Tongue diagnosis is an important part of the Chinese Medicine diagnostic skill set, used by Andrew in his review of your presentation.

Following are the instructions of how to take a clear picture of your tongue to send to Andrew.

An example picture is also provided below.

Things to consider:

• Do not eat or drink 5-10 minutes directly before taking the picture
• Ideally take the picture when you’ve been awake for a few hours
• Do not use a tongue scraper on the day of taking the picture

How to take the picture:

• Stand in front of a window, so that the light falls on your face, or outside in natural daylight. The picture must be taken in daylight hours.
• Open your mouth and extend your tongue, but keep your tongue relaxed i.e. don’t stretch it out hard
• Take a few pictures and choose the one that looks the clearest

Here’s an example of a clear picture of a relaxed tongue: