Stiff tongue

A tongue that is stiff, moves sluggishly, and inhibits speech. A stiff tongue occurs in several serious diseases, such as heat entering the pericardium, phlegm confounding the orifices of the heart, phlegm obstructing the network vessels, and liver wind stirring internally. Other signs are therefore decisive in determining the nature of the disease. In Western medicine, a stiff tongue generally indicates diseases of the central nervous system.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, CV, and HT. Select GV-15 (Mute’s Gate, 哑门 yǎ mén), CV-23 (Ridge Spring, 廉泉 lián quán), HT-5 (Connecting Lǐ, 通里 tōng lǐ), and GV-16 (Wind Mansion, 风府 fēng fǔ); needle with drainage. Prick Gold Liquid and Jade Humor (金津玉液 jīn jīn yù yè) to bleed with a three-edged needle. Add other points according to cause.

See tongue examination.