​Traditional Chinese Medicine tells you your health from your lip color

We all know that many diseases can be diagnosed from the lips. For example, for some friends with weaker bodies, your lips look white, and for some friends who have a sore throat, your lips look reddish. Therefore, the method of traditional Chinese medicine can tell whether the body is healthy from the lip color. I hope you can learn about it so that you can detect the existence of disease in time in your life.

Many of the methods used by Traditional Chinese Medicine to diagnose diseases are through observing the lip color or facial skin, so we should have a certain understanding of this method of lip color examination in our lives. Now let's find out which lip color looks healthy.

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is said that "the lips are used to open and close, and are the external door of the heart; sounds come out of the mouth, and food comes in through the mouth, so it is the key point of the internal organs." Every meridian, organ and tissue of the human body is closely connected to the mouth. Therefore, when the body is ill, it will show on the lips.

If your lips are bright red like rouge, it means there are roundworms in the intestines.

The lips are cherry red, and the patient is confused, has an unsteady gait, is unconscious, and has accelerated breathing and heart rate, indicating carbon monoxide poisoning.

If the lips are dark red, it may also be pneumonia, cor pulmonale with heart failure and asthma attack.

If the color of the lips is black and red, it is mostly because of problems with the large intestine, accompanied by symptoms such as sore throat and blocked ears and nose.

Dark red lips indicate a cold symptom, which is often seen in cases of heart and lung failure or hypoxia, and requires treatment in the hospital.

If the lips are only faintly red and dry and dull, it means that the Qi and blood are too depleted, which is often a stubborn condition. If a pregnant woman has pale red lips, she may have a difficult delivery. If both the upper and lower lips are dark red, it indicates heart heat; if the lips are dark red and vomiting occurs, it indicates stomach heat. If your lips are dark red, your cheeks are red, your eyes are tearful, and you cough and sneeze, you may have acne.

If the patient's lips are red and have blood in them, then the condition is relatively mild and can be cured. However, if the patient's lips have been red for a long time, then the condition is severe and difficult to recover. If the lips are light red, it is common for qi and blood deficiency; if the lips are dark red, it is usually a heat syndrome.

Pale lips are mostly caused by problems with the digestive system. If you find that someone in your family has pale lips, you should be alert.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lips are closely related to the spleen and stomach. If your lips are rosy, it means that your qi and blood are abundant and your nutritional status is good; otherwise, it means that your qi and blood are insufficient.

If the lips become lighter, it may be due to a lack of red blood cells or anemia; if the lips are pale, it is a deficiency syndrome, and all blood loss diseases may cause the lips to turn pale. Whitening of lips can also be seen in cases of overexertion, serious illness, loss of Qi and blood, etc. Pale upper lip indicates abdominal pain, etc., while pale lower lip is often seen in symptoms of stomach problems, vomiting and diarrhea, and a cold stomach.

Red lips may be a warning sign of lung disease. Under normal circumstances, the color of lips is mostly red, but there is a limit to the color of red. If the lips are too red, it is a sign of illness. Usually, excessively red lips are caused by heat in the lungs or stomach.

Regarding the lip color introduced in the article, we suggest that you have a certain understanding so that you can promptly detect the presence of diseases in your life. For example, some friends whose lips are too light may have insufficient red blood cells in their bodies, and their lips look red, dry and dull, which may be due to excessive loss of qi and blood, so you should pay attention to this in your life.