The tongue is covered with patches and has no coating

The tongue is a very important tissue. It is not only people's taste organ, but also the basic regulatory tissue for people's oral pronunciation. Therefore, we must pay attention to the health of the tongue, otherwise it will cause very serious damage to our health. There are many abnormal conditions of the tongue. For example, what happens if the tongue is covered with lumps of tongue coating? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope everyone can understand it.

Tongue changes should not be underestimated

① An enlarged tongue reflects a problem with the spleen, possibly spleen deficiency. If it is accompanied by symptoms such as general fatigue, loss of appetite, sweating, and soft stools, it indicates that the body's resistance is reduced.

② The tongue is smooth and has no coating. Chinese medicine calls it "smooth tongue" or "mirror tongue". This is due to internal yin deficiency and internal heat, as well as yin fluid deficiency in the body, which causes symptoms such as heat intolerance, irritability, dry mouth and sore throat, and dry stool. You can eat some sour foods to relieve them, such as black plum, hawthorn, etc.

③ The tongue coating is thin and white, which indicates exogenous wind-cold. You should eat less raw, cold, spicy and greasy food, pay attention to keeping warm and ensure adequate sleep.

Heart and lungs → tip of tongue

If there are obvious red spots on the tip of a person's tongue, it may be due to excessive emotional changes, which lead to heat in the heart and lungs, excessive heart fire, and poor sleep. When encountering this situation, you should try to calm down and relieve your emotional fluctuations. You can make soup with Chinese medicine such as bamboo leaves and lotus seeds, and eat less food that can easily cause getting angry.

Spleen and stomach → center of tongue

If only the coating in the middle of the tongue falls off, but there is coating all over the rest of the tongue, you should pay close attention to your spleen and stomach and go to the hospital for a gastroscopy as soon as possible.

Kidney, bladder, urethra → tongue root

The root of the tongue is white and greasy, with thick coating, which is mostly caused by damp heat in the lower abdomen (the part below the navel in the abdominal cavity), and manifests as frequent urination, urgency, painful urination or red urine, weight loss, cold hands and feet, cold back, and loose stools. You should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Liver and gallbladder → side of tongue

If the edges of the tongue are dark in color, it may be a sign of liver and gallbladder dysfunction.

Tongue problems in different populations

If your baby has a thick white coating on his tongue, it is often a sign of irregular diet or indigestion. At this time, you can give your child Chinese patent medicines such as Xiaoer Huashi Pills, Xiaoer Qipi Pills, and Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills to stimulate his appetite.

For middle-aged and elderly people, especially obese parents, if they experience numbness at the root of the tongue and numbness of the index and middle fingers, these are often precursors to a stroke caused by cerebral ischemia. If you encounter this situation, you should take the elderly to the hospital as soon as possible.