Have you ever observed your own tongue when you look in the mirror? Chinese medicine believes that the tongue can reflect the health of the body’s internal major organs and tissues. If the tongue is red, thin, not slippery and not dry, it is a “disease-free tongue”; but many people often fail to meet this standard, either purple and dark, with cracks, or a thick layer of tongue moss ……
Such a tongue image may hide many hidden diseases behind, such as three high, liver disease, spleen and stomach disease and so on, and if not improved in the long run, it may even develop into cancer.
9 kinds of tongue color changes to pay attention to
01
The edge of the tongue is liver and gallbladder.
The color is red, mostly for people with strong liver fire, showing a bitter mouth, yellow urine and dry stool, impatient mood, hypertensive patients are more common.
02
the tip of the tongue belongs to the heart and lungs (TCM)
Redness, mostly due to heartburn, manifests as anxiety and red and yellow urine.
03
The middle of the tongue belongs to the spleen and stomach.
If the tongue is white and greasy, there is dampness in the spleen and stomach, and the food is repeatedly distended and unappetizing; if it is yellow, it shows stuffiness and distension, bitterness in the mouth, and foul-smelling stools that are on the mushy side.
04
the root of the tongue is the kidney
The reddish color, accompanied by dry mouth, dry eyes, and soreness and weakness of the waist and knees; the pale color, women suffering from uterine cold and infertility, and men suffering from impotence and excessive night urination, all indicate deficiency of kidney qi.
05
Teeth marks on the edges of the tongue, also known as teeth marks on the tongue
It is more common to see patients with Qi deficiency, who are tired, lazy, inactive and do not want to move.
06
Fissures on the tongue, also known as cracked tongue
It is often accompanied by light red surface of the tongue and less moss, mostly due to deficiency of yin fluid and yin injury, such as diabetes patients.
07
thick and greasy tongue
It is often associated with hepatobiliary diseases, such as cholecystitis.
08
dark purple tongue (medicine)
It indicates Qi deficiency, mostly seen in patients with high blood fat and coronary heart.
09
hypertrophy of the tongue
It is most often seen in obesity, hypothyroidism, and anemia.
Reminder: when the above changes in the tongue, we should pay attention to it, if necessary, go to the hospital for a formal examination.
A small tongue is a “health barometer”, once it appears these color changes, you should pay attention!
The tongue never gets old.
Each part of the tongue corresponds to each part of the internal organs, such as the tip of the tongue belongs to the heart, the heart of the tongue belongs to the stomach, the root of the tongue belongs to the kidneys, etc. We can look at health from the tongue, but also through the daily tongue transport to achieve health care and longevity.
The 3 most effective ways to transport the tongue
- Sit down and rest your mind, the tip of the tongue gently against the palate, swing back and forth about 30 times, until the saliva increases when the drum rinse more than ten, and then swallowed in 3 times.
Lick the inner gums with the tip of the tongue, from top to bottom, close to the upper and lower gums around the circle, forward and reverse 30 times.
- Lick the cheek side of the upper lip and the cheek side of the lower lip with the tip of the tongue 30 times, or lick the medial gingiva with the tip of the tongue, swing around 30 times, when the saliva increases in 3 swallows.
The above methods can be independent or cross, the number of times according to their own circumstances increase or decrease.
Tongue care with 2 strokes
The performance of the tongue can help us to detect many health problems, however, if we do not pay attention to the maintenance, this health “barometer” is not sensitive, so we need to do the following 2 things.
01
Clean your tongue every time you brush your teeth
Many people only brush their teeth every day, but ignore their tongue. In fact, the tongue is a layer of dandruff made up of shed epithelial cells, exuding white blood cells, food residues, bacteria and saliva, and if you do not pay attention to cleanliness, once the mouth ulcers and broken teeth, it is easy to cause bacterial infections.
It is recommended that you brush your tongue twice a week, in a single direction from the base of the tongue to the tip of the tongue, keeping the intensity gentle and trying not to swallow.
02
Delay the aging of the tongue
We are going to introduce you a tongue exercise exercise that can be done regularly to exercise the flexibility of the tongue and slow down muscle aging.
Tongue Exercise
Tongue against the palate】 Use the tip of the tongue to gently press against the upper palate, and then use the tip of the tongue to turn around the upper hard palate for 36 times each.
(2) Lick the gums: Use the tip of the tongue to lick and maul the inner gums, from left to right, from top to bottom, close to the upper and lower gums in a circle, forward and backward 36 times each.
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