In this study, 124 patients of hepatitis were divided to normal group (50 cases) and abnormal group (74 cases) according to GPT values. The average age of abnormal group (41.5±13.0 y-o) was lower than that of normal group in man, and was higher in women (46.9±14.0 y-o). Diagnosis made by questionnaire and that by tongue-diagnosis were revealed of difference. As to the diagnosis by questionnaire, the most three patterns were chi-stasis, chi-yin deficiency, and damp-heat. As to the diagnosis by inspect of tongue, the most three patterns were damp-heat, yin deficiency, and damp-only. The average value of GPT Grade B of Child scale (799.39) was the highest, and Grade C of that was the lowest (18.58). It made no difference between the grade of Child scale and the tongue-diagnosis of tongue and covering color. The cases of heat pattern were more in grade A and grade C, but it made no difference between blood-stasis and Child scale. As to the relationship of tongue and the coverings, the red-tongue series were predominant in yellow-coverings. As to the thickness of tongue-coverings, the thin tongue-coverings were predominant in white, and thick tongue-coverings were predominant in yellow. As to the patterns and tongue, the non-heat pattern was predominant in non-red-tongue series and white-coverings, the heat pattern tongue-coverings were predominant in yellow-coverings, and the blood-stasis pattern was predominant in purple-tongue series.
