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Obesity Herb Therapies 中藥減肥法 按此看中文 Click here to see formulae in Chinese Do not use ma huang (ephedra) or diuretics for weight control. Obesity therapies should be based on diagnostics of the body functions of the patients.
Click here to see herbs that can lower lipids.in Chinese).
In general the diagnostics-therapy can be classified into:
I. For pixu (spleen deficient) and damp-heat with damp heavy and shenyangxu kidney yang deficient), hypothyroidism and low in metabolism. One of the following formulae can be selected according to diagnostics. Formula 1 Name of formula: Zhang's Hypothyroidism Formulas For piyangxu, shenyangxu syndrome Prescription: fu zi 6 g, gan jiang 3 g, ruo gui 2.1 g, dang shen 15 g, fu ling 9 g, bai zhu 9 g, zhi gan cao 4.5 g. Make into decoction.
Formula 2 Name of formula: Ping Gan Fang For liver over active, pixu and damp syndrome and hypothyroidism. Prescription: chai hu 6 ~10 g, bai shao 15 g, dang shen 15 g, bai zhu 10 g, fu ling 15 g, gan cao 3 g. Make into decoction.
Formula 3 Name of formula: Chen Xia Liu Jun Tang plus Si Shen Wan For pixu (spleen deficient) and damp and shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) Prescription: dang shen 5 qian， bai zhu 4 qian， fu ling 4 qian， po gu zhi 4 qian， tu si zi 4 qian， wu zhu yu 6 qian， wu wei zi 2 qian， rou dou kou (baked) 1 qian。 Boil with 3 bowls of water and simmer down to 1 bowl. Take while warm. Note: 1 qian = 3.75 g (old measurement)
II. For Liver Stagnation, Depression Name of formula: Yue Ju Wan Tang Application: for syndrome of: obesity, flatulence, amnesia, dreams, dry mouth and throat, palpitation, lack of wind, yellow urine, tongue with yellow and thick coating. Prescription: xiang fu zi 2 qian, cang zhu 2 qian, chuan xiong 2 qian, shen qu 2 qian, chao shan zhi zi 2 qian。 Boil with 2 bowls of water and simmer till 1 bowl is left. Drink while warm.
Adjustment﹕
If damp stagnation is heavy, add fu ling 4 qian, ze xie 3 qian, chi xiao dou 5 qian. If digestion stagnation is heavy, add shan zha 4 qian, ji nei jin 3 qian, bu zha ye 6.5 qian. If fire stagnation is heavy, add huang qin 3 qian, chuan lian 2 qian, lian qiao 3 qian. If phlegm stagnation is heavy, add chen pi 1.5 qian, fa ban xia 3 qian, dan nan xing 1.5 qian. If insomnia add suan zao ren 21 piecess (mashed), wu wei zi 2 qian.
Symptoms: obesity, head has sensation of fullness, thirsty, red face, constipation, thready pulse, red tongue with yellow coating, eating large volume of food, sweating, feverish but no chills, and large belly. Name of formula: da cheng qi tang (source: shang han lun) Prescription: hou po 2 qian, zhi shi 2 qian, da huang 2 qian to be added after simmering the decoction for about 10 minutes then add mang xiao 2 qian after decoction is ready. Add sha ren 2 qian if there are burpings.
IV. For shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) Name of formula: you gui wan (source: jing yue quan shu) (available in herb stores ready made in pill forms) Symptoms: impotence, thin and cool semen, dizziness and ringing in the ears, pale complexion, weak knees and lower back, dislike of cold temperature, cold limbs, swollen tongue with teeth marks, thin and deep pulse. Ingredients: shu di huang 240 g, shao_yao 120 g, shan zhu yu 90 g, qi zi 120 g, tu si zi120 g, lu jiao jiao 120 g, dang gui 90 g, du zhong 120 g, fu zi 90 , rou gui 90 g.
Make into pills. Dosage: 15 g, twice a day.
One qian = 3.75 grams (old measurement) Important: Click here to see explanation of formulae in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) page. Go to here for more information Eat less and exercise more. Click here to see herbs that can lower lipids. (in Chinese).
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