We all know that heart disease will find some traces on the face, Chinese medicine believes that the heart in the body for the tongue, that is, the health of the heart will first be reflected in the tongue. Well, if you are a heart patient, or belong to a high-risk group, you may wish to look in the mirror, open your mouth, stick out your tongue, and see. Bruises on the tongue – suggesting that the blood vessels are blocked For people with cardiovascular disease, the tongue shows a dark purple color or bruises, in Chinese medicine belongs to the blood vessels are blocked. If there are bruises on the tongue, and accompanied by panic, shortness of breath, even insomnia and dreaminess, tingling in the precordial area and other symptoms, suggesting that there may be cardiovascular disease; if accompanied by dizziness and headache and other symptoms, suggesting that there may be cerebrovascular disease. Red tongue – suggests insufficient heart yin Healthy tongue should show a light pink color. Clinically, some people suffering from cardiovascular diseases may have a red tongue, and the patient is often accompanied by heartburn, panic, premature beats, tachycardia and other uncomfortable symptoms. This is a deficiency of heart yin in Chinese medicine. When heart yin is insufficient, it is easy to produce false fire, inducing cardiovascular disease. The tongue becomes white – suggesting insufficient qi and blood in the tongue becomes white can be divided into two categories. First, the tongue is white, if these people are accompanied by arrhythmia, fatigue, heart failure and other symptoms, suggesting that may be suffering from anemic heart disease. The second is the tongue is white and greasy, mostly with the middle jiao damp obstruction related, the patient is accompanied by chest tightness, precordial discomfort and other symptoms, the patient may have coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases. Look at the “face” can also self-check coronary heart disease after suffering from coronary heart disease, the human face will often have the following three changes: 1, face swelling: face, eyelids appear swollen, face muscle tissue relaxation, finger pressure will appear indentation, indentation parts of the skin will not pop up. According to Chinese medicine, swollen face is mostly a sign of heart disease, one of the manifestations of cardiac insufficiency, a sign of heart failure and advanced coronary heart disease. 2, eyelid yellow tumor: occurs in the inner skin of both upper eyelids yellowish soft flat wart-like elevation, is formed by the lipid-containing tissue cells in the skin, it is the human body lipid metabolism disorders of the external skin manifestations, often accompanied by cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, etc.) or hyperlipidemia. 3. Corneal senile ring: a grayish-white ring will appear around the cornea of the eye, called corneal senile ring. It is due to the blood cholesterol, phospholipids, triglycerides and other lipids excessive deposition in the corneal edge of the results. There are some patients with coronary heart disease can also appear corneal senile ring.