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Leather mouth (the magic of tongue)
We use our tongues every day, but you know what? The tongue has magical power. It can not only help us to taste food, but also help us to stay healthy.

Structure of tongue

First, let's learn about the structure of the tongue. Tongue consists of muscles, which are divided into three parts: front, middle and back. The front part is mainly used to taste the taste of food, and the middle part and the back part are responsible for pushing food down the throat.

In addition, there are many small granular nipples on the surface of the tongue, which can help us feel the taste and temperature of food.

Function of nozzle

Drunkenness is a health care method of traditional Chinese medicine, which regulates the qi and blood and viscera functions of the body by stimulating acupuncture points on the tongue, thus achieving the effect of disease prevention and health care.

The specific operation methods of batch nozzles are as follows:

Step 1: Prepare.

First, you need to prepare a clean spoon or use a tongue scraper.

Scrape your tongue

Gently scrape the tongue surface with a spoon or scraper, scrape forward from the base of the tongue, and repeat several times until the white or yellow bacteria and toxins on the tongue surface are scraped off.

Step 3: Massage your tongue.

Gently massage the acupoints on the tongue surface with your tongue. You can choose to massage the front, middle or back, and massage each acupoint for about 10-20 seconds.

Step 4: Rinse your mouth

Rinse your mouth with warm water or salt water to wash away bacteria and toxins in your mouth.

Advantages of criticism

Being drunk can help us maintain oral hygiene and prevent bad breath and dental caries. In addition, leather mouth can also promote digestion and improve constipation and gastrointestinal problems.

Leather mouth can also regulate the function of qi, blood and viscera, prevent diseases and protect health. For example, massaging the liver meridian points on the tongue helps to regulate liver function and prevent liver disease; Massage the acupoints of kidney meridian on the tongue, which is helpful to regulate renal function and prevent nephropathy.

Matters needing attention

Although criticism has many advantages, it also needs to pay attention to some matters.

First of all, scrape and massage your tongue gently, not too hard, so as not to hurt your tongue and oral tissues.

Secondly, the frequency and time of batch nozzles also need to be properly mastered. Generally speaking, it is enough to criticize your mouth once every morning after getting up and before going to bed at night.