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Peeling fur
剥苔 〔剝苔〕 bō tāi
A patchy tongue fur interspersed with mirror-like, furless areas. This generally indicates insufficiency of yīn humor and vacuous stomach qì. A peeling fur that is nontransforming and slimy indicates a complex pattern of untransformed phlegm-damp and damage to yīn humor and stomach qì. A thick slimy fur that suddenly completely peels away indicates major damage to right qì.
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