The tongue is a common tongue disease in childhood and is often detected during the examination of the pharynx or teeth. The surface of the human tongue is covered with a layer of white fluffy material, which is usually called tongue moss, and it consists of a large number of “filiform papillae”, 1-3 mm high, with some red myxoid particles scattered between them, called “myxoid papillae “This is a kind of tissue with a sense of taste. Map tongue is part of the filiform papillae off caused by the general round or oval, but irregular, the edge often has a circle of gray-white elevation, a rough look very much like a map. Chinese medicine has four diagnoses: look, smell, ask, and cut. “Look” is the first, of which, look at the tongue is essential. Therefore, Chinese medicine has long recognized this tongue disease, called “flower peeling moss”, folk are more imaginatively called it “flower tongue”. Do not underestimate this tongue disease, some people have made a survey, in normal children have about 4% of the incidence. Chinese medicine has always attached importance to the changes in the tongue body and tongue coating. There are “tongue for the heart of the seedlings”, “tongue for the spleen and stomach outside the wait”, because the tongue and the human body and internal organs are closely related. A child’s map tongue often reflects repeated colds and dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. To repair the tongue with Chinese medicine, it is necessary to start from these two aspects in order to be effective. Children who are prone to recurrent colds are weak, usually easily fatigued, sweating at night, dry stools, once every two or three days, although their faces are somewhat pale, but their lips are very red, like lipstick, colds every month, pneumonia often patronize, and sometimes low fever, using Chinese medicine theory to summarize, the conclusion is qi deficiency and yin deficiency. In contrast, children with spleen and stomach dysfunction have a weak constitution, a yellowish complexion, poor appetite, picky and partial eating, abdominal distension and abdominal pain caused by a slight lack of attention to diet, and in some cases, anemia, and sweating during the day when they are active. There is a difference between the two herbal treatments. The former is based on nourishing qi, nourishing yin and clearing heat, focusing on improving the body’s immunity and reducing respiratory tract infections, and the peeling tongue will grow back when the body is strong. And the spleen and stomach dysfunction of children, the focus of treatment should be placed on strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating food stagnation, digestion and absorption of a good, stomach gas is also strong, map tongue quietly recede. The Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of map tongue, in fact, most of the drugs to regulate the body, such as astragalus, princely ginseng, yellow essence, which has the benefit of vital energy. The spleen is strengthened and the stomach is opened. Among the many drugs, the efficacy of Astragalus, Huai Shan Yao, Gong Lao Ye and Xian He Cao in repairing map tongue is praiseworthy. Two experimental prescriptions are introduced for reference use. These Chinese medicines are calm, slightly sweet, decocted daily, and generally do not make children tired of refusing to take them. Recipe 1: Astragalus membranaceus 10g, Nan Sha Shen 10g, Wu Wei Zi 5g, Fructus Lycii 10g, Xian He Cao 10g, Red Date 5g, Licorice 5g. This prescription is suitable for children with map tongue who are prone to recurrent colds, and is usually taken for 10-15 days as a course of treatment. Recipe 2: 10 grams of prunus ginseng, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams of Poria, 10 grams of Chinese yam, 10 grams of white lentils. Gongshang Ye 10 grams, Chicken Neijin 10 grams, Licorice 5 grams, suitable for children with weak spleen and stomach map tongue, of which Chicken Neijin has a good appetite and appetite effect, can also be separately powdered and swallowed. Take Chinese medicine at the same time, you should also pay attention to diet and living habits. There should be enough water and fruits and vegetables supplied every day, go to public places less often to reduce the occurrence of colds and flu, and eat more protein-rich foods. Such as milk, eggs, fish, lean pork, etc., which contains more zinc, which is also helpful for the map tongue to get better. In the end, Chinese medicine to repair the map tongue, is actually a reasonable adjustment to the child’s physique, as long as the identification of the right medicine, parents adhere to the child’s medication, map tongue is completely curable. Mothers with children may occasionally find uneven flaking of the tongue on the baby’s tongue, as if it were a map-like tongue. That’s when parents start to get uneasy and wonder what’s wrong with their child. Other parents do not take this phenomenon seriously and leave it alone. But please don’t ignore your child’s map tongue. Map tongue is a relatively common symptom manifested in children aged 4 to 5 years old. After the appearance of the map tongue, generally no major pain, but often accompanied by poor food, yellow face, night sweats, night terrors, loose stools or constipation, easy to catch a cold and other symptoms. The cause of the map tongue should be vitamin deficiency or tongue inflammation. According to Chinese medicine, the color and thickness of the tongue moss can reflect the strength or weakness of the evil qi and the severity of the disease, while the presence or absence of the tongue moss reflects the strength or weakness of the stomach qi. As the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the postnatal period, the presence or absence of tongue moss also reflects the body’s positive qi. The presence or absence of tongue moss on a child’s tongue indicates that the child’s spleen and stomach qi is weakened and that the positive qi is insufficient. In a sick child, a map tongue indicates a spleen and stomach Yin deficiency and a spleen and stomach Qi deficiency. When you see the tongue flaking like a map, the flaking pieces are of different sizes, the edges are elevated and the flaking surface is red, which is different from the quality of the tongue, it mostly belongs to spleen and stomach yin deficiency; if the edge of the flaking surface is not elevated, the flaking surface is smooth like a mirror and its color is roughly the same as the color of the quality of the tongue, it mostly belongs to spleen and stomach qi deficiency. Most children with map tongue are related to spleen and stomach digestive function diseases, so treatment of map tongue should be combined with treatment and regulation of spleen and stomach digestive function. When parents see that their child has a map tongue, they should pay more attention to the diet and care. First of all, the map tongue is related to the child’s nutritional status, sometimes caused by vitamin and trace element deficiencies. This is the time to eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and protein-rich foods, such as fish, meat, eggs, beans, etc.. Children with map tongue should not eat fried, smoked, greasy food, such as: fritters, fried eggs, pancakes, grilled lamb skewers; spicy food, such as chili, mustard, pepper, dried ginger, mutton, dog meat and other fatty meat should also be avoided. For children with Yin deficiency in the spleen and stomach, which may be manifested as: hunger but not thinking about eating, thirst for cold drinks, dry stools, night sleep and night sweats, children with map tongue, should eat more foods that nourish Yin and generate fluid, such as: millet, wheat flour and a variety of grains and beans and soy products; eat milk, eggs, lean meat, fish, these foods contain high protein, a variety of trace elements, but less fat content, rich in nutrients and Not generate internal heat; fruits and vegetables should be eaten more, especially apples, sugar cane, bananas, hawthorn, umeboshi, watermelon and other fruits containing a wide variety of vitamins. For children with spleen and stomach qi deficiency, they will show: loss of appetite, thinning, tired limbs or shortness of breath after activities, or a little activity will sweat a lot, less breath and lazy speech, loose or formed stools and more often, sleep with eyes dewy, drooling, pale or yellowish face, with map tongue, should give children to eat some food that can strengthen the spleen and benefit qi, such as japonica rice, barley, yam, lentils, lotus seeds, dates, can strengthen the spleen and benefit qi, but also harmonize the stomach. These foods can be made into porridge to be taken, on the one hand, it is convenient and easy for children to take, on the other hand, it can warm the spleen and stomach, strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi. Remind parents that they must keep their babies’ oral hygiene, rinse their mouths after meals, and rinse their mouths with light salt water before going to bed at night; children with poor spleen and stomach function should pay attention to avoid eating, not to eat spicy and stimulating, poorly digested food; eat less snacks, no puffed food, no cold frozen food; appropriate to increase the type and amount of fruit, eat more vegetables, especially dark green, red and other dark vegetables.