What is the reason for tongue coating to fall off

People attach great importance to the health of the tongue, because the tongue is an important taste organ and also an organ for regulating and controlling voice, which plays an extremely important role in people's lives. The structure of the tongue is relatively complex. The tongue is a very sensitive part and can easily cause problems due to various stimuli. For example, what is the reason for the loss of tongue coating? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

1. What is the reason for tongue coating to fall off?

There are many reasons for the loss of tongue coating, including glossitis, tongue tinea, severe damage to the stomach qi due to illness, and vitamin deficiency. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a check-up.

The loss of tongue coating may be caused by insufficient stomach qi or stomach yin.

Antibiotic treatment is recommended, and traditional Chinese medicine can be used as an auxiliary treatment. Specific prescriptions and medicines are not allowed to be prescribed by Xunyiwenyao. Please consult a clinical doctor. In addition, it may also be a lack of certain trace elements. It is recommended to check blood routine, electrolytes and trace elements. Vitamin B2 and vitamin C should be supplemented in appropriate amounts.

It should be the depletion of stomach yin, which seriously damages the stomach qi. Timely treatment is recommended.

2. Types of tongue coating shedding

The tongue coating peels off in different locations and sizes, and can be divided into the following types: peeling of the tongue coating in the front half is called anterior peeling; peeling of the tongue coating in the middle part is called middle peeling; peeling of the tongue coating at the root is called root peeling. When the tongue coating peels off in many places and only a small amount of tongue coating remains on the tongue surface, it is called flower peeling tongue; when the tongue coating peels off all around and only a small patch remains in the center, it is called chicken heart tongue; when the tongue platform peels off completely and the tongue surface is as smooth as a mirror, it is called mirror tongue. The tongue coating peels off irregularly, with protruding edges and clear boundaries, resembling a map and occasionally shifting its location, is called geographic tongue.

3. The manifestation of tongue coating

White tongue coating: generally indicates exterior syndrome and cold syndrome. A thin, white and moist tongue coating is a normal feature of a person's tongue. At the same time, a thin, white coating also indicates that the disease is on the surface of the body and has not penetrated into the interior. The tongue coating is thin, white and overly smooth, which is often seen in symptoms of superficial cold. The tongue coating is thin, white and dry, which indicates superficial heat or infection with dryness. A thick, dry white tongue coating indicates that dampness and turbidity turn into heat and damage body fluids. The tongue is covered with white fur and is not dry to the touch, which is called "powdery white fur" and indicates plague. The tongue coating is white and dry, which is called "rough and cracked tongue coating" and is often seen in febrile diseases. A pale tongue with a white and smooth coating indicates cold syndrome or cold-damp syndrome. The tongue coating is white, smooth and sticky, which is seen in the body with phlegm and dampness or dampness trapped in the spleen.