What to do if the tongue coating is too thick? An old Chinese doctor recommends a treatment method

The tongue is an important part of our oral system. Problems with the tongue not only affect our normal life, but also are a sign of physical problems. In traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment, old Chinese doctors often infer a person's physical health by observing the condition of the tongue coating. So what should you do if your tongue coating is too thick?

1: For those with weak spleen and stomach, it can strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, and help to transport and eliminate dampness. Main prescriptions: Liujunzi Decoction and Shenling Baizhu Powder. Commonly used Chinese medicines include Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Coix seed, charred hawthorn, charred Shenqu, tangerine peel, and Amomum villosum (added later). It can be decocted in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times.

2: If abdominal pain occurs from time to time, add costus root and cyperus rotundus; if there is a greasy white tongue coating, add atractylodes and magnolia bark; if the stool is watery, the urine is clear, and there is dull pain in the abdomen, add roasted ginger, nutmeg, and alpinia oxyphylla; if there is shortness of breath and laziness, diarrhea, or even rectal prolapse, add astragalus, cimicifuga, and kudzu root; if there is damp-heat, bitter taste in the mouth and yellow tongue, or sticky and frozen stool, add coptis root and purslane.

1: Liujunzi Decoction is suitable for various symptoms of spleen deficiency. Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Tangerine peel, Pinellia ternata, and roasted Licorice root.

2: For patients with abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, add costus root, amomum villosum and patchouli; if there is diarrhea with cold pain in the abdomen and cold hands and feet, add roasted aconite root and dried ginger; or if there is cough, excessive sputum, nausea and dizziness, add bamboo shavings and fructus aurantii; if there is long-term cough with excessive and thin sputum, shortness of breath and fatigue, add roasted aster root, coltsfoot flower and scutellaria baicalensis.

3: Shenling Baizhu San is suitable for various symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness. Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, roasted licorice, yam, fried lentils, lotus seeds, Coix seeds, Amomum villosum, and Platycodon grandiflorum.

4: If the leucorrhea is white, thin and large in amount, add Atractylodes lancea, Plantago seed, Alisma orientalis and Bupleurum chinense; if the leucorrhea does not stop for a long time, add Cornus officinalis, Euryale ferox and calcined Dragon's oyster shell. For children with malnutrition, take this prescription and add chicken gizzard lining, Shenqu, malt and hawthorn, grind into fine powder, take 3 grams each time, 3 times a day.

The tongue plays a very important role. Once there is a problem with our tongue, it will not only affect our diet but also our speech. In traditional Chinese medicine, we can diagnose diseases based on changes in the tongue coating.