What are the manifestations of kidney deficiency on the tongue?

The tongue can reflect our physical condition. A healthy tongue is pink, with a thin layer of pale white tongue coating on the surface. If there is a problem with the body, such as signs of kidney deficiency or physical weakness, it will be reflected on the tongue. After understanding this knowledge, we should observe our tongue frequently to see what changes it has, so as to help us prevent diseases.

The health of our body can be seen from the tongue. For example, certain manifestations of the tongue indicate kidney deficiency. So what are the manifestations of kidney deficiency on the tongue? What are other symptoms of kidney deficiency? How to nourish the kidneys? Let me introduce it to you today! Let’s take a look together below!

If there is this phenomenon on the tongue, it is probably due to kidney failure.

The tongue is the sprout of the heart and the external sign of the spleen. The tongue coating is produced by the stomach qi. Observing the tongue coating is an important part of the four diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine - observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation. It is also an important basis for diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine. We can tell whether there is a problem with our body from the tongue.

Kidney diseases are mainly reflected in the root of the tongue. In normal condition, the tongue is very soft and flexible, with a thin, white and even coating, moderate dryness and no tooth marks. In general, a pale pink tongue with a thin white coating indicates that our body is healthy.

1. When the tongue changes, becoming thin is often a sign of kidney yin deficiency. The tongue is fat and feels like it fills the entire mouth. This type of tongue almost always has tooth marks. This type of tongue is a manifestation of kidney yang deficiency and there may be phlegm and dampness throughout the body.

2. Fat tongue with teeth marks visible on the edge of the tongue. In this case, it is recommended to check whether there is systemic edema. If accompanied by systemic edema, it is very likely that the kidneys have been diseased.

3 Some people have a very distinctive tongue coating, with only the front half having coating and no coating on the root of the tongue. This precisely reflects the condition of kidney yin deficiency. There are also some people who do not have typical kidney yin deficiency and their tongue coating is not without coating at the root of the tongue, but dry and cracked.

4. Color changes: The tongue coating is red with a slight black tint, accompanied by dry tongue, or the tongue coating is cracked and even has thorns. This manifestation indicates kidney deficiency, and often this tongue pattern indicates that the disease has reached a critical level.