A healthy tongue should be like this-the color of the tongue itself should be reddish and moist, and the tongue coating should be thin and white. When spitting, the widest part of the tongue should not exceed the width of the corner of the mouth; Of course, you can't take a thin tongue as cute. Stick your tongue out of your mouth without feeling too dry or wet. Do you have all these? The tip of the tongue-corresponding to the head, heart and tongue-corresponding to the stomach, including the roots of the liver, gallbladder and other organs on both sides-corresponding to the lower part until the foot. In addition, when looking at the tongue, we should also pay attention to: the essential color of the tongue body-the color of the tongue coating that reflects the problems of the body itself-reflects external factors. Red tongue color: it means brighter than normal, mostly hot. Manifestations: Bitter mouth, dry throat, thirst, thick phlegm, upset insomnia, constipation, dark urine and other symptoms. Symptomatic: Ophiopogon japonicus and Lilium brownii are often used for brewing or taking, which has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. But not all tongue redness is really hot. Some people have red tongue, but they have symptoms of yang deficiency such as chills and diarrhea. This is mostly a self-help illusion when the constitution is very cold. Dark red tongue: refers to the dark red tongue, even with spots and ecchymosis, mostly caused by blood stasis. Manifestations: There is often pain in a certain part of the body, such as the most common female dysmenorrhea, angioneurotic headache and hypertensive headache. If the tongue is dark red or purple for a long time, be alert to cancer invasion. A survey of 12448 cancer patients in 33 hospitals and scientific research units in China, including the affiliated hospital of Shanghai Medical University, showed that most cancer patients had dark red or purplish red tongue pictures, especially esophageal cancer and cardiac cancer, accounting for about 80%. Leukemia, lung cancer and nasopharyngeal carcinoma are the lowest, accounting for about 20%; There are more late patients than early patients. Symptomatic: Go to the hospital to see a doctor for a good check-up. Pale tongue: refers to the tongue losing its normal pink color, even a little pale, mostly empty. Performance: yellow face, listless, always tired, not confident in speaking, thin, too lazy to move or talk. Symptomatic: Chinese medicine is needed to regulate the body. Yellow tongue coating: mostly fever. For example, because of improper diet, eating too many greasy, fried and irritating foods leads to body heat, and the tongue coating will turn yellow or even black. Manifestations: dry constipation, halitosis, chapped oral skin, dark yellow urine, etc. Symptomatic: At this time, you need to drink more water, have a light diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, and don't stay up late. Bai: Most of them are empty. Performance: In women, most of them are flustered and short of breath, especially afraid of cold, and even their hands and feet are cold in summer. This kind of person is prone to catch a cold when the temperature drops. Moreover, once you eat cold food or frozen food, your stomach will hurt and even have diarrhea. The elderly are yang deficiency, stomach cold is heavy, and intestinal peristalsis will cause constipation. Symptomatic: Women with physical weakness can usually eat more ginger and pepper isothermal food. Old people with yang deficiency can try Cistanche deserticola, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Zingiberis Rhizoma, and scallion decoction. It helps if they are warm. Thick: Often due to poor digestive function, food accumulates in the stomach. Manifestations: Abdominal distension, satiety and no special interest in food. Symptomatic: Be careful not to eat too much, eat some foods that are easy to digest and absorb, or take drugs such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Pill. In summer, the tongue is fat and wet, indicating that there is wet poison in the body. Fujian coastal mountainous, humid air, it is difficult to disperse this moisture. When the human body itself is weak, it is easy to gather damp heat and it is difficult to disperse. Stick out your tongue and you can see that it is chubby, with teeth on both sides pressed out, still wet and white. Therefore, it is very appropriate to eat more edematous foods such as red beans, barley and mung beans in summer. The tongue often has ulcers, so don't take the antidote in a hurry. Dr. Huang said that the most uncomfortable disease on the tongue is ulcer, which makes people feel uncomfortable drinking water. Many people only think that ulcers are caused by excessive internal heat, and they are used to taking some drugs to reduce fire. In fact, ulcers have to be looked at separately, one is related to living habits, and the other is likely to be cancerous. Tongue ulcers often occur in different parts of the tongue. Don't worry about carrying gunpowder. Lowering your blood pressure is the most important. If the ulcer occurs in the same place, it may become cancerous, so seek the help of a doctor. Draw a map on your tongue and try to supplement zinc, nourish your stomach and lower your blood pressure. Many people find that the tongue coating on their tongue is not uniform, but there are grooves and seams, just like a map. Although it looks a little scary, the tongue is usually insensitive. For Tutongue, the exact cause of its disease has not been found yet. However, the study found that after zinc deficiency, some people will have map tongue, and gastric digestive dysfunction will be more common. There is also the emotional factors of excessive pressure that can also induce the tongue. For these people, we can start with living habits and eat more nuts and vegetables rich in zinc. Vitamin B family can also be supplemented appropriately to regulate the stomach and intestines. But don't worry, it won't cause cancer
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