"Distinguishing the texture of the tongue can distinguish the reality of the viscera, and the shallowness and depth of the six prostitutions can be detected by looking at the tongue coating." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the tongue is directly or indirectly connected with the five internal organs through the circulation of the meridians. When the qi and blood, yin and yang, cold and heat, void and reality in the body are abnormal, the tongue image often changes accordingly. Therefore, every time I go to a Chinese doctor, tongue diagnosis is almost indispensable. So how do you see it? Today's article will take out the "liver and gallbladder dampness and heat" that many friends are concerned about, and talk to you briefly.
How is hepatobiliary dampness and heat formed?
In fact, the dampness and heat of the liver and gallbladder are not caused by a specific reason, but are mostly caused by the evil of external dampness and heat, or alcoholism, excessive fat and spicy food, endogenous dampness and evil, and long-term depression and heat, or abnormal spleen and stomach transportation, dampness and endogenous, which contain and dissolve heat and inhibit the liver and gallbladder. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the evil of dampness and heat, stickiness and lingering, is the cause of many diseases. In addition, in summer, people love ice drinks and beer, and like to eat greasy foods such as barbecue, which can easily lead to dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder, and staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time will also aggravate the dampness and heat in the body.
There are 3 kinds of tongue images of liver and gallbladder dampness and heat
The first one, people with damp liver and gallbladder heat, the tongue will be swollen and red on both sides. Both sides of the tongue are the reflex areas of the liver and gallbladder, and if they are swollen and red, it means that the liver qi is blocked and the liver fire is relatively vigorous.
Second, in people with damp liver and gallbladder heat, the tongue coating will become very thick and yellow. The tongue coating is thick and greasy, indicating that the phlegm and dampness in the body are relatively heavy and the color is yellow, indicating that the phlegm and dampness have been entangled with the heat evil, forming dampness and heat.
Third, people with damp liver and gallbladder will often feel dry and bitter mouth. The evil of dampness and heat burns the meridians, which will affect the normal distribution of bile, and the bile will go up to the tongue, and people will always feel bitter in the mouth.
For this kind of disease, the principle of treatment is to clear the liver and gallbladder and clear the liver meridian dampness and heat.
Gentian laxative liver soup
Fang group: Gentian, skullcap, gardenia, Zexiao, Mutong, psyllium and other Chinese herbal medicines.
Solution: The gentian herb in the formula has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, drying dampness and purging fire, and is an important medicine for the treatment of liver and gallbladder dampness and heat. Skullcap has the effect of clearing heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, and is compatible with gentian grass to enhance the effect of clearing the liver and gallbladder dampness and heat. Gardenia can clear away heat and diuresis, and promote the excretion of damp heat from the body. Drugs such as Ze Yuan, Mutong, and Psyllium have the effect of diuretic and drenching, which can promote urination and reduce symptoms such as urine redness and pain.
Efficacy: It has the functions of clearing the liver and gallbladder and diuretic and drenching, and has significant curative effects on the treatment of symptoms such as liver and gallbladder dampness and heat, bitterness and dry mouth, red and sore urine.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectic, the above Chinese medicine prescriptions are for reference only, if you feel unwell, please go to the hospital immediately!