Why are my palms turning blue?

For our bodies, many physical changes may actually be signs of disease. For example, some people find that the palms of their hands turn blue. Generally speaking, many people will ignore this detail, but in fact, the blue palms of our hands can also explain many problems. Today we will introduce to you what causes blue palms, and we hope that everyone can pay attention to the changes in their palms.

Since ancient times, China has had the belief of "palm reading", believing that a person's overall destiny can be seen from certain features of the palm. We don’t know whether it is true or not that reading the palm can tell one’s destiny, but it is certainly true that reading the palm can tell one’s health.

If you observe carefully, you will find that everyone's palms are actually different. By learning to observe the characteristics of your palms, you can know your health status.

When doing a palmistry examination, it should be done under natural light. Don't place your hands too high or too low, as gravity will affect the color.

When looking at the hands, you should first look at the color. The palms of most people are indeed red and white. The red color appears where the blood vessels are densely distributed, and the white color appears where the blood vessels are relatively sparsely distributed.

But it should be noted that the red color on the palms of healthy people is light red or pink, and the white color in the light red or pink is soft, coordinated, naturally and evenly distributed.

In short, the palm color of a healthy person gives people the feeling of being radiant and having a well-balanced complexion.

If white, red, blue, black, or yellow is particularly prominent in certain areas of your palm, it may mean that there is a health problem:

1. The palms are reddish

● Thenar eminence is reddish

The heart area is located in the thenar eminence of the palm. When it is reddish, it indicates that there is fire in the heart area, which may cause symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, and chest tightness.

You can drink some lotus seed core tea to relieve heart heat.

● Redness on the lower part of the middle finger

The lowest end of the middle finger joint corresponds to the head area. If this area appears red, it is generally due to hyperactivity of liver yang, which can easily lead to headache, dizziness, tinnitus, high blood pressure, etc.

Panax notoginseng powder can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

● Redness at the lower end of the hypothenar eminence

People who have redness at the lower end of the hypothenar eminence often have high blood sugar. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, yin deficiency and internal heat can cause thirst and dry mouth. Especially people in their 30s are likely to have high blood sugar.

If this area turns red, it’s best to pay attention to your blood sugar level. If blood sugar is well controlled, the redness in the hypothenar area will also fade.

You can take American ginseng, kudzu flower, and ophiopogon japonicus as tea, which can replenish both qi and yin.

2. The palm is blue

● The liver area is bluish

If the liver area is slightly blue, it means that you have been overworked or worried too much recently. If the blue color is heavy or swollen, it means that you are prone to liver depression, bad temper, etc. If the liver is depressed for a long time, illness may easily occur.

You can take 5 grams each of julibrissin flowers, fried jujube seeds (crushed), and cypress seeds, and boil them into tea to drink.

If the liver area is blue and there is soreness, you can use your hand to slowly and gently push down on the liver meridian area from the outside to the palm of your hand for about 10 minutes.

● Blue in rheumatic areas

The rheumatic area is located in the lower part of the thenar eminence. According to traditional Chinese medicine, dampness sinks and causes waist and leg pain after catching a cold. At this time, the rheumatic area is blue, so you should pay attention to keeping warm.

You can try a medicated foot bath. Mugwort, safflower, cinnamon twig and asarum can warm the yang, dredge the meridians and promote blood circulation.

For people with serious conditions, you can take 30 grams of each, soak in water at 38-42℃ until the whole body sweats slightly.

● The lower end of the middle finger turns blue

The lower part of the middle finger is our head area. If blue veins appear on the middle fingers of young women, it is usually a sign of migraine.

If blue veins appear after the age of 40 and do not exceed one-third of the total length, it may be a visual problem. However, if you are over 40 years old and the blue veins are more than one-third long, you should consider the possibility of cerebral vascular sclerosis.

To protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, you can drink Panax notoginseng and Salvia miltiorrhiza instead of tea. Panax notoginseng replenishes qi and removes blood stasis; Salvia miltiorrhiza promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. Three parts Panax notoginseng and seven parts Salvia miltiorrhiza are the best. The total amount should be less than 10 grams.

● Bluish heart area

Young people may be overworked, and they can recover if they pay attention to rest.

However, if middle-aged people develop blue veins that are twisted like earthworms, they should pay attention to protecting their hearts, as there may be problems with their coronary arteries.

3. The palm is white

● White spots in the middle of the palm

The middle of the palm is the stomach area. If there are obvious white spots under the skin (ordinary people have uniform white spots), you can tell at a glance that you are different from others. This means that you may have a bad spleen and stomach, or have stomach problems, and you will experience sourness, hiccups, and fear of cold.

Ginger, jujube and longan tea: no more than 3 slices of ginger, jujube and longan, generally the ratio of 2:2:1 is better, which can warm the stomach.

● Red and white spots in the colon area

The colon area is located next to the stomach area. If small red and white spots appear here, it is diarrhea in traditional Chinese medicine. The most common cause of diarrhea is allergic colitis. Diarrhea can be caused by eating inappropriate foods or being exposed to cold.

● White color in the genital area

The bottom of the palm is where the uterus and vagina are located. If white appears, it is common to have dysmenorrhea, infertility, uterine fibroids, etc.

The palm is only a reference for health status. If you find any suspicious condition in your body, you need to go to the hospital for further examination.

In addition, the palm of your hand may also experience temporary color changes due to external friction, damage, impact, etc. Don't panic, just treat the wound and then observe.