‘Tongue description Red, small, short Very pointed, prickles at the tip Intense red edges ‘Symptoms Lack of appetite Constipation Amenorrhea Strong inner restlessness Insomnia Suicidal fantasies Western diagnosis Anorexia nervosa Background to disease Serious starvation Divorce of parents Chinese diagnosis Kidney yin deficiency, onset of essence deficiency Heart fire Heat in the Liver Fig. 3.4.1 Female 19 years old See CASE HISTORY below‘Tongue description Deep red, thin, small, short Depression in the anterior third Redness in the anterior third Fig. 3.4.2 Female 59 years old Chinese diagnosis Kidney yin deficiency Lung qi and yin deficiency Heat in the Lungs Symptoms Dry cough. Dry mouth and throat P the chest Hair loss Lack of appetite Western diagnosis Metastasizing bronchial cancer Background to disease Possibly environmental factors ChemotherapyTongue description Deep re short, shiny thout coating 83 years old Chinese diagnosis Stomach, Lung, and Kidney yin deficiency Exhaustion of fluids Symptoms Cough with little phlege Night sweats Low-grade fever, intense feeling of heat in the body Shortness of br Exhaustion th Western diagnosis Chronic bronchitis, Emphysema Background to disease ‘Smoking for 60 years