What is the reason that there is ecchymosis on the tongue?

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Tongue diagnosis is an important method to diagnose diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Tongue is connected with five zang organs through meridians, so the deficiency and excess of Zang Fu organs, Qi and blood, body fluid, and the changes of the depth and severity of diseases may be objectively reflected in tongue images. Through tongue diagnosis, we can understand the nature, severity and changes of deficiency and excess of Zang Fu organs and pathogenic factors. The change of tongue quality mainly reflects the deficiency and excess of viscera and the rise and fall of Qi and blood; The change of tongue coating is mainly used to judge the depth and degree of feeling external evil, as well as the rise and fall of stomach qi. Now I would like to share with you why there are ecchymosis on the lower tongue?

What is the reason that there is ecchymosis on the tongue?

First, the tongue is divided into tip of tongue, middle of tongue, root of tongue and side of tongue in TCM. The tip of tongue belongs to heart and lung, the middle of tongue belongs to spleen and stomach, the root of tongue belongs to kidney, and both sides of tongue belong to liver and gallbladder. According to the different parts of the tongue, reflecting different visceral lesions has a certain reference value in clinical practice, but it can not be seen mechanically, and should be considered comprehensively with other symptoms and signs.

Second: light tongue: the color of tongue is lighter than that of normal. It is mainly of deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome. It is mostly seen in blood deficiency, which is weakness of Yang Qi and deficiency of Qi and blood. The color is light and tender, which is deficiency cold; Fat and tender, with teeth marks on the edge, are Qi deficiency and yang deficiency.

Third: red tongue: the color of the tongue is deeper than normal, showing bright red. It is the main heat syndrome, most of which are internal heat syndrome. The red tip of the tongue is the inflammation of heart fire; The red edge of tongue is the heat of liver and gallbladder; Red and dry for heat injury body fluid or yin deficiency fire.

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