What does the crescent on the nail represent?
The white crescent moon at the root of the nail is called the half moon mark, commonly known as the health circle, which is a yardstick of whether the human body is energetic or not. The greater the energy, the whiter and larger the half-moon mark. Generally, the half-moon mark of young people's thumb is 1/5 of the nail, and the edge is clear. The width and size of the health circle vary from person to person and from race to race. Usually, men's health circle is about 3 mm, and women are slightly smaller. The widths of index finger, middle finger and ring finger decrease in turn, while the little finger is mostly absent. Old people are narrow-minded, and malnourished people often disappear. The change of health circle can best show the nutritional status of the body and is a lamp to indicate the nutritional status of the human body. As long as eight out of ten fingers have half moon marks, it means they are full of energy. If the little finger also has a half-moon mark, it means that they are quite energetic. If the half-moon mark is reduced, you can supplement protein and black food, such as black rice and black fungus, and try to maintain strong physical strength and exercise properly.
What do healthy nails look like?
Healthy nails are pink because of sufficient blood supply, with smooth and round surface and moderate thickness; The shape is smooth and flat, and there are no vertical and horizontal grooves and interference spots on the surface; The nails are symmetrical, not skewed, without depression or upward inclination of the ends. Put ten nails in the sun to observe, and move your fingers up and down. If there is shiny reflection on the nail surface, it means that the overall health is in an excellent state and the functions of various organs in the body are intact and normal.
The bigger the new moon, the better.
The crescent area of a healthy person is about 1/5 of the nail area. If the crescent area is less than 1/5 nails, it means that energy is insufficient and gastrointestinal absorption is not good. If the crescent moon suddenly darkens, shrinks and disappears, it often means suffering from wasting diseases, or tumors, internal bleeding and so on. When the crescent moon is larger than 1/5, it mostly means that the myocardium is enlarged, which is prone to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, stroke and other diseases. It can be said that the crescent moon is a "barometer" of human health.
Does nail crescent have anything to do with health?
Usually, I can always hear all kinds of opinions about the relationship between the small crescent of nails and health. The crescent can reflect the physical health to a certain extent. For example, when there are problems in circulation and nutrition, the crescent edge may become blurred, smaller or disappear, and if some trace elements are lacking, it will also cause changes in color morphology. However, this doesn't mean that you can clearly judge what disease you have according to the crescent moon. The crescent shape is not aimed at diseases, which may lead to the disorder of the circulatory system, so the situation of nails can not correspond to diseases one by one. In addition, some external conditions of the body, such as contact with corrosive liquids, acid and alkali substances or the behavior of children biting their nails, may lead to the change of crescent moon. When diagnosing diseases, Chinese medicine usually considers the whole nail, such as the color, luster and shape of the nail surface, as well as the complexion and pulse condition, not just the number of crescent moons.
Many people like to compare the crescent moon with others. Experts point out that this is unscientific. The scientific name of the upper crescent moon "Jiabanyue" is a natural phenomenon formed in the process of nail growth, but there is no new nail that has been completely keratinized. Some people may not be easy to see in the first half of the month because of the backward methyl group or slow nail growth. Therefore, everyone has a small crescent moon, but some are invisible. Most people's half-moon size is caused by individual differences. Experts also pointed out that the number of crescent moons varies from person to person, and there is no strict standard of "how much is healthy" in Chinese medicine.
Although the growth rate of fingernails of five fingers is different, the growth rate of fingernails of left and right hands is basically the same, and there will be no obvious difference because of right-handed or left-handed. So the crescent on the two fingers is basically symmetrical. A person's crescent moon number will occasionally be one more or one less, which is just the normal change of body metabolism, which makes the growth rate of nails change a little, so there is no need to be nervous. But sometimes, the change of crescent moon can really reflect some health problems. The premise is-your crescent moon just becomes very different from before! Not that your crescent moon is different from others. If in a short time, you never have a crescent moon, and many full moons suddenly appear, or your original full moon suddenly disappears, then be careful whether there is something wrong with your thyroid.