My face turned yellow all of a sudden. What disease did I suffer from?

　　A person's complexion often reflects a person's health status. For example, when the body is overworked, the complexion will be particularly poor. Many times, Chinese medicine judges whether a person has a disease by looking at his or her face. Now I will teach you how Chinese medicine can tell your condition by looking at your face. You can also check your health by looking in the mirror.

　　yellow

　　Sallow, burnt. “People with these two complexions often have either spleen deficiency or dampness in their bodies. ”Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of innateness and the source of nutrients. If the spleen and stomach are weak and cannot be transported normally, nutrients will not be able to moisturize our face, and yellow will appear at this time. In addition to digesting nutrients, the spleen also metabolizes water and dampness. If dampness cannot be metabolized normally and nutrients accumulate abnormally, it will also cause the complexion to appear abnormally yellow.

　　green

　　livid. Blue is a color associated with the liver, and a blue complexion is generally caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis. This kind of person has obvious personality traits, such as being suspicious, being aggressive, and easily getting angry for no apparent reason. In addition, it may also be due to cold. We sometimes say "turning blue from the cold" because qi stagnation affects the movement of qi and blood.

　　Eat more hawthorn and shiitake mushrooms if you have a blue complexion. Brewing tea with roses and rose flowers is very effective for women in improving qi stagnation, blood stasis and bluish complexion. Men can eat more hawthorn, mushrooms, black beans, lotus root, etc.

　　black

　　Withered and haggard. A dark complexion will make people feel "withered" and make them look several years older. Dark complexion is closely related to the kidneys. Patients with kidney deficiency often have dark complexions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the five colors correspond to the five internal organs, and black corresponds to the kidneys. Therefore, patients with kidney deficiency often have dark complexions. Dark circles under the eyes also belong to a dark complexion, which is caused by abnormal water metabolism caused by kidney deficiency.

　　red

　　flushing, flushing. Healthy redness emanates from the inside out, while unhealthy flushing has a characteristic that is like tide. For example, some people will turn red in the afternoon. Flushing is related to yin deficiency and internal heat. Generally, people with flushing complexions also have symptoms of irritability and heat, that is, irritability and heat in the palms and soles of the feet. If the internal heat is real, the face will be red. If the internal heat is caused by yin deficiency, the cheekbones will often be red.

　　white

　　Pale, pale, pale. These whites have no luster and are not mixed with blood. They are all whites used by people to describe sick faces. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this white color is closely related to Qi deficiency and blood deficiency. If there is insufficient blood and cannot nourish the face, paleness will appear; the circulation and production of blood depend on Qi. Traditional Chinese medicine says that Qi can generate blood. If Qi is deficient, the function of generating blood will be reduced, and the blood will not be able to nourish the face, resulting in paleness. There is also a kind of whiteness caused by body cold, and these people especially need to keep warm.