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Master Tung’s Palm Diagnosis

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Introduction

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Introduction

When Master Tung treated patients, he would first examine their palms, and only after that would he examine their faces; therefore, in Master Tung’s Acupuncture, palm diagnosis is the first step. The Master Tung Palm Diagnosis Map was passed down to Professor Li Guo Zheng by his teacher Dr. Hu Wen Zhi. This map, which has already been passed down in Taiwan for more than 30 years, and which has been a secret form of palm diagnosis known only to Master Tung's family lineage, has now been made known to the public. Using this map as a foundation, Professor Li took his many years of research along with relevant sources of literature to compile and share a clinically useful reference for Master Tung Palm Diagnosis.

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Diagnosis Guidelines

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1. Color Diagnosis

1. Color Diagnosis

Examine the color of the superficial veins, spots, or areas of the palm.

Targets Colors Conditions
Palm White Chronic pain, inflammation
  Yellow Chronic disease, or acute jaundice
Veins Green / Blue Organ dysfunction, mainly seen in cold and deficient patterns, as well as poor circulation
  Red Severe inflammation with pathogenic heat
  Black / Dark Purple Chronic disease, severe blood stasis, dangerous or incurable disease

2. Disease Characteristics

2. Disease Characteristics

Characteristics Observations Diagnosis
Disease onset Superficial floating veins Initial stage of disease, mild disease, new disease
  Deep veins Old disease, relatively severe disease, chronic disease
Disease Location Light-colored veins Disease is in the skin level, primarily in the biao (exterior) and shallow
  Green-colored veins Disease is in the mid-level
  Purple- or black-colored veins Disease is in the deep level, primarily in the li (interior) and is chronic and long-term
Disease Severity Sparse distribution of spots Relatively mild
  Saturated distribution of spots Moderately severe
Disease Pattern Muscle protrudes Excess pattern, disease relatively severe
  Muscle sinks Deficiency pattern, organ dysfunction
State of Illness Light-colored palm Upright qi (zheng qi) deficiency
  Deep-colored palm Pathogenic qi (xie qi) flourishing

3. Finger and Organ System Correspondence

3. Finger and Organ System Correspondence

Fingers Organs Corresponding Systems
Thumb Head Brain, Central Nervous System
Index Lung, Stomach, Intestines Respiratory System, Digestive System
Middle Heart, Spleen Cardiovascular and Circulatory System
Ring Liver, Gallbladder Hepatobiliary System
Little Kidney, Urinary Bladder Urogenital System

4. Channel Correspondence

4. Channel Correspondence

Lines Channels
From index finger to Yuji (LU 10) Lung Channel
From middle finger to Laogong (PC 8) Heart Channel
From ring finger to wrist crease Liver and Spleen Channels
From little finger to wrist crease and ulnar side of the palm Kidney Channel

5. Hand Lines and Physiological Correspondence

5. Hand Lines and Physiological Correspondence

Hand Lines Physiological Systems
Life Line Digestive System
Intersection of the Intelligence and Life Lines Respiratory System
Relationship Line Circulatory System
Marriage Line Urogenital System
Proximal Thumb Knuckle Line Excretory System

Master Tung’s Palm Diagnosis Map