How to deal with yellow tongue coating in children

Yellow tongue coating in children is a very common symptom. With the arrival of spring, the weather will be relatively dry, and people's bodies will be relatively weak at this time. Boys will inevitably suffer from endocrine disorders, and insufficient qi and blood will cause yellow tongue coating in children. In the following article, let's learn together what to do.

Thick tongue coating means that the tongue quality cannot be seen through the tongue coating. Thick tongue coating is often seen in gastrointestinal stagnation, or the so-called "pathogenic factors entering the interior."

Yellow tongue coating usually indicates that there is heat in the body. Light yellow means mild heat, while dark yellow means severe heat.

In summary:

A thick, dry yellow tongue coating usually indicates excessive heat in the spleen and stomach, or stagnation of heat in the gastrointestinal tract. When this kind of tongue coating appears, patients often have obvious dry mouth, bad breath, irritability, and are often accompanied by constipation.

A thick, sticky yellow tongue coating usually indicates damp-heat in the spleen and stomach or in the liver and gallbladder. Patients often have symptoms such as bitter taste in the mouth, yellow and sticky phlegm, yellow urine, and sticky stools.

How to turn thick yellow tongue coating into normal tongue coating? The safe way is to ask a Chinese medicine practitioner to have a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the patient's illness and physical condition before prescribing Chinese herbal decoctions or Chinese patent medicines for treatment.

As for Chinese patent medicine, "Longdan Xiegan Pills" can treat thick yellow tongue coating caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder. "Er Miao Wan" or "Si Miao Wan" can be used for thick yellow tongue coating caused by damp-heat in the spleen and stomach. "Baohe Pills" can be used for thick yellow tongue coating caused by gastrointestinal stagnation.

If the tongue coating is thick and yellow and does not last long, it can recover on its own. Try to keep your diet light and avoid spicy, irritating and greasy foods. Eat a variety of vegetables.

In the above article, we learned about yellow tongue coating in children. First of all, we can choose relevant methods to treat the children according to their different physical conditions. In particular, many parents like to let their children eat snacks and ice cream, which can cause getting a sore throat.