About this episode

Sajah Popham explores the practical assessment tool of tongue diagnosis for herbalists, providing insights into constitution and remedy selection.

Tongue diagnosis is one of the most practical assessment tools available to herbalists — and one of the most overlooked. In this video, Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism explores a simple framework for tongue diagnosis that can help herbalists gain deeper insight into constitution, tissue states, and remedy selection. Here's what you'll learn: Why the tongue is considered a microcosm of the body and an important tool for herbal assessment How tongue shape can reveal constitutional tendencies and underlying energetic patterns What tongue color indicates about heat, cold, deficiency, stagnation, and circulation How to interpret tongue coating to assess dampness, dryness, congestion, and elimination What tongue moisture reveals about fluid balance and blood stagnation A simple, practical framework for incorporating tongue evaluation into client assessments ———————————— CONNECT WITH SAJAH AND WHITNEY ———————————— To get free in depth mini-courses and videos, visit our blog at: http://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com Get daily inspiration and plant wisdom on our Facebook and Instagram channels: http://www.facebook.com/EvolutionaryHerbalism…

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Host: Sajah Popham

Topics covered

• tongue diagnosis
• herbal assessment
• constitution
• remedy selection
• energetic patterns

Keywords

• tongue diagnosis
• herbalists
• constitution
• tissue states
• remedy selection
• energetic patterns
• tongue shape
• tongue color
• tongue coating
• fluid balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Evolutionary Herbalism

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