How to identify bleeding gums in Chinese medicine

Gum bleeding belongs to the category of “epistaxis” in Chinese medicine, which can be divided into the evidence of stomach fire blazing and the evidence of yin deficiency and fire exuberance (deficiency of yin and essence in the body and hyperactivity of deficiency fire). 1. Stomach fire blazing syndrome: clinical manifestations include bleeding gums, bright red blood, acute onset, red, swollen and painful gums, accompanied by headache, bad taste in the mouth, burning in the stomach, red tongue, yellow moss, flooding pulse and other symptoms. The treatment is to clear the stomach and diarrhea the fire (to remove the fire in the stomach), cool the blood and stop bleeding (to make the blood cool and moist, to prevent bleeding) as the method, and can be taken with Jiawei Qinggong San and Laxing Xin Tang. 2. Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire syndrome: clinical manifestations include bleeding gums, bright red blood, slow onset, often triggered by heat and fatigue, teeth shaking, red tongue, little moss, and fine pulse (pulse becomes narrower, thinner and faster). Treatment is to nourish yin and reduce fire (nourish yin essence and reduce fire), cool blood and stop bleeding (cool and moisten the blood to prevent bleeding), and can take Six-flavored Digoxin Pills. People with bleeding gums should consult a regular hospital in time and use medication under the guidance of a medical professional.