The color, luster and texture of lips all reflect the health of human body. Normal and healthy lips are generally ruddy and shiny, with moderate dryness and elasticity. Once something goes wrong with your body, your lips will change. So when you get up early in the morning, you might as well look in the mirror and take a closer look at your lips to see if there are any of the following situations:

Cyanosis of lips: If cyanosis of lips appears for a long time, it is called "cyanosis" in modern medicine, indicating that there may be something wrong with your heart, so you should go to the hospital for examination in time. Some diseases of the respiratory system can also lead to the lack of luster and ruddy lips.

Pale lips: Long-term pale lips should go to the hospital for examination, and the doctor will give you some corresponding examinations according to its manifestations and conscious symptoms to rule out anemia. In addition, some patients with deficiency and cold of spleen and stomach and dyspepsia can also show symptoms such as less red and dry lips, and some may be accompanied by chills in limbs.

Red lips: Normal lips are mostly pink. If the red is too bright or dark purple, it may be caused by the so-called "fire" in the body. If accompanied by bad breath and hiccup, it means that the spleen and stomach are damp and hot; Accompanied by bilateral pain, anorexia, indicating that liver fire is too strong.

Lip blackening: If there are one or several black spots on the lips, you should go to the stomatology or dermatology department of the hospital to rule out the possibility of pigmented diseases or vascular diseases such as pigmented nevus or hemangioma, and make relevant examinations when necessary. If the overall color is dim and black, pay attention to whether there is something wrong with the digestive system. If there is a circle of black around the lips, it may be related to dampness in the body or deficiency of both spleen and kidney.

Yellowing of lips: Yellowing of lips is rare. If your lips are yellow and your face and whole body skin are yellow, you should be careful whether there is something wrong with your liver. Go to the hospital in time to check whether there is hepatitis.

Cleft lip: One of the manifestations of cheilitis is chapped lips. Some allergic patients, such as lipstick allergy or indigestion, will also have this kind of performance. Of course, the lack of water or B vitamins in the body can also cause the same phenomenon.

Oral herpes: also known as oral herpes simplex, it is caused by herpes virus infection, and is common in the decline of body resistance, such as overwork, catching cold, liking greasy or spicy food too much, being too wet, etc.