I don’t know if you have ever had such an experience. One day, at some time, and when you are enjoying your beautiful hands, huh! Suddenly I found a small white dot on my nails! What is that? I remember when I was a child, my mother told me that it was because there were roundworms in my stomach, but some people said that calcium deficiency in the body would also form white spots on my nails. So what is the reason? Let's find out now!
A reader asked: Recently, I found a little white dot in the middle of my index finger with my right hand. My grandmother told me that this means there are roundworms in my stomach and asked me to take some insecticide medicine as soon as possible. However, some friends also said that it was because of calcium deficiency, so I would be fine if I took some calcium tablets. I would like to ask the experts, why are there white spots on the nails? Should I take insect pills or calcium tablets?
Nails are actually formed by keratinization of the base of the nail. Since the nail root will continue to metabolize and produce new nails, we need to trim the extra parts from time to time. When these stromal cells cannot keratinize normally, they will still be "topped" by the new nails behind them, forming the common white spots we have. This white dot has a medical term called "spot-shaped leukoariasis", which is a type of white arthropathy. Although the name is scary, in most cases, this kind of tiny white spot is caused by damage to the nail root, such as nails being pinched by a door or hit by a hammer. Sometimes nail clipping can also cause minor damage. Therefore, no matter how much insecticide you take and how much calcium you can supplement, there will be white spots.
Some people may say that they were not injured when they found white spots on their nails. Indeed, this is because the damaged nail is the matrix, so it usually takes about two months from the damage to the actual growth of the white spot. In addition, there are other possibilities, such as mild infection or allergies, or side effects of specific drugs, .
Therefore, no matter where these trauma come from, generally speaking, the small white spots on the nails do not require any treatment and will disappear as the nails grow. They won't recur, either, unless you get other trauma again. Of course, these are cases where only one or a few nails have white spots. If all your nails have white spots or lines, it may be caused by anemia, heart disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, or kidney disease, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Further reading:
What does the "crescent moon" on the nails represent?
The crescent moon on the nails, commonly known as the "little sun", is one of the weather vanes of physical health and can judge the cold and heat of physical fitness. The crescent moon is located 1/5 below of the fingernail of . It is the junction of the yin and yang meridians of the human body. It is a sign of whether the body's essence is strong or not. It is also called " Health Circle ".
1. Healthy crescent
Normal finger crescent should be rosy and subtle, tough and moderate, and natural shiny. In addition to the little finger, healthy people generally have 4 to 8 "little suns" in their ten fingers. If this is not the case, they should pay attention to the conditioning of their physical condition.
Traditional medicine believes that healthy people generally have crescent moons on their thumbs, and the index finger and middle finger should also have crescent moons, and the ring finger can have no crescent moons. The width of the crescent moon should be about 1/5 of the nail. The less crescent moon, the worse the energy and the worse the physical condition. has low immunity and , and people are also prone to fatigue. Most of them are cold constitution , which is deficient in qi and blood.
2. Cold crescent
1. Both thumbs have crescent moons, but the rest have no crescent moons.
2. Those with no crescent moon on their ten fingers.
3. Although there are 3 to 7 crescents in the ten fingers, the width of the crescent is only 1 to 2 mm.
3. Hot crescent
1. More than 8 of the ten fingers have crescent moons, and the crescent moon is too large.
2. Those with extremely large crescent moons on their ten fingers.
3. Although there are 3 to 8 crescents in the ten fingers, but the crescent is greater than 3 mm or more.
4. Precautions
1. People with cold crescents generally have gastrointestinal diseases, such as chronic gastroenteritis, gastrosagittal , etc., and are often afraid of cold, chills, weak limbs, thin stools, fatigue and weakness. Usually, you can use 10 grams of ginger and cinnamon each, soak it in water and drink it as tea.
2. People with hot crescents often have symptoms of "ignition", such as oral ulcers, red face, dry mouth and tongue, prone to tantrums, constipation, etc. Usually, you can make soup or drink it by drinking honeysuckle, dendrobium, lotus seed heart , Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.
From the nail crescent, people's health is only one aspect, and its accuracy remains to be further studied. The judgments mentioned above are for reference only.
