Reasons for thick yellow tongue coating

Everyone uses their tongue to taste the flavor of food, but have you ever noticed the color of your tongue coating? Is it normal to have thick yellow tongue coating? Is this a symptom of illness? Will this phenomenon have any negative impact on our lives? You can take a mirror and look at your tongue. Let’s take a look at the reasons why the tongue coating is thick and yellow.

A basic symptom

1. If the tongue is pale red, with yellow fur covering the entire surface of the tongue, and the fur is moist and not dry; with a little white fur on the edges and tip, it is caused by external evil turning into heat and entering the Yangming stomach. Main diseases: syndrome of heat entering Yangming, damp-heat in Qi, liver and gallbladder diseases, urinary tract infection, and various febrile diseases. Treatment should be based on clearing away heat, detoxifying, and dredging the exterior and interior.

2. If the tongue is red, with a greasy yellow coating that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges, and is tight and fine, especially at the root, it is mostly due to the combination of heat and phlegm, or dampness entering the body and turning into heat, or warm and hot evils gathering in the stomach and intestines, and has not yet reached the stage of Yangming dryness and solidity.

3. If the tongue is dark red and has cracks, it is a sign of severe nutrient heat. The main diseases are: heat and phlegm, damp heat in the middle burner, and food stagnation in the stomach and intestines. The treatment should be to clear away heat and dampness, eliminate phlegm and relieve stagnation.

Second treatment

1. Yellow and greasy tongue coating, frequent dry mouth, teeth marks on the edge of the tongue, fever in the five hearts, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse. Treatment: Nourish yin and reduce fire. You can take: Zhibai Dihuang Pills, Dabuyin Pills, Liuwei Dihuang Pills, etc.

Yellow and greasy tongue coating caused by summer heat and dampness cold

2 Symptoms: Occurs in summer, with dirty face, hot body, and sweating, but the sweating is not smooth, the body heat does not rise, the body feels heavy and tired, dizzy and has a severe headache, or there may be nasal congestion and runny nose, cough with yellow sputum, chest tightness and nausea, short and dark urine, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and a weak and rapid pulse.

3. Treatment methods: Clear away heat, remove dampness and relieve exterior symptoms.

Three dietary therapies

Banana root and honey in appropriate amounts.

Preparation and usage: Wash and mash the banana roots, use clean gauze to squeeze out 1500~2000 ml of juice, add honey and take. Drink frequently.

30 grams of gypsum, 9 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 6 grams of licorice, and 30 grams of polished rice.

Preparation and usage: Put the first three ingredients in a clay pot and boil them in water, then remove the residue and add in rice to cook porridge for consumption. Take 1 dose per day, for several consecutive doses.

200 grams of fresh bitter gourd, 100 grams of lean pork, and appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation and usage: Remove the core of fresh bitter melon and cut into pieces. Wash and slice the lean pork. Put them in a casserole. Add appropriate amount of water to boil soup. Season with a small amount of salt. Drink the soup and eat the bitter melon and lean pork.

After reading the above content, everyone will know the symptoms and treatment of thick yellow tongue coating. If someone unfortunately meets the above symptoms, then be sure to read our article carefully. The following diet therapy will surely be welcomed by everyone. Take care of your body and prevent the invasion of illness in time. Let our body be in good condition and be in a good mood every day.