In medicine, there is a term called "fatigue syndrome". The main clinical manifestations are feeling weak and heavy, and there will be symptoms such as low fever, sore throat, headache, muscle and joint pain and enlarged lymph nodes. Because they feel weak, many people will choose to solve it by eating supplements, such as donkey hide gelatin paste, pilose antler powder, Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, American ginseng tablets, bird's nest sea cucumber, jujube and medlar, and will choose some popular tonics on the market. While taking tonics, they will consult me clinically whether the tonics they take are right. In the outpatient department, I often encounter patients asking, "is it appropriate for me to take xx tonic?", "Can I take so and so tonic for my body?" For these questions, today I teach you a simple way to judge whether you need tonic, that is, by checking the tongue coating: First, the tongue coating is very thin or even no tongue coating. This situation shows that the Qi mechanism in the body is unobstructed, and there is no phlegm blocking the body meridians. It is preliminarily judged that some tonics can be simply used. Second, the tongue coating is very thick, but the color is not yellow (white). Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this situation is a cold and wet constitution. You can take tonics, but you'd better not use them alone. You need to add some drugs for Qi dissipation and stagnation, such as tangerine peel, burnt hawthorn, fried malt, etc., which will get twice the result with half the effort. Third, the tongue coating is very thick and yellow. This situation belongs to the constitution of damp and heat. Damp and heat stick together, resulting in blocked Qi mechanism in the body. If you take tonics at this time, it is like adding fuel to the fire. It seems that even if you add more horsepower to the engine when the road is blocked, you can't reach the destination smoothly. Therefore, after simply mastering the above three points, we will basically have a little understanding of the tonic of traditional Chinese medicine. Don't take tonic when you feel tired and weak. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the use of the six Fu organs. Only by unblocking the internal organs and Qi, this is the real tonic! (outlook new era)