Weight Loss Tea and Body Lightening: A Clinical Observation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Therapy for Simple Obesity
11. Slimming Tea
Indications: Simple obesity.
Prescription ingredients: raw Polygonum multiflorum, hawthorn, abalone shell, Prunella vulgaris, Caragana sinica, radish seed, tea, etc.
Explanation: Simple obesity is a metabolic disease caused by disordered fat metabolism. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen is particularly crucial in the formation of this disease. This formula strengthens the spleen and regulates qi, eliminates dampness and promotes urination, aids digestion, and relieves constipation.
Typical Case: Mr. Wang, 51 years old, had been obese for over 10 years. Examination revealed symmetrical obesity, weighing 100 kg and measuring 172 cm in height. After consuming 0.5 kg of a slimming tea, a follow-up examination one month later showed a weight loss of 5 kg. After continuing the treatment for two more months, his weight decreased to 90 kg. His blood lipids and electrocardiogram showed no abnormalities after taking the medication.
Prescription source: Clinical observation of 47 cases of simple obesity treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Xie Duanwu, Jiangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1985(4)35. Manufacturer: Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory.
12. Body can be light
Indications: Simple obesity.
The formula consists of: Pinellia ternata (processed), Citrus reticulata peel, Poria cocos, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Atractylodes lancea (fried), Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), Plantago asiatica, Alisma plantago-aquatica (fried), Benincasa hispida peel, Areca catechu peel, Citrus aurantium, Cyperus rotundus (processed), and Artemisia capillaris
Explanation: Simple obesity is a metabolic disease. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is key to its development. The spleen governs the middle jiao (spleen and stomach) and is the axis of the four qi (vital energy). When the spleen is deficient, the yang qi in the middle jiao is weak, and the transformation and transportation of nutrients are impaired. The qi from food and water cannot be transformed into essential substances, but instead accumulates as dampness and phlegm, leading to gradual obesity. This formula strengthens the spleen, regulates qi, eliminates dampness and promotes urination, aids digestion, and relieves constipation. It can regulate the body's water and salt metabolism, reduce the absorption and synthesis of sugars and lipids in the body, increase the decomposition and oxidation of lipids and sugars, and excrete them through urination and defecation.
Typical Case: Shen XX, 55 years old. For the past 15 years, he had been taking traditional Chinese medicine for hepatitis and chronic pyelonephritis, which gradually led to obesity. Examination revealed a white tongue coating and a deep, thready pulse. He was 1.54 meters tall and weighed 78.5 kilograms, indicating severe obesity. After taking 14 bottles of Ti Ke Qing (1000 pills per bottle), his weight dropped to 73.5 kilograms, and his symptoms disappeared.
Prescription source: Clinical observation of 47 cases of simple obesity treated with traditional Chinese medicine Xie Duanwu, Jiangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1985(4)35. Manufacturer: Hubei Zhonglian Pharmaceutical Factory.
13. Fangfeng Tongsheng Powder
Indications: Edema-like obesity.
The formula consists of: Saposhnikovia divaricata, Ephedra sinica, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Mentha haplocalyx, Forsythia suspensa, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Gardenia jasminoides, Rheum palmatum, Glauber's salt, Gypsum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Talcum, Glycyrrh
Explanation: This formula comes from Liu Hejian's "Xuanming Lunfang". It has the functions of relieving exterior symptoms, clearing interior heat, and inhibiting metabolism.
Typical Case: A male patient with watery obesity was observed using chest circumference, abdominal circumference, and weight as indicators. He took 5 grams daily for 6 months. In the second month, his chest circumference decreased from 120 cm to 97 cm, his abdominal circumference from 130 cm to 103 cm, and his weight from 72.5 kg to 71 kg. By the sixth month, his chest circumference was 93.5 cm, his abdominal circumference was 94 cm, and his weight was 69 kg.
Prescription source: Discussion on Chinese herbal prescriptions for treating obesity Liu Wencheng, Research on Chinese patent medicines, 1982(1)26-28.
14. Fangji Huangqi Decoction
Indications: Solid type of obesity.
The formula consists of: Stephania tetrandra, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, prepared licorice root, ginger, and jujube.
Explanation: This formula originates from Zhang Zhongjing's *Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber*. It has the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It can significantly reduce chest circumference, abdominal circumference, and weight.
Typical case: This formula, combined with Fangfeng Tongsheng San, was used to treat a patient with solid-type obesity. The patient was given 5 grams each of Fangji Huangqi Tang and Fangfeng Tongsheng San daily. After 6 months, the patient's weight decreased from 69 kg to 67 kg, and the waist circumference decreased from 100 cm to 85 cm. Total cholesterol decreased from 341 to 148, triglycerides decreased from 288 to 78, and non-esterified fatty acids increased from 0.25 to 0.75.
Prescription source: Discussion on Chinese herbal prescriptions for treating obesity Liu Wencheng, Research on Chinese patent medicines, 1982(1)26-28.
15. Lotus Leaf and Atractylodes Soup
Indications: Hyperlipidemia, Hypertensive Obesity.
The formula consists of: lotus leaf, Atractylodes lancea, Atractylodes macrocephala, Phellodendron chinense, Achyranthes bidentata, Coix lacryma-jobi, Astragalus membranaceus, Cinnamomum cassia, Chaenomeles speciosa, Poria cocos, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Crataegus pinnatifida, Plantago asiatica, Polygonum cuspidatum, Prun
Explanation: This soup can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, replenish qi and promote yang, and has the effects of reducing obesity and lowering blood pressure. The overall purpose is to achieve the effect of eliminating phlegm accumulated in the body through diuresis.
For example, in an observation of 21 cases, the least weight loss was 0.8 kg and the most was 13 kg, and the patients also showed lipid-lowering and blood pressure-lowering effects.
Prescription source: Observation on the efficacy of lotus leaf decoction in treating 21 cases of obesity. Henan Medical Journal, 1980(3)27.
16. Lightweight No. 1
Indications: Simple obesity.
The formula consists of: Astragalus membranaceus, Stephania tetrandra, Angelica dahurica, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Polygonum multiflorum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Crataegus pinnatifida, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Artemisia capillaris, Buffalo horn, Epimedium, and Rheum palmatum.
Explanation: This formula has the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, warming the kidneys and assisting yang, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. For those who are obese due to deficiency of both spleen and kidney, internal obstruction of phlegm and dampness, and obstruction of blood vessels by blood stasis, it can regulate the body's metabolism and lower blood lipids.
For example, in a clinical observation of 50 cases, 48 cases showed improvement in symptoms and weight loss, with an effectiveness rate of over 90%. The characteristics of this type of traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss are few side effects, relatively stable efficacy, and convenient administration. It has been proven that the effects of traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss are nothing more than four main aspects: resolving dampness and promoting diuresis, invigorating blood and removing blood stasis, strengthening the spleen and eliminating stagnation, and regulating qi and unblocking meridians. The "Light Body No. 1" formula integrates the mechanisms of these four aspects, hence its significant effectiveness.
Prescription source: Clinical efficacy analysis of 50 cases of simple obesity treated with Chinese medicine Qing Shen No. 1, Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1980(10)40. Produced by the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Medical University.
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