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What do I need to prepare to get a non-face-to-face diet herbal medicine prescription in Mokdong?
✓ The preparation is simple: ① a photo of your tongue taken with your phone (in natural light), ② health checkup results from the past 3 months (including blood tests and liver enzyme levels), and ③ your ID for identity verification. Please note that first-time consultations must be in-person; Baekrokdam Korean Medicine Clinic only provides non-face-to-face prescriptions to patients who have had an in-person visit before.
For those preparing for a non-face-to-face consultation for the first time, it's common to feel unsure about what is needed. Let me break it down step by step.
**✓ First, a photo of your tongue.** In Korean medicine, tongue diagnosis (舌診, seoljin) is a crucial diagnostic tool. The color, coating, moisture level, and sublingual veins can indicate conditions such as spleen deficiency (脾虛, biheo) or blood stasis (瘀血, eohyeol). Simply stick out your tongue in natural light and take a selfie-like photo.
**✓ Second, recent health checkup results.** Liver function (AST, ALT), kidney function (creatinine), fasting blood sugar, and triglyceride levels are especially needed, as herbal medicine must consider liver and kidney burden. If your results are older than 3 months, you may visit a nearby hospital for a basic blood test.
**✓ Third, ID verification.** A photo or physical ID (resident registration card or driver's license) is required by medical law for non-face-to-face consultations.
**✓ Important note: new patients must first have an in-person visit.** Non-face-to-face care is only possible if ① you have previously been treated in-person at our clinic, or ② you have a treatment history for the same condition (e.g., weight management) at another Korean medicine clinic within the last 6 months and can provide records. First-time visitors need at least one in-person appointment before switching to non-face-to-face. We appreciate your understanding.
**✓ Optional but helpful: body composition test results** (e.g., InBody). Though not required, knowing body fat percentage and muscle mass changes can help assess phlegm-fluid (痰飮, dameum) status—retained water and waste products.
Once you submit these materials via Baekrokdam Korean Medicine Clinic's non-face-to-face consultation board or KakaoTalk channel, I (the clinic director) will review them personally and offer a phone or video consultation with herbal medicine and lifestyle advice tailored to your constitution and condition. If you need help preparing, don't hesitate to contact us.