🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Ruddy, moist lips indicate healthy gastrointestinal function.
Dark, dry, or dull red upper lip suggests colon disease, accompanied by stiff shoulders, bad breath, oral ulcers, throat obstruction, nasal or ear blockage.
Pale, bluish upper lip indicates cold deficiency in the colon, with symptoms such as diarrhea, bloating, abdominal cramps, chills, alternating hot and cold sensations.
Deep red lower lip indicates stomach heat, accompanied by stomach pain, heavy limbs, hiccups, abdominal distension.
Pale lower lip indicates stomach cold deficiency, with symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, cold stomach, stomach spasms.
Red or dark red inner lip indicates liver fire, irritability, rib-side distension, loss of appetite.
Yellow inner lip suggests hepatitis; if dull and turbid, liver and gallbladder function is definitely impaired.
Bright red lips like fire indicate fever, heart fire excess, respiratory inflammation.
Dull, dark, or turbid lips indicate digestive system dysfunction, with symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, headaches, insomnia, poor appetite.
White lips indicate blood deficiency, weak circulation, cold extremities and cyanosis in winter; if malnutrition or poor lifestyle habits exist, anemia is likely.
Yellow, dry lips indicate impaired spleen secretion, weakening immune function and auxiliary hematopoiesis, making infection more likely.
Bluish-purple lips, known medically as "cyanosis," indicate hypoxia or drug poisoning. Often accompanied by flushed or pale face, chest tightness, stabbing pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and ecchymoses or petechiae on the tongue.
Cracked lips, characterized by fissures or grooves on the lips, historically known as "lip fissure" or "lip dryness," indicate deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B2), excessive heat in the spleen and stomach, or yin deficiency with fire excess.