States of tongue body Stiffness:fire effect pericardium,liver wind combining with phlegm Flaccidity:deficiency of Qi and blood,heat burning body fluid,extreme Yin deficiency Tremulousness:Deficiency,wind tiring-up Protrusion and wagging:heat stasis in heart and spleen meridians Deviation:wind,wind-phlegm stasis in meridians Shortening:cold,phlegm,heat,deficiency of Qi and blood States of tongue body • Stiffness: fire effect pericardium, liver wind combining with phlegm • Flaccidity: deficiency of Qi and blood, heat burning body fluid, extreme Yin deficiency • Tremulousness: Deficiency, wind tiring-up • Protrusion and wagging: heat stasis in heart and spleen meridians • Deviation: wind, wind-phlegm stasis in meridians • Shortening: cold, phlegm, heat, deficiency of Qi and blood