Basic symptoms of yellow tongue in newborns

In fact, some of the organs of newborns are not yet perfect, so their bodies are very fragile and they basically have no resistance. Therefore, their parents must pay special attention to some details of life. Let us learn about some basic symptoms of yellow tongue in newborns.

Basic symptoms:

1. If the tongue is pale red, with yellow fur covering the entire surface of the tongue, and the fur is moist and not dry; with a little white fur on the edges and tip, it is caused by external evil turning into heat and entering the Yangming stomach. Main diseases: syndrome of heat entering Yangming, damp-heat in Qi, liver and gallbladder diseases, urinary tract infection, and various febrile diseases. Treatment should be based on clearing away heat, detoxifying, and dredging the exterior and interior.

2. If the tongue is red, with a greasy yellow coating that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges, and is tight and fine, especially at the root, it is mostly due to the combination of heat and phlegm, or dampness entering the body and turning into heat, or warm and hot evils gathering in the stomach and intestines, and has not yet reached the stage of Yangming dryness and solidity.

3. If the tongue is dark red and has cracks, it is a sign of severe nutrient heat. The main diseases are: heat and phlegm, damp heat in the middle burner, and food stagnation in the stomach and intestines. Treatment should be aimed at clearing away heat and dampness, removing dampness and relieving stagnation.

4. If the tongue is purple, with thick gray-yellow fur, and the fur is moist but not dry, it is a critical sign of mixed cold and heat, with heat turning into cold, or cold turning into heat. It is mostly because the fever does not heal, the heart yang declines suddenly, phlegm and aversion to fluids persist for a long time, and the external evil enters the body and turns into heat; in the hot summer, eating raw and cold food leads to cholera; the yin is strong inside, forcing the heat to float up; there is blood stasis in the body. The evil turns into heat; so the main disease is true cold and false heat, heart and kidney yang decline, cholera vomiting and diarrhea, and asthma. The treatment should be to warm the heart and kidneys, restore yang and rescue the spleen; clear away heat and transform the spleen; promote blood circulation and remove stasis.

5. If the tongue is purple, with yellow greasy coating, the tongue is fat, and the surface of the tongue is covered with yellow coating. There is white coating in the middle, which is thicker at the root. It is yellow, thick and greasy. It may be caused by Yin syndrome, internal stagnation of phlegm and dampness, stagnation of cold evil, damp food blocking the middle burner, stagnation of qi and blood, and also symptoms of damp heat and gastrointestinal waste. The treatment is to warm the yang and strengthen the spleen, promote blood circulation and eliminate accumulation.

Patients with this type of tongue pattern generally have more complicated conditions, and treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation and medication. A normal person has a thin, white, and moist coating on the back of his tongue, which is called tongue coating. The tongue coating is thick and greasy, which is usually caused by phlegm heat, food accumulation or internal damp heat. The tongue coating is yellow, smooth and moist, which is a sign of yang deficiency.

Yellow and greasy tongue coating does not necessarily indicate dampness and heat

The above article explains in detail the basic symptoms of yellow tongue in newborns. I believe everyone has a relatively preliminary understanding. Then, in daily life, you should pay attention to some changes in your baby's body to avoid unnecessary complications.