Different types of tongue diseases occur due to several types of diseases in the body. Most of the tongue disease occurs due to malfunctioning of the digestive organs or by other disordering of the body. Many of diseases occur due to burning of the tongue.
Cause:-
Diseases related to the tongue occurs due to local infection; by bacteria, viruses or fungus; improper fixing of artificial tooth; due to getting hurt; burning of the tongue; due to taking tobacco or alcohol; due to restlessness and depression; in old age; by lack of complete nutrition; lack of Flouric acid and vitamin B; lack of blood (anemia); due to H.I.V. infection; skin disease or by cancer of the tongue, etc.
Symptoms:-
In several types of tongue diseases, mostly the tip and edges of the tongue remain red and swelled; white blotches appear on the tongue; fast burning sensation occurs on the tongue; thick layer is coated on the tongue. Sometimes the colour of the tongue becomes light and rifts to be created on the tongue.
Drugs used in tongue cancer:-
1. Alumen- This drug is very useful in the formation of polluted fibers and swelling. When the fibers of the tongue, the anus, the uterus, etc. become tough due to any reason, wound appearing in them also becomes tough. Toughness of the fiber and wound causes cancer. Alumen is very useful to remove the toughness of the fibers and wound, so it is used in tongue cancer. In this disease, patient should use Alumen 30 or 200.
2. Phosphorus- Several symptoms also appear in the case of tongue cancer like- swelling of the tongue, becoming the tongue edges tough after erupting, etc. In this disease, patient feels as if a hole is present in the center of the swelled tongue. Thus, taking Phosphorus 30 is very effective.
3. Apis- Burning sensation like sting with pain occur on the tongue in the cases of appearing tongue tumors, toughness of the tongue, tongue cancer, etc. In this disease, with above symptoms, the tongue gets swelling, dried up and cracked; blisters appear on the tongue; wounds appear on the tongue and the tongue is torn and cut resulting he feels difficulty in swallowing anything. Thus, using Apis is very effective in such symptoms.
4. Arsenic- If the tongue has changed into blue or white and wounds on it have also changed into blue; the patient feels restlessness, burning sensation, much thirst, etc. with above symptoms and the symptoms of disease have aggravated at night, taking Arsenic 30 is very effective in the condition of such symptoms. In the symptoms occurring during tongue cancer, using Arsenic Iodide 3x is very effective.
5. Arum-met- In the case of tongue cancer, the tongue becomes tough, patient is not able to identify, the symptoms of disease gets aggravate with sunrise and ameliorates with sun fall, patient has desire for hurting himself. Thus, taking Arum-mur 3x is very effective.
6. Benzoic-acid- In the case of tongue cancer, first of all, the tongue becomes light blue; smell is like that of hoarse's urine; the tongue becomes soft like sponge and the upper part of it is torn that converted into wounds and starts to multiply slowly on the entire tongue; wound and tumor appears in the last section of the tongue of the left side where both the jaws meet. Thus, use Benzoic-acid 3 or 6 is beneficial.
Treatment of torn tongue with different drugs:-
1. Belladonna- If the tongue has dried up and has torn and feels as if the tongue has burnt, Belladonna should be taken.
2. Rananculus-skaleratus- If oblique marks have appeared on the tongue; the upper skin of the tongue is uncovering; tongue has torn and burning sensation and pain occur on the tongue, Rananculus Scalaratus 3 or 30 or its mother tincture should be used.
3. Arum-Triphyllum- If crackle has fallen on the tongue with bleeding, Arum-Triphyllum 3 to 30 should be taken. It prevents bleeding and helps to cure disease.
4. Rhus-tox- If straight crackle has fallen on the middle of the tongue, Rhus-tox 30 should be used for the treatment.
Swelling of the tongue:-
In this condition, the tongue is red, swelled, painful with burning sensation; the tongue comes out from the mouth and additional saliva secretes from the mouth; patient feels difficulty while eating food, speaking and breathing due to this disease. This disease occurs due to getting cold, weakness in the body, appearing wounds on the tongue, scratching the tongue and getting hurt, etc. due to taking extra (additional) mercury, the tongue is swollen.
Use of drugs to cure swelling of the tongue:-
1. Merc-Vivus-
Sometimes, the patient feels as if tongue has become enlarged comparison to normal due to swelling of it. The taste becomes sweet. Thus, taking Belladonna 30 is very effective.
If the tongue of a person has swelled up due to taking additional mercury, using the powder of Merc-Vivus 3x or 6x is very effective.
2. Aconite- If the patient has severe fever with tongue swelling, Aconite should be taken.
3. Cantharis- If the tongue has burnt due to eating or drinking hot eatables and tongue has swelled up due to burnt, use Cantharis 6 or 30.
4. Apis- If the tongue has swelled up and burning sensation starts on it with pain like sting that is moved to the throat, etc., Apis should be taken.
If burning sensation starts on the tongue and it becomes swelled up, use Apis 3x or 30.
If the tongue is swelled up due to taking additional mercury, these drugs can be also used- Nitric-acid 3 to 6, Arum 6, Hepar-sulphur 6 or Carbo-veg 6, etc.
5. Oxalic-acid- In the condition of tongue swelling with pain and scratching pain and in the condition of uncovering the tongue layer, use Oxalic-acid 6 or 30 for the treatment.
6. Pulsatilla- If the tongue has swollen due to taking drugs used in piles or arthritis, Pulsatilla 30 should be given.
7. Arsenic or Lachesis-
If symptoms of gangrene are found on the patient's tongue, Arsenic 30 or Lachesis 30 should be used for the treatment of it. n the condition of tongue swelling, gargling with the solution of Arnica or Artica Urens is benefited. For the preparation of solution, mix 20 drops of the mother tincture of Arnica or Artica urens in a small cup with water. Gargling with this solution thrice a day is very effective.
8. Arnica- If tongue swelling has occurred due to blisters or getting hurt on the tongue, using Arnica 3x is very effective.
Use of drugs in the condition of pain in the tongue:-
Agaricus- If pain like pricking needle in the tongue, taking Agaricus 30 is very effective and if burning sensation also occurs with such pain, taking Arsenic 30 appropriate.
Use of drugs in the case of paralysis of the tongue:-
1. Causticum- If paralysis has attacked on the tongue and tongue does not work properly, take Causticum 3 to 30 in such types of symptoms.
2. Dulkamara- In the case of paralysis of the tongue, if tongue comes out from the mouth; swelling comes in it and it becomes stiff, etc., using Dulkamara 30 is very effective.
3. Gelsemium- If the tongue is felt much thick compared to normal, due to which patient has difficulty in speaking, Gelsemium 30 or 200 should be used.
4. Plumbum- If the tongue becomes thick in the case of tongue paralysis and Gelsemium is failed, Plumbum 3 to 30 should be used.
5. Lachesis- If the patient is not able to move out his tongue from the mouth completely due to paralysis, Plumbum 30 should be taken.
Use of drugs in ulcer of the tongue:-
The tongue becomes red in the condition of appearing small pimples on the tongue; swelled up little with pain in it and occasionally it visible as torn.
1. Muriatica-acid- Using Muriatica-acid 6 or 30 is very effective in condition of appearing ulcer again and again with swelling of the tongue and its toughness.
2. Lycopodium- In the condition of appearing ulcer in the lower part of the tongue, Lycopodium 30 should be used.
3. Nitric-acid- If a person suffering from whooping cough for a long time with having ulcer below his tongue, using Nitric-acid 30 is very effective for the treatment of such patient. Blisters appear on the tongue due to taking additional mercury resulting wounds appear on it. Thus, to cure such wounds, Nitric-acid 3 or Hepar-sulphur 6 to 30 should be used.
4. Merc-sol- In the condition of appearing ulcer of syphilis below the tongue, taking Merc-sol 30 is beneficial.
5. Borax- If red pimples have appeared on the tongue and if troubles get aggravated due to moving the head or by eating salt and spicy things, etc., Borax 30 should be taken.
6. Graphites- If the tongue has become dirty due to appearing wounds with offensive smell, treatment of such symptoms by Graphites 30 is very effective.
7. Merc-bin-
If wounds have appeared on the tongue with taking mercury, using the powder of Merc-bin 2x is very effective. In such types of symptoms, using Arsenic 6 or Hydrastis 3x with other drugs is beneficial.
In the condition of wounds on the tongue, add 4 to 6 drops of dilute Nitric-acid or 4 to 6 drops of the mother tincture of Hydrastis in a glass of water and gargling with this water 3 to 4 time everyday is beneficial.
Becoming the tongue as bad colour:-
The tongue goes on changing its colour according to the physical disease. In this condition, it can changes into red, white, blue, green, black, etc. thus, drugs are also given according to the colour of the tongue.
Drugs that are used according to the tongue color:-
- Using different drugs in the condition of black tongue is very effective like- Ars, Merc-cor, Merc-Cyanatus, Bapti, Calca, Lyco, Opi, Phos and Rhus-tox, etc.
- If the tongue is bluish black or only blue or only yellow, use these drugs- Ars, Cuprum, Mur-ac, Digi, Merc-Cyanatus, Opi or Veretr-ab, etc.
- In the case of becoming the tongue as almond colour, different drugs can be used like- Amon-ca, Kayo, Cuprum-Ars, Antim-ta, Ars, Bapti, Echina, Hyos, Medo, Merc-Cya, Mur-ac, Natrum-s and Phos, etc.
- If the central section of the tongue is almond coloured, using Bapti, Phos or Plumbum-met is beneficial.
- In the condition of almond coloured tongue and dryness of it, using different drugs is beneficial like- Ailanth, Bryo, Lache, Rhus-tox, Antim-tart, Ars, Bapti and Spongi, etc.
- If the tongue is clean with any type of disease, taking Ars, Asar, Ipe, Mag-Pho, Nitric-acid, Cina, Sinco, Digi, Pyroz, Rhus-tox or Sepia, etc. are very useful.
- If the front part of the tongue is clean and the back part has coated, Sepia is very useful.
- If the tongue of a woman is clean during her menstrual secretion and becomes dirty after it, using Sepia is very effective.
- If the middle part of the patient's tongue is dirty as found in typhoid patient, using Arnica, Bapti or Mur-acid.
- If the patient's tongue is flabby, wetted and changes its color with the changing of teeth color, use these drugs like- Ars, Chelido, Hydra, Natrum-Pho, Podo, Rhus-to, Kali-bi, Merc-cor, Merc-sol, Saniqui or Strammo, etc. using any one among these drugs is very effective for the treatment of such patient.
- If foam produces on the tongue and bubbles appear on the edges of the tongue, treat it with Natrum-mur.
- If the tongue is coated in the condition of any type of tongue disease, using Antim-tart, Ars, Bapti, Nux-vom Chini-ars, Gels, Lyco or Puls, etc. is very effective.
- If the back part of the tongue is whiter coated with the feeling of heaviness on it, Kali-mur should be taken.
- In the condition of green colored tongue, using Natrum-s or Plumbum is very effective for the treatment of this disease.
- If oblique marks have fallen on the tongue and blotches have appeared on the edges of the tongue, using anyone among these drugs like- Antim-crue, Lache, Natrum-mur, Nitric-acid, Ars, Kali-bi and Rhus-tox, etc. is very effective.
- Using anyone among following drugs- Acon, Apis, Ars, Hyos, Kali-bi, Bell, Canth, Crotal, Gels, Lache, Merc-co, Meze, Pyro, Rhus-tox, Nux-vom and Terebi, etc. is beneficial in the condition of red tongue.
- If the tongue is dry and red especially the middle part of it, using Antim-ta or Rhus-tox is very effective.
- If the edges of the tongue have become red, anyone among Antim-ta, Ars, Bapti, Bella, Canth, Cheli, Echina, Kali-ba, Lac-ca, Lache, Merc-Iod-flav, Merc, Nitric-acid, Podo, Rhus-tox and Sulph, etc. should be used.
- If the edges of the tongue are red and its middle part is white, using Belladonna is very good for the treatment.
- If the middle section of the tongue is red or striped, Antim-tart, Crotal, Ars, Causti, or Veretra-vi should be used. It makes the tongue color normal and helps to erase marks.
- If the tongue is red and cut or scratched marks are fallen on it, Alium-c should be taken.
- Use these drugs in red tongue and its cut and tear like- Ars, Bella, Kali-ba, Antim-ta, Argent-ni, Lyco, Meze and Nux-mo, Terebi, etc.
- If the tongue has converted into red, Arum, Canth, Ars, or Tarax, etc. should be taken.
- If the tongue becomes bright, smooth, anyone among these drugs- Crotal, Kali-bi, Apis, Phos, Pyro, Rhus-tox, Canth, Lache, Nitric-acid or Terebi, etc. can be used.
- If red colored spots or stain have appeared and the patient feels pain due to touch on the tongue, using Argent-ni, Ars, Phyto, Rhus-tox, Secale, Merc-Iod-flav or Sulph is very effective.
- If the front part of the tongue is red, Argent-ni, Ars, Secale, Merc-Iod-flav, Phyto, Rhus-tox or Sulph, etc. should be used.
- If the tongue becomes red, remains wet and crackles have fallen in the middle part of the tongue, use Nitric-acid.
- If the tongue is changed into the color of strawberry, Belladonna should be used for the treatment.
- If the tongue is red, take Daphne, Lobel-in or Rhus-tox, etc. for the treatment.
- If the tongue is white coated and has become sticky like gum, use these drugs- Bapti, Bism, Antim-crue, Antim-to, Bryo, Cheli, Merc, Puls, Secale, Hydra and Sepia, etc. anyone of these drugs can be used.
- If the tongue becomes yellow, dirty with thickening additional coat, anyone among these drugs- Scue, Carbo-veg, Bapti, Bryo, Chamo, Chelido, Kali-bi, Merc, Sinchona, Hydra, Natrum-s or Puls, etc. should be used.
- If yellow blotch or spots are found in the middle section of the tongue, Bapti or Phyto should be taken.
Other treatment to cure tongue diseases with the use of different drugs:-
- The patient should take enough balanced diets in the condition of tongue diseases.
- Taking green leafy vegetables, eggs, meat-fish, milk, cheese, etc. is very useful for the patient.
- Patient should keep his mouth and teeth neat and clean and he must brushes his teeth after taking food and clean his tongue also with tongue cleaner.
- Do not take too hot eatables because it burns the tongue.
- Too much spicy things should not be taken.
- Do not smoking, because it is also responsible for many diseases.