Yellow tongue coating is wind-heat or wind-cold

Wind-heat cold is wind-heat cold, yellow tongue coating is generally wind-heat cold not wind-cold cold.

Wind-heat cold is caused by wind-heat evil invading the body. The heat evil in the patient's body is stronger, which can lead to damage to body fluid and can not nourish the tongue. It can also be accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms such as cough, yellow sticky sputum, nasal obstruction, yellow pus and nasal discharge. Wind-cold cold is caused by wind-heat evil attacking the outside and lung qi losing circulation. It usually has a pale red coating on the tongue, so yellow tongue coating is generally wind-heat cold not wind-heat cold.