The tongue will give the first sign of illness

Red tip of tongue: Heart fire

If the tip of the tongue is red, accompanied by dry mouth, irritability, mouth ulcers, yellow or dark urine, poor sleep, dry stool and other symptoms, it may be heart fire. Mouth and tongue ulcers caused by heart fire are most common on the tip and sides of the tongue, and ulcers may also occur on the lining of the mouth. For those with excessive heart fire, Daochi San can be used as appropriate. For severe cases, Xiexin Tang can be used with modifications.

Red tongue on both sides: Liver fire

When there is liver fire, the tongue is also red, but it is mainly concentrated on the two sides of the tongue. In addition, there are symptoms such as dry mouth, red eyes, bitter mouth, and dry stool. You can take Longdan Xiegan Pills to clear liver fire, or drink medicinal tea. For example, if you have headaches, liver fire, and blushing, you can brew bitter gourd tea with chrysanthemum and turnip seeds.

Red front part of tongue: Lung fire

Lung fire manifests itself as cough, dry nose, dry mouth, dry throat, and redness of the front half of the tongue. At this time, you can take Xiebai San to clear lung heat, or eat more fruits and vegetables, such as pears, which have the effect of clearing lung heat and moisturizing the lungs. The lungs and large intestine are exterior and interior to each other, and many patients with lung heat have constipation. Therefore, in clinical treatment, it is necessary to clear lung heat and relieve abdominal gas. Usually, 15 grams of Imperata root, 15 grams of reed root, and 50 grams of white radish can be made into soup, which is a good dish for clearing heat.

The whole tongue is red: stomach fire

Some people have stomach pain accompanied by bad breath, bitter taste in the mouth, want to drink cold water, and the entire tongue is red (sometimes the tongue is red with yellow coating, and the yellow covers the red). This is a manifestation of stomach fire. At this time, you can take Qingwei San. There is also a type of stomach fire accompanied by dry and hard stools, at this time you can take Chengqi Decoction.

Red tongue with little coating: " Kidney fire "

In fact, Traditional Chinese Medicine does not have the concept of "kidney fire", but the kidneys can also show signs of heat. If the tongue is red with little coating, the waist and knees are sore, there is dry mouth, tinnitus, and sometimes poor sleep, it may be due to kidney yin deficiency. If on this basis heat disturbs the mind, causing irritability, night sweats, and hot hands and feet, these are mostly manifestations of yin deficiency and excess fire. In severe cases, the tongue is redder, with little or no coating, and may be a thin layer of yellow coating, indicating that heat is coming out.