Tongue white with red spots cough mainly consider wind-heat against the lungs and lung yin insufficiency, respectively, external and internal injuries caused by cough.
1. Wind-heat against the lungs: tongue white is common in exogenous diseases, especially pale white tongue, is a foreign evil invasion of the human body manifested in the changes in the tongue, there are red dots suggesting that the heat phenomenon. At this time, the cough may be wind-heat against the lungs, lung qi disharmony caused by clinical symptoms can be accompanied by cold (fear of cold), fever, sore throat and so on.
2. Lung yin insufficiency: white tongue can also be a normal person’s tongue, there are red spots can be seen in the lung yin insufficiency, yin deficiency and internal heat. At this time, the cough may be insufficient lung yin, the loss of moistening caused by clinical symptoms can be accompanied by afternoon hot flashes, night sweats (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, wake up sweating to stop) and so on.
Tongue white with red spots cough should not blindly use drugs, it is recommended that patients under the guidance of a professional doctor to avoid danger.