Warning Signs On Your Tongue That Can Mean Your Colon, Liver Or Heart Is Toxic

Tongue diagnosis stems from the idea that there are external parts of the body (like the tongue, eyes and fingernails) can give us a map as to what is going on inside the body both in a physical sense and in an emotional sense. An advanced practitioner of tongue diagnosis can tell you pretty much everything that is going on with you just by looking at your tongue! Now I can’t give you that much information here, but I can give you a list of basic things to look for, in yourself and your friends!

Discover your Dosha

Ayurveda is based on the idea that each person is made up of the 5 elements. From these five elements, we get the 3 constitutional types or “doshas” in Ayurvedic medicine. Vata dosha is a mix of Air and Ether, Pita is a mix of Water and Fire, and Kapha is a mix of Water and Earth. Each person has all three components, but generally one or two of them are more “dominant” and this is that persons Prakriti or type. Most people are a blend of two more dominant doshas.

You can tell your general type by looking at your tongue

Vata Types: Tend to have thin, long, pointed tongues. They may have a slight quiver to them, and a vata person could have a hard time holding their tongue out for you. When out of balance a vata tongue could be black or brown in colour

Pita: A pita Tongue is generally quite wet and very red. You may even notice raise red bumps on the tongue which indicate a pita aggravation. When pita is out of balance, their tongue could be dark red or yellow-green.

Kapha: A kappa tongue will be large, generally flat and possibly pale. A kappa type person will have a steady tongue, and generally will not have a hard time holding their tongue out for you. When kappa is out of balance their tongue could be pale in colour.

These are general markers, but they are also pretty accurate in getting a general idea of what the dominant dosha is in the person you’re looking at.