What disease is caused by thick yellow tongue coating?

Thick yellow tongue coating is a symptom that many people have experienced in daily life. Its occurrence often makes people feel very uncomfortable in their mouths. So what disease causes thick yellow tongue coating? Many people are not very clear about this. In fact, thick yellow tongue coating is related to the following 11 situations. First of all, Chinese medicine believes that this is caused by the mixture of stomach qi and the taste of food.

1. Yellowing of the tongue coating indicates internal heat. Chinese medicine believes that this is caused by the gas produced by the mixture of stomach qi and the taste of food, which eventually lingers in the tongue;

2. A thick coating on the tongue accompanied by bad breath indicates a problem with the stomach and intestines. If no other physical problems are found, then you should adjust your daily diet, eat more easily digestible food, eat less greasy food, eat a light diet, and eat less fried and spicy food;

3. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow, you need to check whether it is greasy. The so-called greasy refers to the greasy feeling. If it is, it means that there is damp heat in the body, and you should eat some food or medicine to remove dampness and clear heat;

4. If the tongue coating is just thick and yellow, and the disease is not accompanied by other greasy sensations, then it means that there is severe heat in the body. Your daily diet should be light, and you should not smoke or drink, and you will return to normal soon.

5. In addition to checking changes in the tongue coating, you should also look at the quality of your tongue and compare it with your lips. If the color is more reddish, it means that there is internal heat in the body; if the color becomes lighter, it means that the body has symptoms of weak spleen and stomach; if the tongue is dark, it means that blood stasis has occurred.

6. If the tongue coating turns yellow, but the tongue becomes red and accompanied by bitter taste and dry mouth, it means that the body is getting inflamed.

7. If the tongue coating turns yellow and the tongue turns red, and the patient also experiences irritability, insomnia and nightmares. Then the patient should eat some food or medicine that can clear away heat and reduce fire. There are many common methods, such as making tea with bamboo leaves or lotus seeds, or cooking porridge with lotus seeds. You can also boil wild chrysanthemums in water to treat internal heat and mouth sores!

8. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow and feels greasy, and the tongue is also reddish, the patient will feel that he or she always has difficulty urinating and has pain when urinating. Then it is possible that there is damp heat in the bladder, which is what Chinese medicine calls urinary tract infection. In addition to western medicine treatment, you can also decoct Imperata root and other herbs in water, which is very effective.

9. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow, the tongue is reddish, and is accompanied by red and swollen eyes or excessive liver fire, you can soak rhubarb in white wine and drink it, which is very effective. What causes thick yellow tongue coating? Experts tell us that this method is very effective, mainly because rhubarb has a purgative effect and can effectively reduce heat after being soaked with white wine.

10. If the tongue coating is thick and yellow and the tongue turns red, erosion and pharyngitis symptoms will also appear. This situation mostly occurs in the early stages of a cold. If constipation also occurs, you can boil rhubarb mixed with wintersweet grass and drink the liquid as tea, which is very effective.

11. What causes thick yellow tongue coating? In fact, in addition to personal reasons, it is also closely related to some climate changes in Japan. The weather is hot in summer and the humidity is relatively heavy, so it is easy to have thick yellow tongue coating. At this time, you should eat some foods that clear heat and reduce phlegm, such as lotus seeds, tangerine peel, poria cocos, etc.