What is the reason for red tongue coating

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Red tongue coating is a common condition. It seems that it is not a serious disease, but if it is not treated in time, it may lead to other more serious cases. Many people know that heart disease will find some clues on the face, in fact, the tongue will also reveal heart disease. Zhu Cuiling, chief physician of cardiovascular department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of traditional Chinese medicine, said that traditional Chinese medicine believes that the tongue is the seedling of the heart, that is to say, the health of the heart will be first reflected on the tongue.

What is the reason for red tongue coating

First: for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the tongue will show dark purple or ecchymosis, indicating that the blood circulation is not smooth, which belongs to blood stasis in traditional Chinese medicine.

Second: if you find that you have bruises on your tongue, and also accompanied by palpitation, shortness of breath, dyspnea, and even insomnia and dreaminess, precordial tingling and other symptoms.

Third: it may indicate that you have cardiovascular disease. If you have ecchymosis on your tongue and symptoms such as dizziness and headache, you may have cerebrovascular disease.

matters needing attention

The redness of tongue indicates the deficiency of heart Yin. Some cardiovascular patients have red tongue, and most of them are accompanied with upset, restlessness, palpitation, premature beat, tachycardia and other discomfort. This is "deficiency of heart Yin" in traditional Chinese medicine. When the heart Yin is insufficient, it is easy to produce deficiency fire and induce cardiovascular disease.