Tongue hypertrophy

Introduction Hypertrophy of the tongue: The tongue is vain and fat, or has scalloped edges, and the color is light and tender. The tongue, also known as the tongue, is the muscle venous tissue of the tongue. The normal tongue movement is free, soft and flexible, the color is reddish and bright and moist, not fat or thin, not old or tender, moderate in size, no abnormal shape. The tongue mainly reflects the stagnation and stagnation of the human body and the rise and fall of qi and blood. Look at the tongue, including the changes in tongue, tongue, tongue, and tongue. The tongue is fat or has a tooth mark to diagnose.

Cause

The hypertrophy of the tongue is caused by the spleen's yang deficiency or the combination of cold and dampness. Look at the tongue, usually with the tip of the tongue waiting for the heart and lungs, the tongue waiting for the liver and gallbladder, the tongue waiting for the spleen and stomach, the tongue root waiting for the kidney. The tongue is mainly observed in the shape of the tongue, the tongue, the color of the tongue, and the glory. Fat big tongue, the tongue is bigger than normal, the tongue is full of mouth, caused by water and damp. The tongue is pale and tender, the tongue is watery, and the spleen and kidney are yang, the water is stagnant, and the tongue is red and fat.

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Clinically, the tongue is mainly composed of tongue color, which takes into account the glory of the tongue and the change of the tongue-shaped tongue. At the same time, the look of the tongue should be combined with the observation of the tongue to get the correct diagnosis. The tongue is larger than normal, and the tongue is full of mouth, which is caused by water and dampness. The tongue is pale and tender, the tongue is watery, the spleen and kidney are yang, the water is wet and stagnant; the tongue is light red and fat, the tongue is yellow and greasy, and it is hot and humid. The tongue can be diagnosed if it is fat or has a tooth mark. An experienced Chinese doctor can confirm the diagnosis.

Differential diagnosis

(1) Spleen deficiency, the card shows that the tongue is fat and tender, and the color is light. There are scallops on the tongue, thin white fur on the tongue, white-faced cold, less gas lazy words, less burnout, abdomen full of stools, and the pulse is slow or weak. Because of the water and dampness block, the water is wet and the tongue is so thick that the tongue is fat. If you talk about white fat and tender, the tongue is watery and slippery, it belongs to spleen and kidney yang deficiency, gas is not chemical, and the water is wet on the pan. It is suitable for spleen and qi, Fang Yi Ba Li Zhong Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang.

Clinically more common in obesity, hypothyroidism, anemia and other patients' tongue.

(2) Kidney deficiency water, the card shows that the tongue is big and fat, the color is light, there are scallops on the side, the waist is swollen, the urine is less, the shape is cold and tired, the limbs are cold, the complexion is dull or white, the pulse is late or Shen Fine, straighten Wenyang Lishui, use Jinshen Shenqi Pill, Zhenwu Yang and the like, and if the tongue is reddish and fat, with yellow greasy moss, mostly spleen and stomach damp heat and turbidity fight, damp heat sipping overflow To. It is necessary to cure dampness and phlegm. Yixin Chen, Mutong, talc, gypsum and medlar are used to clear away heat and dampness.

Clinically more common in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis and other tongues.

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