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http://dx.doi.org/10.15188/kjopp.2016.10.30.5.320

Comparative Study of Tongue Color in Common Cold Patients and Controls  

Kim, Ji Hye (KM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Korean Medicine)
Joo, Jong Cheon (College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Park, Soo Jung (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University)
Kim, Keun Ho (KM Fundamental Research Division, Korea Institute of Korean Medicine)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.30, no.5, 2016 , pp. 320-326 More about this Journal
Abstract
Tongue diagnosis is convenient and non-invasive method to examine the body's functional condition, and it has been frequently used in traditional Korean Medicine (KM). The aim of this study was to investigate the difference of the tongue color assessed by computerized tongue image analysis system (CTIS) between the common cold (CC) patients and healthy subjects. A total of 85 participants, including 45 CC patients without organic diseases and 40 healthy subjects, were asked to complete the CC symptom questionnaire. A tongue image was acquired by using CTIS. Color differences in Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) L*, a* and b* between the CC patient group and the control group were analyzes by using paired t-test analysis. The variable CIE b* of the tongue body was significantly lower in CC than that in controls (P=0.019). The variable CIE L* of the tongue coating was significantly higher in CC than that in controls (P=0.032). In CC, the color of the tongue body seems to be changed to intense red color. The color of the tongue coating seems to be changed to thick fur. The present study demonstrated that the CTIS can be used as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for the objective and standardized evaluation of common cold in clinics.
Keywords
Common cold; Tongue diagnosis; Computerized tongue image analysis system; Tongue color;
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