Belly sticker (Source: Hainan Daily)
According to the Science and Technology Daily, most navel slimming stickers sold online are made of cassia seed, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Massa Medicata Fermentata, hawthorn, immature bitter orange, Alisma orientale, Astragalus membranaceus and Angelica sinensis. Cassia seed and Angelica sinensis have the function of relaxing bowels and can treat constipation. Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Alismatis Rhizoma and Astragali Radix have diuretic effects; Massa Medicata Fermentata and Crataegus pinnatifida have certain laxative, diuretic and digestive effects.
There are many traditional Chinese medicine ingredients in navel stickers, but can you really lose weight? Actually, it is not. According to the Life Times, there is also navel moxibustion therapy in Chinese medicine, which can promote metabolism and reduce fat, and has a certain improvement effect on people with weak constitution and patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction, neurasthenia, cold blood stasis and poor blood circulation. Belly-navel stickers also use the same principle, and its traditional Chinese medicine ingredients such as hawthorn, poria cocos and cassia seed really help to lose weight and relax bowels. After they are absorbed subcutaneously by Shenque point, some people may have the effects of relaxing bowels, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and losing weight. But Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation according to constitution, and there are many types of obesity. The traditional Chinese medicine ingredients contained in belly button patch may have a certain effect on spleen and stomach qi stagnation obesity, but it is ineffective on other types of obesity. In addition, even if the belly button patch is effective, the effect will not be obvious. If you don't pay attention to taboos and exercise more, you will rebound.
In addition, Hu Ju, chief physician of endocrinology department of Zhongshan Hospital in Hubei Province, said in an interview with Jingchu. com. Com believes that most weight-loss products such as belly buttons on the market are immature, with side effects and unpredictable risks. There is no shortcut to healthy weight loss, but you still have to keep your mouth shut and open your legs to really lose weight. (Chen Fang)
This paper is scientifically checked by Bu Yong, an associate researcher of China Institute of Science Communication.
Bu Yong: Associate Research Fellow, China Institute of Science Communication. Bachelor of Science from China University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from China Academy of Sciences, and postdoctoral fellow in psychology from Beijing Normal University. At present, the main research fields are health, environmental protection, water conservancy, energy saving, meteorology, artificial intelligence, brain science and cognitive science.