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Homeopathy for Tongue related problems- Part 5

From olden days, the world of medicine has treated tongue as a diagnostic tool (traditionally as well as scientifically) to know the body’s health status.The tongue is a flexible muscular organ of the mouth. It is meant for tasting, moisturising, licking, kissing, mastication of food, swallowing and, in humans, speech.It is sometimes called the mirror of the stomach.

Here is a short list of tongue related disorders and respective homeopathic treatment.

Symptoms
Flabby, showing imprint of teeth; coated thickly; red at tip and edges; yellow at base.
Suggested Medicine
Merc. iod. flav

Symptoms
Burning, tingling, mapped; as though a hair were on it.
Suggested Medicine
Nat. mur

Symptoms
Dry, blackish, paralyzed.
Suggested Medicine
Opium

Symptoms
Red stripe through the center.
Suggested Medicine
Phos

Symptoms
White.
Suggested Medicine
Puls

Symptoms
Red and dry at edges; red triangular space at tip, cracked.
Suggested Medicine
Rhus

Symptoms
Foul, but clear during menses.
Suggested Medicine
Sep

Symptoms
Sensation of a hair on tongue.
Suggested Medicine
Sil

Symptoms
Smooth, glassy; papillae do not show.
Suggested Medicine
Tereb