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MENTAL MODEL · M1515

Five Color Diagnosis

Five Color Diagnosis
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Green enters the liver (mainly pain/wind), red enters the heart (mainly heat), yellow enters the spleen (mainly dampness/deficiency), white enters the lungs (mainly cold/blood loss), black enters the kidneys (mainly cold/pain/water).

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Color spectrum analyzer. When looking at a patient's complexion, don't just look at whether the complexion is 'good' or not; look at the color value. A greenish complexion indicates qi stagnation and blood stasis or severe pain; a dark black complexion indicates kidney failure. Translate visual signals into pathological data.

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The five colors of the face correspond to the five organs (green liver, red heart, yellow spleen, white lungs, black kidneys). The color and luster reflect the state of qi and blood, cold and heat, deficiency and excess. This is the core of 'inspection of color' for syndrome differentiation, translating visual signals into pathological data.

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