Cracked tongue is categorized into physiological and pathological. Physiological is congenital cracked tongue, usually no need to treat; pathological cracked tongue according to the systemic symptoms can be identified as heat and injury to fluid, blood deficiency without moistening, spleen deficiency and damp obstruction.
1. If the tongue has cracks, accompanied by yellowish brown tongue coating, fever and sweating, thirst and drink, dry stools, etc., it is caused by exogenous heat disease or internal fire, which consumes yin and fluids, and the fluids are damaged and can’t be absorbed by the tongue, so it can be treated with medicines for clearing away the heat and generating fluids.
2. If there are cracks in the tongue, accompanied by pale tongue color, less colorful face, pale paw nails and lips, dizziness, dizziness, numbness of the hands and feet, etc., it is a deficiency of blood and not moisturized, and the tongue is not nourished, so it should be treated with medicines to nourish blood and moisten the dryness.
3. If the tongue is cracked, accompanied by a pale fat tongue, yellowish color (yellow face without luster), lack of desire to eat, tiredness and fatigue, etc., for the spleen deficiency and dampness, dampness within the blockage of fluid, can not be up to the tongue caused by the spleen and dampness (strengthen the spleen, get rid of dampness) drug therapy.
Those who have abnormalities of the tongue should go to the hospital in time and receive standardized treatment under the guidance of a physician.