Looking at the tongue coating can also determine health!
First, the color of the tongue moss
The color of the tongue moss is mainly white, yellow and rare gray-black. The white tongue usually represents the body cold, there is moisture. Yellow tongue moss represents heat in the body, which is often referred to as fire. Grayish-black tongue is common in patients who have smoked, but also in patients with more critical conditions.
Secondly, the thickness of the tongue coating
If the tongue coating is only a thin layer, it is thin coating, thin coating represents a normal body, occasional colds, but the condition is not serious, thick coating indicates that there is dampness in the body, or there is food accumulation.
Tongue coating from thin to thick is a sign of aggravation of the condition, from thick to thin is a reduction of the condition.
Thirdly, the moistness of the tongue coating
The moistness of the tongue coating represents whether or not the body's water metabolism is normal, and if there is a layer of water on the tongue, it is too much moisture, or weak yang qi.
If the tongue is dry, it represents heat or yin deficiency in the body.
Fourth, the flaking of the tongue coating
The small pieces of tongue coating are missing, which is called flaking, and represents a weak stomach qi or qi and blood deficiency. You can take some spleen pills to regulate the spleen and stomach and strengthen the resistance. There are also some people who have congenital flaking tongue coating, which is physiological.