How does Chinese medicine look at tongue coating? Teach you how to tell whether you are healthy based on the tongue coating

Whether the color of the tongue coating is normal has a great relationship with the patient's physical health. Whether the tongue coating is red, yellow or thick and white, it means that a disease has occurred and must be treated as soon as possible.

Red tip of tongue, yellow coating

If you also find that your face is red, your throat is dry and you like to drink cold drinks, you have ulcers in your mouth, and you feel irritable, then your symptoms are what Chinese medicine calls "yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire," a manifestation of excessive heart fire. You should pay attention to keeping the indoor air moist and avoid eating spicy and greasy foods. You can usually use Ophiopogon japonicus, Nanhua and Sterculia lychnophora as tea. If you have severe sore throat, you can add honeysuckle. You can also use the back or ear tip pricking bloodletting method to clear heat. Or rub the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet. If you still have bad breath, you should eat more easily digestible foods, such as vegetables and fruits, and less fatty and fried foods. It is best not to drink alcohol or smoke.

Pale tongue with white fur

If you have such a situation and feel cold, body aches, no sweat, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, sore and itchy throat, and cough up white phlegm, this is what Chinese medicine calls a "wind-cold cold." If you have an external wind-cold and your pores are blocked, you just need to sweat to dispel the cold.

Cracked tongue

If there is no tongue coating on your tongue, and many "cracks" appear on the surface of the tongue, if there is no discomfort, then it is physiological and no treatment is needed. If cracked tongue appears after a serious illness, the tongue is red and has no coating, and there is discomfort, it is due to yin deficiency and requires drug treatment.

Tongue Flower

You may find that some parts of your tongue have a thin coating, while other parts are smooth and without coating, and there are irregular "map-like" patches. This is called "geographic tongue". But don't be nervous. If you don't feel any discomfort, you don't need treatment. It's just a physiological phenomenon. If you have long-term stomach problems or other chronic diseases and have never seen such a situation before, the appearance of "geographic tongue" is mostly a manifestation of yin deficiency. While treating the primary disease, you can drink American ginseng tea (9 grams per day, brewed with boiling water, drink frequently) to promote self-healing.

Tooth marks on the tongue

You find that your tongue is fat, the tongue coating is thin and white, and there are tooth marks on the edges of the tongue. This may be due to the relative insufficiency of the spleen and stomach's function of transporting and transforming food, which may lead to obstruction in the digestion and absorption of food. Eat less greasy and indigestible food, eat more vegetables, fruits and light food, and do appropriate exercise. If you also experience symptoms such as pale complexion, fear of cold, cold limbs, lack of energy, sore waist and weak legs, loose stools, frequent bowel movements, and edema of the lower limbs, you may be suffering from spleen and kidney yang deficiency. First of all, you should pay attention to keeping warm. You can make chicken soup or bone soup on a daily basis. It is better to add yam, wolfberry and chrysanthemum to the soup.

Black, sticky tongue coating

Black tongue coating, doesn't that mean you have a serious illness? If the tongue coating is black but the tip of the tongue is normal light red, and there are no other obvious discomforts, it may be a "staining" phenomenon. You may have eaten something that colored your tongue, or taken certain medications; taking antibiotics can sometimes cause black tongue. The above situation is not pathological, so there is no need to be nervous. However, patients with severe stomach problems should be alert if they observe black tongue coating. If the tip of the tongue is dark red or even bluish or purple, it means that the condition is getting worse and they should go to the hospital for treatment.