TCM Tongue Diagnosis AI

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Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng. Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed computer software that combines the ancient practices and modern medicine by providing an automated system for analyzing images of the tongue.

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▪Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body.
▪In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng.
▪Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed computer software that combines the ancient practices and modern medicine by providing an automated system for analyzing images of the tongue.

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Science News from research organizations Tongue analysis software uses ancient Chinese medicine to warn of disease Date: May 26, 2012 Source: University of Missouri-Columbia Summary: Researchers have developed computer software that automatically analyzes images of the tongue, one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng, in Chinese traditional medicine. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email FULL STORY For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the appearance of the tongue is one of the measures used to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng.

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