Post Date December, 03 2023
Many people are tonifying their kidneys, but are you really kidney deficient? The answer is in your mouth.
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Looking at the Tongue due to Kidney Deficiency
The shape, size, and color of the tongue can reflect the function of the kidney. Looking at the tongue in the mouth can reveal the condition of the kidney.
Normal tongue appearance
The tongue is moderately fat and thin, with flexible rotation; The tongue is light red and moist; The tongue coating is thin and white, with uniform particles, moderate dryness and wetness. It is spread thinly on the surface of the tongue and cannot be wiped off.
Tongue and Body Manifestations of Kidney Deficiency
1. Tongue size
The body of the tongue is thinner and smaller than that of the normal tongue, and the tongue substance is redder than that of the normal tongue, showing a crimson color. The tongue surface has no coating, which is a manifestation of kidney yin deficiency.
The body of the tongue is fatter and larger than the normal tongue, and the tongue texture is lighter and tender than the normal tongue. There are tooth marks on the tongue edge, and the tongue coating is white, which is a manifestation of kidney yang deficiency.
2. Cracks on tongue
"The number and depth of cracks on the surface of the tongue vary, and various forms of obvious cracks are known as" cracked tongues. "". Cracked tongue is often characterized by kidney yin deficiency.
3. No coating on the tongue surface
"The tongue has no tongue coating, and its surface is as smooth as a mirror. It is called" light peeling tongue ", which is a manifestation of severe kidney yin deficiency damage.".
4. No moss on the base of the tongue
The base of the tongue belongs to the kidney, so changes in the base of the tongue reflect the condition of the kidney. For example, there is coating on other parts of the tongue, while there is no coating on the base of the tongue, which is a manifestation of kidney yin deficiency.
5. Blackening of tongue coating
The first is that the tongue is red in color, with its fur turning black and dry, even dry and cracked, or with prickles. This is a manifestation of extreme heat and kidney yin depletion, which is a critical syndrome; The second is that the tongue is pale, with a black and smooth coating, which is a manifestation of kidney yang deficiency and also a critical syndrome.
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Looking at teeth due to kidney deficiency
Relationship between teeth and kidneys
Teeth are a sign of good or bad kidneys. "Kidney governs bone and generates marrow, which can nourish bone. Therefore, only when kidney essence is sufficient can bones be nourished. Teeth are the hardest bones in the human body. If kidney essence is depleted, it can cause tooth softening and other phenomena.".
Kidney Yin Deficiency May Cause Toothache
Kidney yin deficiency is manifested as a phenomenon of heat, where kidney yin is depleted and it is naturally unable to control bone and generate sperm. "There are symptoms such as dry teeth, falling off, loosening, and accompanied by low back pain, dizziness, tinnitus, alopecia, and pulse thinning. Generally, it belongs to kidney yin deficiency, and tooth pain often occurs at night.". You can strengthen your teeth by nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney.
2. Kidney yang deficiency with sparse and exposed teeth
Many men will find that as they age, their teeth become longer, but it is not the teeth that are getting longer, but the root of their teeth that is exposed due to kidney yang deficiency.
3. Kidney qi deficiency, loose teeth, weakness
If the teeth are loose, sparse, scorched yellow, and matt, accompanied by weakness in chewing, lack of qi, lazy speech, and weak pulse, it is considered as kidney qi deficiency, and the method of tonifying the kidney and supplementing qi can be used to strengthen the teeth.
4. Deficiency of kidney essence and soft teeth
Tooth soreness is caused by tooth pain caused by tooth wear, damage to enamel, stimulation by external machinery or compounds, and oral diseases.
