Thin tongue coating

Tongue coating is a thin white and moist coating on the back of the tongue of a normal person. It is called tongue coating. Keratinized epithelium by shedding. Saliva, bacteria, food debris and exuded white blood cells. Under normal circumstances, due to chewing and swallowing actions, as well as the washing of saliva and diet, the material on the surface of the tongue is often continuously removed, and only a thin layer of tongue fur appears. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that thin moss is the main manifestation. Tongue pale red fur and thin white, seen in normal people or wind cold evidence. The tongue is pale and the moss is thin and white. Most of them are qi and blood deficiency. The red tongue and moss are thin and yellow. The tongue coating changes from thin to thick, reflecting the fact that the disease changes from the surface to the inside, and the condition changes from light to severe.

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