The following table summarizes indications associated with the color black:
| Indicator | Association | |
| SKIN | Pitch black bruises | Stagnant blood. Very old people. Encourage massage and use fresh Yarrow tincture or oil. |
| Black, sooty complexion | Blood stagnation, specific for Sassafras. M.W. | |
| Black complexion, dark circles within orbit of eye | Normal appearance for Mediterranean, East Indian, African heritage. | |
| Blue-black pencil line under eyes at top of cheek bone | Chronic food allergies. Adrenal corticol exhaustion. | |
| Blue-black like a bruise under the eyes | Liver stagnation with food allergies, too much fried food, environmental allergies. | |
| Blue-black translucent band under the eyes with pale skin | Constitutional weak immunity, low nutrition, lack of sleep, low bone marrow function (low immunity, red blood cells, low kidney function). Adrenal deficiency try – Eleuthero or Spikenard. W.Le. | |
| TONGUE | Blue-black tongue sides | Liver. Fringe Tree bark, says Christopher Hobbs . |
| Black on tongue | Often seen on very old people’s tongues. | |
| Blue-black tongue, middle | Digestion. | |
| Black mark on tongue | Stagnant blood in the spine, uterus or elsewhere. Use Knotweed with a black mark on it. M.W. | |
| VEINS | Blue-black, swollen, surrounded by yellow | Stagnant and putrid blood. (White Oak bark). |
| Blue-black, swollen veins that look like grapes | White Oak bark tincture, 3 drops, 1 – 3 times daily Caused by a lack of tone in veins. |
“Dark circles under the eyes, give Ginseng (now named Eleuthero) and watch the circles go. Said William LeSassier. Indicates adrenal exhaustion. William also gave Spikenard – more for women.” Quotes Matthew.