White, thick and greasy tongue coating is generally related to the accumulation of phlegm and dampness in the body and the accumulation of food inside the body.
1. Accumulation of phlegm-dampness in the body: in this case, in addition to white and greasy tongue coating, there will be heavy body, weakness, accompanied by dizziness, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, obesity, stools are not shaped and other symptoms.
2. Food accumulation: in this case, in addition to white greasy tongue, there will be loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal distension, fecal impassability or constipation, foul-smelling stools, belching (hiccups) and sour taste and other symptoms.
White and greasy tongue is only a manifestation of tongue diagnosis, and cannot rely solely on tongue diagnosis to diagnose the disease, but also needs to be combined with observation, smell, questioning, and examination, and the four diagnostics together, in order to make a clear diagnosis.
If the tongue is white and thick and greasy, and there is physical discomfort, it is recommended to go to the regular Chinese medical institutions in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication for treatment, do not take medication without authorization.