White tongue coating is generally manifested as exterior syndrome and cold syndrome. The thickness of tongue coating determines different symptoms. The tongue coating of normal people is thin, white and moist. Thin and white fur also shows that the disease is on the body surface rather than in the body. The thin and white tongue coating is too lubricated, which is the manifestation of cold syndrome; If the moss is thin, white and dry, it is a heat syndrome or a sense of dryness and evil. The tongue coating is white, thick and dry, which means that body fluid is injured by dampness, turbidity and heat; Tongue coating is covered with white fur, which is not dry to the touch. It is called "white powder coating", which means plague. The white and dry fur is called "chapped fur", which is more common in febrile diseases. The tongue coating is white, smooth and sticky, which is found in people with phlegm-dampness or dampness trapped in the spleen. The tongue coating is white, slippery and rotten, and heat accumulates in the stomach and intestines. If the fur is as white and dry as snowflakes, it is called "snowflake moss", indicating that the spleen is cold. The tongue and mouth are covered with clothes, and mildew spots or erosion spots appear, which is the harm of decreased stomach gas and dirty gas.
2, yellow tongue coating
Yellow fur governs internal heat. If the tongue coating is thin, yellow and dry, it will be full of hot air and the body fluid will be damaged. The yellow fur is dry and prickly, and the tongue is dry and cracked, which is characterized by extremely intense internal heat, severe body fluid injury, and hot viscera. Thick and greasy tongue coating is mostly caused by phlegm-heat, food retention or damp heat. The tongue coating is yellow and smooth, showing yang deficiency.
3, gray tongue coating
Gray moss accounts for internal syndrome. The fur is thin and slippery, mostly due to internal cold and dampness, or phlegm. The fur is gray and dry, which is a fever or a fire of yin deficiency.
4. Black tongue coating
Black fur is mostly transformed from yellow fur or gray fur, indicating that the condition is extremely serious. Black and dry fur is caused by insufficient heat and body fluid. The tip of the tongue is black and dry, full of heart fire. The coating is black and slippery, and it is extremely rich in yang deficiency and yin cold.
In life, we can often look at our tongue and see the color change of tongue coating, so as to determine the cause in advance and adjust or treat it in time. Don't treat tongue coating blindly. I'm sure some people will think it's not good to scrape off the tongue coating. Can the tongue coating really be scraped off?
Tongue coating refers to a thin layer of dirt covering the surface of the tongue, which is an important content of tongue diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. By observing the texture and color of tongue coating, doctors can infer the deficiency and deficiency of patients' viscera function, distinguish the strength of digestive function and reflect the depth and nature of diseases. Therefore, tongue coating can't be scraped casually. But in order to maintain oral hygiene, some simple methods can be used to clean the tongue surface. Including gently brushing the tongue surface with a special soft brush. If you can't buy a special soft brush, you can use a toothbrush, but you must not use too much force. You can also rinse your mouth with salt water and mouthwash, or rinse the root of your tongue with a tooth washer. Remember not to scrape the tongue coating with hard plates and sharp things. Even if it is scraped off, it will grow back, because the tongue coating reflects the physical condition. Only by fundamentally conditioning the body can the tongue coating return to normal.
Seeing this, I believe many people will inadvertently look at their tongues. If there is an abnormal color, everyone must see a Chinese doctor to adjust it. Usually, we should also pay attention to a light diet. Reduce the intake of cold, sweet and greasy food, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables ~ ~ ~