As a common dialectical means in traditional Chinese medicine, tongue image can often be used to refer to the development of the disease, tongue image is a dynamic change, can quickly give the current body feedback
Take a look at the color of the tongue
The normal is light red, and the more you go to the right when you look at the picture, the more heat there is in the body until it turns purple at the back.
The further you go to the left, the whiter the tongue is, and even turns blue, indicating that there is cold in the body
Second, look at the shape
The tongue body is relatively fat, indicating that the yang is insufficient, the qi is deficient, and the moisture is heavy, if the fat is against the teeth, the appearance of tooth marks is often aggravated spleen deficiency or yang deficiency
Three-tongue moss looks thick and thin
1. The thickness of the tongue often reflects the situation of healthy qi in the body, such as the thickening of the tongue, there may be external evil in the body, (external evil is cold, damp, dry, fire, heat, etc.)
For example, after a cold, the tongue is often thick and white
If the tongue is very thin, or even without tongue, there may be insufficient stomach qi (zhengqi) in the body
2. Tongue color
The color of the tongue often reflects the degree of evil qi
If the tongue turns yellow, it is often evil inside, and the stasis begins to turn into heat
The tongue turns white, often because of the cold
And trivia points:
Red tongue - heart fiery
Moist tongue – there is moisture
The tongue is relatively dry - probably yin deficiency
The sublingual veins are thick and dark – often with stasis