The tongue is made up of muscles, blood vessels, and meridians, all of which are closely related to the viscera. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the change of tongue coating. Traditional Chinese medicine knows how to distinguish between syndromes and treatment by looking at the tongue diagnosis, so if ordinary people also learn to simply look at the tongue, is it also beneficial to understand the abnormalities of the body?
Normal tongue image
Normal tongue image
Pale red tongue, thin white moss.
That is, the tongue is light red and bright, moderately fat and thin, soft and flexible, the tongue coating is thin and white, and the dryness and wetness are moderate.
White moss tongue
White moss tongue
Refers to a light tongue with a thin white or greasy tongue coating.
It is more common in yang deficiency, or external wind and cold, etc., which can be accompanied by chills and cold, and likes hot drinks.
Yellow tongue
Yellow tongue
The tongue is red, and the tongue coating is thin yellow or thick yellow.
It is more common in patients with heat or damp heat in the body, often accompanied by bitter mouth and bad breath.
Cracked tongue
Cracked tongue
Refers to a crack on the surface of the tongue.
Fissured tongue is often accompanied by a reddish tongue with little or no tongue coating, and generally appears in a hypothetical condition.
【Location】There are cracks on the tongue, which generally appear in the middle of the tongue, and the location of the lesion is in the spleen and stomach. If it is in front of the tongue, the location of the lesion is in the heart and lungs.
【Color】If the tongue is red, it is hypothermia, and if the tongue is pale and has little blood, it is blood deficiency and cold.
Tooth mark tongue
Tooth mark tongue
There are tooth marks on the edge of the tongue.
There are tooth marks on the side of the tongue, which is usually a sign of spleen deficiency and dampness. Spleen deficiency can not transport water and dampness, resulting in fat tongue, so the tooth mark tongue is mainly spleen deficiency and dampness.
If it is pale white and moist, it is cold and damp, and if it is pale red, it is mostly spleen deficiency or qi deficiency.
Fat tongue
Fat tongue
The tongue is fat and large, and the tongue is pale white and slippery.
It is more common due to spleen deficiency and dampness. If the tongue is fat, red, yellow and greasy, it is more common in the body damp and hot.
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