What is the reason for drooling when you wake up in the morning?

In daily life, many people will have a lot of saliva in their mouths when they wake up in the morning. Generally, this is caused by weak spleen and stomach or stomach disease. Stomach disease can easily lead to excessive saliva secretion, which can easily lead to excessive saliva, or excessive saliva when sleeping at night. It needs to be adjusted in time and eat more light food.

What is the reason for drooling when you wake up in the morning?

Generally, this symptom is mostly caused by spleen deficiency and gastrointestinal dampness and heat, which can be improved by taking oral drugs to strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness, and relieve food stagnation.

Causes

Eat fatty, greasy, and spicy foods.

Pathogenesis

Dysfunction of the spleen and stomach will cause dampness to generate heat, which will accumulate in the skin, so the skin lesions are red patches or a red, swollen and painful rash; dampness and heat accumulate in the intestines and stomach, so there is foul-smelling stool; Dysfunction of the spleen and stomach will cause fullness in the abdomen; a red tongue with a yellow and greasy coating and a slippery and rapid pulse are signs of dampness and heat in the intestines and stomach.

Key points of syndrome differentiation

Greasy skin, accompanied by abdominal distension, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Clinical manifestations

The skin lesions are red, swollen and painful erythematous patches or rashes, abdominal distension, foul-smelling stools, red tongue, yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Governing Law

Clears heat and removes dampness.

Commonly used prescriptions

Modifications can be made for Shenling Baizhu San and Yinchenhao Tang.

Commonly used Chinese medicine

Artemisia capillaris, gardenia, rhubarb, bupleurum, plantain seed, oriental water plantain, angelica, white peony root, poria, schisandra chinensis, and magnolia bark.

Common diseases

Damp-heat syndrome of stomach and intestines and wind in the face

Clinical manifestations: The skin lesions are erythematous patches with greasy crusts, and even erosion and exudation; accompanied by bitter and sticky mouth, fullness in the abdomen, short and dark urine, and foul-smelling stools; the tongue is red, with a yellow and greasy coating, and a slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, clear away heat and relieve itching.

Commonly used prescriptions: Shenling Baizhu powder combined with Yinchenhao decoction with modifications.

Damp-heat syndrome of stomach and intestines

Clinical manifestations: Oily skin on the face, chest and back, red, swollen and painful rash, or pustules; accompanied by bad breath, constipation, and yellow urine; red tongue, yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Clear away heat, dampness and detoxify.

Commonly used prescriptions: modified Yinchenhao decoction.