How to see health from nails

A is the external glory of qi and blood of zang-fu organs, which is directly related to the meridians of human organs and can reflect the physiological and pathological changes of human body. Therefore, knowing the information contained in nail is helpful to understand your health.

1, from the area of one and a half months to see physical fitness.

The crescent-shaped white area under the human nail 1/5 is called half moon, commonly known as "half moon mark" and "small sun". From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, claws are not only tendons, but also the symptoms of liver and gallbladder. The first half of the month is the dividing line between yin and yang meridians of human body, also called "healthy circle". One and a half months is not as much as possible. Healthy people have a month and a half except their little fingers.

The area of the semilunar scar is smaller than 1/5 of the nail, indicating that the energy is insufficient and the gastrointestinal absorption capacity is poor; If the area is larger than 1/5, it is mostly myocardial hypertrophy, which is prone to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, stroke and other diseases. If the half-moon scar suddenly darkens, shrinks and disappears, it often indicates wasting diseases, such as tumors and bleeding.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the characteristics of the first half of the month can reflect the cold and heat properties of the human body. If it is less in the first half of the month and the gloss is poor, it means that it is a cold constitution, and there are often situations such as fear of cold, poor spirit, indigestion and pale face. You can eat more mutton, ginger, coriander and other foods, or take Huoxue Tongmai Decoction and Jinkui Shenqi Pill under the guidance of a doctor to warm the meridians and dispel the cold, and promote blood circulation.

Some people have ten fingers for a month and a half, and they are relatively long, indicating that the body is full of yang and is a hot constitution. People with hot constitution are prone to get angry, fidgety, dry mouth, constipation and other discomforts, so they can eat more bitter gourd, celery or take Liang Xue Siwu decoction. Others were vague for half a month, as if there was nothing. Such people are prone to emotional irritability, abdominal distension and fullness. And most of them are staggered cold and heat or imbalance of yin and yang. They can take Xiaochaihu decoction and Erxian decoction under the guidance of a doctor.

Although the "healthy circle" can reflect the circulation and nutritional status to a certain extent, the growth in the first half of the month is restricted by many factors and cannot be generalized.

2. look at qi and blood from the color of nails

Healthy people's nails are generally pink, with certain luster and uniformity. Chinese medicine also has the theory of "blood deficiency". Many people regard nail whitening as a sign of anemia, but we should analyze it symptomatically. For example, purple nails are a precursor to arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia or cardiac arrest; Blue nails are severe cold syndrome and blood stasis; Yellow nails may be liver and gallbladder problems, or poor blood sugar metabolism; There is also a blue nail, which shows that the lungs are blocked.

3. Look at the lesions from the shape of nails

If the nail surface is not smooth enough and vertical stripes appear, it means that you have been overworked recently and haven't had enough sleep. If vertical stripes exist all the time, it may be that the internal organs have a tendency to chronic diseases, so it is necessary to pay attention to the combination of work and rest. If the grain is not vertical, but horizontal, it means that there is insufficient qi and blood, and there may be pathological changes in the internal organs, so you need to go to the hospital for examination. Generally, horizontal stripes are only at the bottom of nails, but they will gradually move up with the growth of nails.

Many people also have white spots on their nails, which are usually manifestations of calcium deficiency, silicon deficiency or parasitic diseases; If the number of white spots is large, it may be a sign of neurasthenia; If the nail spots are yellow, pay attention to whether you have digestive system diseases. If nails have long-term unhealed barbs, it may be a lack of vitamins or trace elements.