What causes lips to turn purple or black?

Purple and black lips are a problem that many people easily find in life. When facing this situation, you should pay attention to understand the cause and then adjust it correctly. For example, qi stagnation, blood stasis, anemia, and spleen and stomach deficiency may cause this symptom.

1. Lips are red, dark red or purple (health: your body is still in a state of heat. The tongue is like an indicator of energy in the body. The darker the color, the greater the heat in the body).

Common discomforts: toothache, headache, dizziness, constipation, yellow urine;

2. Lips are pale white (healthy: your body is relatively deficient in both Qi and blood, because they are not full enough to make your lips show the light red color they should have).

Common discomforts: fatigue, drowsiness, back pain, low libido, etc.;

3. Lips are dark blue (purple) (healthy: there is still obvious blood stasis and qi stagnation in your body. Blood flowing at a normal speed will not show lips of this color).

Common discomforts: chest tightness, sighing, occasional stabbing pain in the chest, nightmares, etc.;

4. The skin around the lips turns black (health: there is still obvious moisture in your body, which also means that your kidneys, spleen and stomach are beginning to be deficient).

Common discomforts: decreased appetite, poor digestion, heaviness in the lower limbs, frequent urination;