Possible causes of dry mouth and tongue in the elderly include heat and burning of fluids, Qi deficiency and dispersion of fluids, and insufficiency of the liver and kidneys in old age, etc. For the above causes of disease, there are ways to regulate the conditioning of the liver and kidneys by clearing away heat and generating fluids, benefiting the qi and generating fluids (by replenishing the qi to promote the generation of fluids), and replenishing the liver and kidneys together.
1. When the human body feels the summer dampness and heat evils, and the prolonged and repeated burning of the fluids leads to the deficiency of fluids that cannot go upward to nourish the mouth and tongue, resulting in the manifestations of dry mouth and tongue, red eyes and dry nose, etc., the addition of and subtractions from Clearing and Rescuing Lungs Soup can be used.
2. Older people are already old and weak in qi, and when qi is weak, blood is weak, and the blood is not enough to produce fluid, resulting in the loss of moistening of the body, which leads to a dry phenomenon, dry and withered skin, which can be treated with Lily Solid Gold Soup.
3. Kidney is the innate body, the innate kidney essence deficiency, the liver blood deficiency, resulting in the body tendons and bones, orifices and holes of the body lost in the moistening and dryness, can be used in the Mai Men Dong Tang and Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan plus subtractions.
When the elderly have dry mouth and tongue, they should go to the hospital immediately and diagnose an individualized plan after a close assessment of the condition by a physician, do not diagnose and use medication on your own to avoid damage to the organism and adverse reactions.