Six secrets of tongue and health: purple tongue due to too much toxin deposits

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the holistic concept and diagnoses diseases through “observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation”, where inspection includes tongue diagnosis, which includes checking the tongue coating and tongue color. In our daily lives, we often find ourselves or people around us with purple tongues, black tongue coating and other abnormal conditions, which are all manifestations of unhealthy body. Here are 6 secrets of tongue health!

6 abnormalities of the tongue

Tongue tremor:

Stick out your tongue in front of the mirror. If it trembles slightly, it may be a sign of mental tension and physical decline. Japanese medical experts found in a survey that more than 70% of people do not realize the vibration in the early stages, and by the time they discover it, it is often too late. It is recommended that you adjust your work and rest schedule as soon as possible, do not stay up late, and eat a healthy diet, otherwise you will soon face the risk of neurasthenia!

Purple tongue:

When the blood contains a large amount of waste and the body is insufficiently supplied with water, the oxygen-deficient blood and oxygen-containing blood will mix together, causing the blood vessels to turn purple. If in addition to the purple tongue, you also feel stiff shoulders and back pain, it only means that there are too many toxins deposited in your body! You might as well stick to a light diet for a week, take a sauna, and maintain regular, light aerobic exercise, and the toxins will be excreted quickly.

Thick tongue coating:

The tongue coating on the tongue can be easily scraped off like tofu dregs, which may be due to gastrointestinal dysfunction or overeating. If you have this kind of tongue coating all the time, it is best to go to the gastroenterology department and let the doctor help you reduce stomach fire.

Thin tongue coating:

The tongue coating falls off for unknown reasons and the surface of the tongue becomes uneven in color. This is medically called "geographic tongue". Korean medical experts pointed out that people with allergies are most likely to experience this condition, especially in spring and autumn. The appearance of "geographic tongue" indicates that your resistance is declining. It is recommended that you stay away from allergens such as pollen, seafood, small insects, etc. during this period to avoid being "infected".

Yellow tongue coating:

A yellow tongue coating may be a signal of cold virus invasion! Be sure to keep warm, eat more warm foods such as pumpkin and beef, and drink a cup of hot milk before going to bed at night. It can form a layer of protein film in the stomach to prevent bacterial invasion.

Black tongue coating:

If the tongue coating is slightly black, it is probably due to high body temperature! High body temperature does not necessarily mean a fever. Vigorous exercise and anger can also cause the tongue coating to turn black. Taking a hot bath and doing some relaxing exercises can effectively lower your body temperature.