Table 1.

Answer of the 80-question tongue diagnosis test determined by 15 KSs (Study 1).

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Tongue body size	Normal	Normal	Swelling	Swelling	Swelling	Thin	Thin	Normal	Normal	Swelling
Tongue body color	Light red	Pale	Red to deep red	Red–deep red	Light red	Light red or Purple	Pale	Purple	Red–deep red	Light red
Dryness and wetness of tongue body	Normal	Normal	Wet	Normal	Normal	Dry	Normal	Wet	Dry	Wet
Tooth marks on the edge of the tongue	None	None	None	None	Severe	None	None	None	None	None or Mild
Cracks on the surface of the tongue	None	None	Mild	Mild	None	Mild	None	Mild	None	Mild
Thickness of tongue coating	Normal	Normal	None	Moderate	Normal	Normal	Normal	Thick	Moderate	Moderate or higher with peeling
Color of tongue coating	White	White	White	Yellow	White	White	White	Yellow	White	Yellowish white– light brown
Dryness and wetness of tongue coating	Normal	Dry	Wet	Normal	Dry	Dry	Normal	Wet	Dry	Normal or Wet

KSs, Kampo specialists.

The answer was automatically determined by a majority vote of 15 KSs.