Tongue Evaluation & case studies

Tongue Evaluation

Clinical - Insightful - Informative

Elevate your clinical skills with these expert-led tongue evaluation classes.

Is the concept of Tongue Evaluation new to you?

Or, are you curious to learn more?
In this series of classes, veteran practitioners Matthew Wood, MS (USA) and Dr. Sebastian Liew (Singapore) (and occasional guest teachers), teach tongue evaluation by using examples from their clinical practices.

Learn how helpful and effective tongue evaluation is at assessing what is ailing a person and observing the effectiveness of remedies.

The presenters largely teach from the model of TCM (traditional Chinese medicine), with insights they've gleaned from other modalities and colleagues over the years, in addition to decades of clinical experience.
Following are some of the topics that have come up in class. In cases where the client came in with a previous medical diagnosis, it is stated. Other terms are traditional western herbal ways of describing the client’s state. Note: the teachers did not and do not give medical diagnoses.
Intro:
  • A brief history of tongue evaluation
  • Constitutions & Body types
  • “Mapped tongue”
  • Diagrams and Illustrations of the areas of the tongue
Class 1:
  • Toxicity or “bad blood”
  • Sepsis
  • Sub-oxygenation
  • Mental anguish
  • Nutrient deficiencies
  • Cancer
Class 2:
  • Stroke
  • Heart weakness
  • Dampness
  • Crooked spine/scoliosis
  • Brain aneurysm
  • Bruises – the importance of addressing them
  • Covid and vaccine side effects
Class 3: 
  • Diverticulitis
  • Soft tissue damage
  • Abscess
  • Peritonitis 
  • Sepsis
  • Powerful antibiotic use
Class 4:
  • Constitution
  • Chin hairs
  • Hyperandrogenism
  • Vitamin and nutrient deficiencies
  • Emotional wounds
  • Heat conditions
  • Lymphatic stagnation and the spleen
Class 5:
  • Blood Stagnation
  • Liver issues
  • Cardiovascular and heart issues
  • “Moist from cold”
  • Lymph stagnation
  • Sub-oxygenation
Class 6: 
  • “Stalactites” under the tongue
  • Lymphatic stagnation
  • Digestive issues
  • Vata, Pitta, Kapha
  • Methylation
Class 7:
  • The importance of regularly checking your own tongue
  • The difference between Matthew's & Phyllis' approaches
  • Lower back pain and how it can show up on the tongue
  • Stagnation in the tongue
Class 8:
  • Sebastian’s tongue evaluation procedure
  • Spleen Qi deficiency
  • Ayurvedic counterparts to Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts
  • Scalloped tongue and potential interpretations
  • Liver Qi stagnation
Class 9: 
  • Tongue map of Western Herbalism and Southern Folk Medicine
  • Kidney and prostate issues
  • Herbs and Supplements
Class 10:
  • Bartonella
  • Hatred and anger
  • Bach flower remedies
  • The heart area on the tongue and a lack of vitality
  • Hypothyroid symptomatic vs clinical
Class 11:
  • Carmine red tongue
  • Cancer
  • Connection between gut biome and mental state
  • Dark spots on the tongue

Includes:

Pay Once = 3 month 

3 months to view and review content, ask questions and discuss

What You Get: 

Access to 19 recorded classes and resources

This is for you if you...

want to begin or deepen your understanding of traditional Chinese medicine tongue evaluation through practical, real-world case studies.
seek to incorporate tongue evaluation into your clinical practice to improve client outcomes.
are a practitioner eager to gain invaluable insights and refine your techniques in tongue evaluation.

Upon completion, you will...

possess keen insights in assessing and interpreting tongue characteristics to select the best herbs for the case as well as to monitor the results.
be able to integrate traditional Chinese medicine principles into your practice with more confidence.
feel more confident about your herbal choices and how the herbs effect the ailment.

Teachers

Matthew Wood, MS

Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for over forty years. He is an internationally known teacher and author with more than ten books to his credit. Matthew has an MSc in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine (accredited, U. of Wales). He lives in the Midwest. 

Dr. Sebastian Liew

Sebastian Liew is an Australian-accredited medical herbalist (NHAA 154883, TGA 153905) and a Doctor of Naturopathy. He has been practicing holistic health in Singapore since 1999.

Certificate Included

sample certificate of completion

  • How to Get a Certificate

    • Complete course materials
    • Pass the test with a grade of 70% or better
    • Save or print your certificate!


    Available with subscription and individual course purchases.

  • Accreditation hours

    Each class is approximately 2 accredited hours of Clinical Skills & Experience. 

    *Please check with your accrediting agency whether they will accept accredited hours or certificates from the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism
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Tongue Evaluation

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