Close up of a tongue with canker sores.
HUMAN TONGUE: A REFLECTION OF DIGESTIVE HEALTH
The tongue has long been seen as a mirror of health. Ancient Hindu rishis observed that subtle changes in tongue colour, coating, and structure signaled imbalances in digestion. They described this as a reflection from the face of human tongue. Today, modern research is beginning to test these claims. Saliva studies, oral microbiome mapping, and tongue imaging suggest that the mouth