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. covered with mucous membrane? Chinese medical doctors can tell a lot about your health by looking at your tongue. You can too. Is yours a nice healthy pink? If not, you might want to look here http://altmedicine.about.com/library/weekly/bl_TongueDiagnosis.htm.
