The tongue is not only an important organ that helps us taste the ups and downs, but also a window into the state of our health. The tongue of a normal person is pale red, thin and white, with a moderate size and rounded and smooth edges. However, there are many people in life who have a tongue edge that is not smooth, but has obvious traces of tooth compression, this kind of tongue is called "tooth mark tongue", which is a pathological tongue shape.
Tooth marks on the tongue can be a manifestation of liver qi stagnation, which is usually caused by factors such as poor mood, excessive stress, and irregular diet. In TCM theory, tooth marks on the tongue reflect the internal condition of the human body, and for people with liver qi stagnation, tooth marks on the tongue are often an important diagnostic indicator.
Why does liver stagnation and qi stagnation appear tooth marks tongue?
Tooth marks on the tongue generally appear as some dark-colored depressions around the edge of the tongue, and sometimes some cracks.
Liver Qi stagnation is a symptom in traditional Chinese medicine, which usually manifests as symptoms such as poor mood, irritability, irritability, chest tightness, and hypochondriac pain. If the patient is not in a good mood for a long time, he is prone to stagnation of liver qi, which leads to loss of spleen health, imbalance of water and fluid metabolism due to impaired liver function, and may also have symptoms of tooth marks and tongue.
If there is an obvious mood disorder, emotional instability, easy to get angry, anxiety and depression, because these are typical symptoms after liver depression, if there is, at this time, the conditioning is mainly to soothe the liver, strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness as the auxiliary, on the basis of spleen and dampness medicine, plus the medicine for soothing the liver and relieving depression, such as Bupleurum Shu Liver Pill, the effect may be much better.
Bupleurum Shu Liver Pills: Bupleurum and peppermint soothe the liver; Wine white peony soft liver; Stir-fried citrus aurantium with bran, vinegar fragrant, tangerine peel, fried green peel, black medicine, woody aroma and qi; ginger banxia lowers inversion and relieves vomiting; Perilla is wide and medium-wide; Stir-fry betel lang to eliminate the accumulation of qi and water; Vinegar triangular and vinegar curcuma invigorate blood circulation and remove stasis; Stir-fried hawthorn, fried Liushenqu to eliminate food; Wind and dampness are better than pain relief; Cardamom and ginger magnolia bark aromatize and damp; Skullcap clears heat and dampness; Poria cocos water infiltrates; Angelica sinensis laxative; Wine rhubarb diarrhea to attack the accumulation; Licorice tonifies qi.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectic, the above prescriptions are for reference only, if you feel unwell, please go to the hospital immediately!