina: 1x to 6x)

Tongue: red, clean, dry; metallic taste; painful (Arsenicum Album: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: red, dry, cracked, stiff, cannot swallow (Hyoscyamus: 6x to 200x)

Tongue: Thick coating of grey to dirty (China: Tincture to 30x)

Grey coating; Thrush; Blisters; white or red spots (Kali Muriaticum: 3x to 12x)
Tongue: maybe black on back and on the sides of the tongue; otherwise: white and swollen
(Bismuthum: 1x to 6x)

Tongue: black, dry, cracked, blisters, swollen; no thirst (Lycopodium: Tincture to 200x)

Tongue: black; Halitosis; Ulcers; dark saliva (Mercurius Dulcis: 3x to 6x)

Tongue: black, dry, thirsty, paralyzed tongue (Opium: 3x to 200x)

Tongue: black or brown, dry, swollen (Vipera: 12x)

Tongue: strawberry-like with red edges, swollen, sore (Belladonna 1x to 30x)

Tongue: strawberry-like, swollen (Fragaria: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: feels burned with gastro-intestinal or glandular problems (Iris Versicolor: Tincture to 30x)

Tongue: whole tongue feels burned and shows blisters on side; thirsty (Hamamelis Virginia:
Tincture to 6x)

Tongue burns; cracks and spots like on a map; dry, cracked lips and mouth (Natrium Muriaticum:
12x to 30x)

Tongue: white, burns; dry mouth (Sanguinaria: Tincture to 6x)

Tongue: Blisters, burning, dryness, numbness, heavyness (Mercurialis Perennis: 3x)

Tongue: burning sensation at tip of tongue; dryness of tongue at night (Calcarea Carbonica: 6x to
higher)

Tongue: burning at tip of RED tongue with burning pimples; sore throat (Kali Nitricum: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: burning tip; Paralysis of tongue (Baryta: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: burning tip with Dyspepsia; Stomatitis (Capsicum: 3x to 6x)

Tongue: burning tip, feels burned, tingling and numbness (Lathyrus: 3x)

Tongue: burning tip with gastric complaints (Physostigma: 3x)

Tongue: burning tip, dry, red, feels burned (Terebinthina: 1x to 6x)

Tongue: burning tip (Thuja: Tincture to 30x)

Tongue: cold; pain in stomach (Hydrocyanic Acid: 6x to 200x)

Tongue: pale, cold; Gastric problems (Veratrum Album: 1x to 30x)

Tongue: cold, flabby, trembling (Camphora: Tincture)

Tongue: cracked with or without pain; sore throat (Calcarea Fluorica: 3x to 12x)

Tongue burns; cracks and spots like on a map; dry, cracked lips and mouth (Natrium Muriaticum:
12x to 30x)

Tongue: red, cracked (Rhus Toxicodendron: 6x to 30x)

Tongue: dry, cracked, swollen, stiff, paralyzed, tingling in tip; yellow, thick coating (Secale
Cornutum: 1x to 30x)

Tongue: red, dry, cracked, stiff, cannot swallow (Hyoscyamus: 6x to 200x)

Tongue: black, dry, cracked, blisters, swollen; no thirst (Lycopodium: Tincture to 200x)

Tongue: burning sensation at tip of tongue; Dryness of tongue at night (Calcarea Carbonica 6x to
higher)

Tongue dry in the morning; white with bitter taste, no thirst (Paris Quadrifolia 3x)

Tongue dry, red or thin white coating, smooth or thin layer of coating; thirsty for cold drinks
(Phosphorus 3x to 30x)

Tongue: dry, cracked, swollen, stiff, paralyzed, tingling in tip; yellow, thick coating (Secale
Cornutum: 1x to 30x)

Tongue: dry, white with red edges, swollen (Echinacea: Tincture)

Tongue: red, dry, cracked, stiff, cannot swallow (Hyoscyamus: 6x to 200x)

Tongue: cracks and spots like on a map; Tongue burns; dry, cracked lips and mouth (Natrium
Muriaticum 12x to 30x)

Geographic (map-like); thin, white coating (Taraxacum: Tincture to 3x)

Geographic, red, dry, feels like hair on tongue (Kali Bichromicum: 3x to 30x)

Geographic, red, burning, red tip, yellow patches (Phytolocca: Tincture to 3x)

Geographic, burning, rawness (Ranunculus Sceleratus: 1x to 3x)

Tongue: furry with foul smell (Carduus Marianus: Tincture to 1x)

Furry at back of tongue, first part looks normal; edges of tongue may be white or yellow coated
(Nux vomica: 1x to 30x)

Furry, pasty, white to brown coating; center of tongue may have red color (Antimonium
Tartaricum: 2x)

Furry with yellow to brown coating; edges red (Baptisia: Tincture to 12x)

Furry with small blisters and red edges (Cantharis: 6x to 30x)

Furry with gastro-intestinal and gallbladder problems (Carduus Marianus: Tincture to 3x)

Furry with yellow coating, slimy, bitter taste (Chininum Arsenicosum: 2x to 3x)

Furry with headaches and disturbances affecting eyes and ears (Coca: Tincture to 3x)

Furry with indigestion and headaches after eating; Gallbladder problems (Ferrum Picricum: 2x to
3x)

Furry with yellow coating, swollen, trembling, paralyzed (Gelsemium: Tincture to 30x)

Furry with gastric problems (Guaiacum: Tincture to 6x)

Furry with black coating, dry, cracked, blisters, swollen; no thirst (Lycopodium: Tincture to 200x)

Furry with bad taste and nausea (Myrica: Tincture to 3x)

Furry with white or yellow coating; greasy taste to loss of taste; dry; no thirst; sadness, fears, etc.
(Pulsatilla: 3x to 30x)

Furry with sore edges; chronic gastric problems (Rumex Crispus: 3x to 6x)
Tongue: Inflammation, swelling; salty bitter taste (Mercurius Corrosivus: 6x)

Swollen, inflammed tongue with white coating; tingling of tip (Aconitum Napellus: 1x to 6x)

Swollen, red, sore, raw, inflammed, hot, burning, stinging (Apis Mellifica: Tincture to 30x)

Inflammed, stinging, burning, ulcerations (Arsenicum Album: 3x to 30x)

Strawberry-like with swelling and pain, red edges (Belladonna: 1x to 30x)

Inflammation, furry, red edges, blisters (Cantharis: 6x to 30x)

Inflammation, pain, burning, swelling, crached tip, dry, red, trembling (Lachesis: 6x to 200x)

Trembling, unusual loss of hair, metallic taste, loose teeth, bleeding gums (Mercurius: 30x and
higher)

Tongue: pale, swollen, ulcers, lumps, dry; edges red-blue-purple (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)

Geographic, red, burning, red tip, yellow patches (Phytolocca: Tincture to 3x)

Geographic, burning, rawness (Ranunculus Sceleratus: 1x to 3x)

Painful gums or tongue; white with red tip and red borders; dry, burning, red lips (Sulphur: 12x to
200x)

Tongue and lips swollen; Tongue may be brown or black and dry; (Vipera: 12x)
Pain and Pimples at side of tongue (Nitricum Acidum: 6x)

Tongue: painful; red, clean, dry; metallic taste (Arsenicum Album: 3x to 30x)

Pain and soreness of Ulcers and Cancers of tongue (Sempervivum Tectorum: Tincture and fresh
juice)
Tongue: Canker sores; pain in tip of tongue; red tip (Argentum Nitricum: 3x to 30x)

Pain and Pimples at side of tongue (Nitricum Acidum: 6x)

Tongue: painful; red, clean, dry; metallic taste (Arsenicum Album: 3x to 30x)

Pain and soreness of Ulcers and Cancers of tongue (Sempervivum Tectorum: Tincture and fresh
juice)
Tongue: swollen; red; stomatitis (Kali Chloricum: 2x to 6x)

Tongue: swollen, white; Gastritis; problems with mucous membranes (Hydrastis: Tincture to 3x)

Tongue: swollen, red, dry, cracked tip, trembling; gums swollen (Lachesis: 8x to 200x)

Tongue: swollen, inflammed; bitter or salty taste (Mercurius Corrosivus: 6x)

Tongue: swollen, dry, bites tongue at night; dry, cracked lips; bleeding gums (Phosphoricum
Acidum: 1x)

Tongue: white, swollen, physical and mental unrest, anxiety; inflammation (Aconitum Napellus:
1x to 6x)

Tongue: black or brown, dry, swollen (Vipera: 12x)

Tongue: pale, swollen, ulcers, lumps, dry; edges red-blue-purple (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)

Tongue: swollen, dry, cracked, stiff, paralyzed, tingling in tip; yellow, thick coating (Secale
Cornutum: 1x to 30x)

Tongue: swollen, white with red edges, dry (Echinacea: Tincture)

Tongue: black, dry, cracked, blisters, swollen; no thirst (Lycopodium: Tincture to 200x)

Tongue: swollen; Ulcers, lumps, red or white blisters, dry, pale (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)
Tongue: trembling, heavy, thick yellow coating, bad odor, possible bleeding of gums (Mercurius:
2x 30x)

Tongue: trembling, swollen, red, dry, cracked tip; Gums swollen (Lachesis: 8x to 200x)

Tongue: trembling, cold, flabby (Camphora: Tincture)

Tongue: trembling, paralyzed; pale gums (Plumbum Metallicum: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: Ulcers and cancerous grows on tongue (Kali Cyanatum: 6x to 200x)

Tongue: stinging ulcers and cancerous grows on tongue (Apis Mellifica: Tincture to 30x)

Tongue: Canker sores; pain in tip of tongue; red tip (Argentum Nitricum: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: Ulcers; painful; red, clean, dry; metallic taste (Arsenicum Album: 3x to 30x)

Tongue: nodular or irregular ulcers; Mouth hot and dry with no thirst (Arsenicum Hydrogenisatum:
3x)

Tongue: Blisters, burning, dryness, numbness, heavyness (Mercurialis Perennis: 3x)

Tongue: Ulcers, lumps, red or white blisters, swollen, dry, pale (Muriaticum Acidum: 1x to 3x)

Pain and Pimples at side of tongue (Nitricum Acidum: 6x)

Pain and soreness of Ulcers and Cancers of tongue (Sempervivum Tectorum: Tincture and fresh
juice)

Burning ulcers (Syphilinum: 30x to 200x)

1. A healthy tongue looks clean with no discolorations - with the exception
of Tuberculosis which may have a clean red tongue as well.

2. A dry tongue indicates Fever and/or Dehydration.

3. A trembling stuck-out tongue indicates Nerve damage.

4. A whitish tongue indicates Gastritis.

5. A tongue with greyish color and teeth marks indicates acute Gastritis.

6. A tongue with yellow or brownish color indicates Liver and/or

Gallbladder problems.

7. A dry tongue with a red stripe in the middle may indicate Inflammation
in the Intestines.

8. A dry tongue with cracks may indicate Gastritis caused by poisoning.

9. A blue tongue may indicate Typhoid or Dysentery.

10. A black tongue may occur in case of Cholera or Collapse.

11. A red raspberry-like tongue is characteristic for Scarlet fever.

12. A burning sensation on the tongue may be caused by a lack of Calcium.