Why is tongue coating black? How to check your tongue by yourself?

Tongue coating can reflect the body's resistance. If you care more, you can look at your tongue. A healthy tongue coating is reddish, and it will be moist if it is not dry. Sometimes the tongue coating is very thick and white, which is unhealthy. Then why is the tongue coating black? How to check your tongue by yourself? Let's take a look and find out.

1. What is the reason for black tongue coating?

Tongue coating is also a barometer reflecting the body. The normal tongue picture can be summarized as six words: "red tongue with thin white fur". Specifically, the tongue color is reddish and bright, the tongue is moist, the tongue body is moderate in size, soft and elastic, and the tongue coating is even, thin, white and moist.

Experts say that people's mouth (including tongue coating) is full of bacteria, molds and other microorganisms. They usually restrict each other, maintain a certain balance, and do not hinder people's health. If a large number of broad-spectrum antibiotics are used because of the needs of diseases, the balance of these microorganisms will be broken. Some bacteria that are sensitive to antibiotics are killed, while molds that are relatively not afraid of these antibiotics take the opportunity to grow in large numbers. Because mold can produce a variety of colors, it can appear from brown to black on the tongue, and it can recover naturally after stopping antibiotics.

But some people have never used antibiotics, and there are black moss. For example, some people who have a fever for a long time may have black fur. Chinese medicine believes that this is a hot polarized fire, which "scorches" the tongue fur and forms black fur. There are also some chronic diseases, such as uremia and malignant tumors. When the disease worsens, there will be black moss, which is a sign of critical illness.

On the other hand, when the spirit is in a state of high tension, black moss will also appear. For example, some "cancer-fearing" patients who suspect that they have cancer, after a few days, the tongue coating is black, the tongue coating at the root is very thick, and even pours from back to front like hair. When cancer is ruled out by examination, people's worries are relieved, and they can often be cured without medication, and the black coating naturally disappears. Some people explain that when you are nervous, the acidity in your mouth increases, which is beneficial to the growth of mold.

In addition, when some chronic patients have symptoms of kidney deficiency (such as soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, low sexual function, etc.), sometimes black fur can be seen. After treatment, the "kidney deficiency" improved and the black hair naturally disappeared.

All the above reasons will lead to the blackening of the tongue coating, so when you treat it, you should treat the main reason for the blackening of the tongue coating, not the tongue coating itself. This must be clearly distinguished.

2. Self-inspection method of tongue coating

The way of tongue coating self-inspection is to observe the tongue picture, and the steps and sequence of observing the tongue picture are as follows:

Stick out your tongue is also learned. Stick out your tongue naturally, relax your tongue, spread it flat, slightly lower the tip of your tongue, open your mouth as wide as possible (but don't use too much force) and fully expose your tongue. If the tongue is stretched too hard, or the tongue is tense and curled, it will affect the blood circulation of the tongue, causing the change of tongue color or the change of tongue dryness and wetness.

Look at the tongue in order. Generally, look at the tip of the tongue first, then at the middle and side of the tongue, and finally at the root of the tongue. At the same time, look at the color of the tongue body (tongue substance), the thickness and color of the tongue coating.

1, thin white fur-initial onset of the disease, mild illness, no stomach gas injury;

2. The tongue coating turns from thin to thick, the color turns from white to a little yellow, the tip of the tongue turns from red to red, and there are teeth marks on the tongue-the condition is aggravated, suggesting indigestion, gastrointestinal stagnation and lodging.

3, the tongue coating turns from white to yellow, and the tongue edge is red-there is a heat image.

4, the tongue coating turns from yellow to brown, or from brown to black, and it is dry and less fluid, and the tip of the tongue turns dark red and hot, often accompanied by dry stool.

5, the tongue coating is white and thick, and there is a layer of white mucus on the surface of the tongue-sputum.

6, the tongue coating is yellow and thick, and the tongue edge is red-phlegm heat.

7, the tip of the tongue is reddish or even purple-phlegm and blood stasis.

8, the tongue is red without moss, and the tongue surface is smooth as a mirror-stomach yin deficiency.

9, tongue coating peeling, pale tongue-deficiency of both qi and yin.

3. Keep a healthy tongue coating

1, keep a cheerful mood

As the saying goes, a smile is ten years old. It actually makes sense. A relaxed and happy mood is really beneficial to our physical and mental health. If you are depressed, stressed and have a poor diet every day, your spleen and stomach function will be weakened, which is reflected in thick and white tongue coating and bad breath. Therefore, a cheerful mood is essential.

Step 2 exercise regularly

Running, swimming ... these exercises can not only enhance our heart and lung function, but also help us detoxify. This is an economical maintenance method. There are fewer toxins in the body, the physique is increased, the digestive function of food will be improved, and the phenomenon of thick and white tongue coating will be greatly improved.

3. A light diet is very important

Thick and white tongue coating is mainly due to body cold caused by the decline of spleen and stomach function. If you still eat spicy food at this time, it will make your condition worse. Eat more fruits and vegetables and eat fresh seasonal food. Fry less, spicy less, and try to reject all junk food. A light diet is also very good for our skin! Don't watch how others eat spicy food. Everyone's figure is different, and what suits them is the most important.

Step 4 see a doctor

If the situation is serious, you can go to the hospital for medical treatment, carry out a series of examinations, make clear what is wrong with your body, carry out targeted treatment, and bid farewell to this situation completely.

5, scraping the tongue coating

After the internal adjustment, let's talk about adjuvant therapy.

We can buy some small elastic bamboo pieces to scrape off the tongue coating gently. This method can also play an auxiliary role. Remember not to scrape too hard, or it will be counterproductive.

Step 6 brush your teeth

Oral hygiene is also very important for treating tongue coating. If the mouth is too dirty, I believe that the problem of tongue coating will be aggravated. Brush your teeth in the morning and evening, clean your mouth properly and gently brush your tongue twice. Keeping your mouth clean is also very helpful for treating bad breath.