Why is this happening? It is because of overwork that the spleen is the first to be injured. The spleen is weak, the metabolic capacity is reduced, and too much energy stays in the body, and people become obese. This kind of fat man must have more fat and less muscle. "Ten fatness and nine deficiency", here "deficiency" refers to spleen deficiency.
Deficiency of spleen-qi, weak metabolism, fat and other "dirty things" that should be consumed will stop in the body, which Li Dongyuan called "evil excess". This kind of "dirty thing" that stays in the human body is called "phlegm dampness" by Taoist doctors, so people who eat less but are also fat generally have phlegm dampness in their bodies, and need to lose weight by strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.
As long as it is clear whether obesity is ultimately caused by spleen deficiency, you can still seek help from many drugs when you lose weight. It's just that the instructions of these drugs do not indicate the effect of "losing weight", but they can fundamentally improve the symptoms of spleen-qi deficiency, and losing weight has become an unexpected gain of these classic prescriptions.
1 Buzhong Yiqi Pill
For example, Buzhong Yiqi Pill was created by Li Dongyuan, the author of Spleen and Stomach Theory. This is a medicine for strengthening the spleen and can be eaten for a long time. Its weight loss effect is achieved by the power of tempering. On the surface, it is to lose weight, but in fact it is to repair the influence of overwork on the body. Therefore, if you use Buzhong Yiqi Pill to lose weight, it is definitely not quick-acting, but once it works, you don't have to worry about the rebound.
Indications: Tonifying the middle energizer and invigorating qi. It can be used for treating asthenia, anorexia, abdominal distension, loose stool, chronic diarrhea, proctoptosis, etc. caused by weakness of spleen and stomach and deficiency of middle qi. Main ingredients: Radix Astragali (parched), Radix Glycyrrhizae (parched), Atractylodis Rhizoma, Ginseng Radix, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Cimicifuga Rhizoma, Bupleuri Radix, and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae.
2 "Shen Ling Baizhu Pill"
There is also "Shen Ling Baizhu Pill", which is a famous prescription recorded in the Song Dynasty. Its effect is milder than "Buzhong Yiqi Pill", and it is more suitable for people with spleen deficiency, especially those with systemic edema and edema due to spleen deficiency. Can be taken for a long time.
Indications: strengthening the spleen. Used for chronic diarrhea and irregular stool. Due to spleen deficiency, the whole body is swollen. Main ingredients: ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, yam, coix seed, lotus seeds, lentils, Amomum villosum, platycodon grandiflorum, Poria and hay (fried).
3 "Wuling powder"
In addition, the prescription that is suitable for people with spleen deficiency to lose weight and at the same time make their face and figure compact is Wuling Powder founded by Zhang Zhongjing in Treatise on Febrile Diseases in the Han Dynasty.
Indications: promoting qi and promoting diuresis, invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness. Can be used for treating dysuria, edema, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, etc. caused by unfavorable bladder gasification and stagnant water. Main ingredients: Alisma orientalis, Polyporus, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Ramulus Cinnamomi.
4 "Qing Palace Eight Treasures Cake"
Qing Palace Babao Cake was founded in Ming Dynasty, which is a secret recipe handed down by physician Chen Shigong. He left a prescription of eight-treasure cakes in the Qing Dynasty in the book Authentic Surgery, saying that it is "wonderful to serve the elderly for a hundred days, help Yuanyang, and nourish the spleen and stomach". Since then, the "Qing Palace Babao Cake" has been used for a hundred years, and it has become a wonderful formula for court dietotherapy.
According to the medical records of the Qing Dynasty, "From February 19th to August 14th in the forty-first year of Qianlong, the emperor used the Qing Dynasty eight-treasure cake four times". "From the ninth day of December in the fifty-second year of Qianlong to the third day of December in the fifty-third year, the emperor used the eight treasures of Qing Palace nine times." At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi also liked to eat "Qing Palace Babao Cake".
Chen Gong, the inventor of "Qing Palace Eight-treasure Cake" and a physician in Ming Dynasty, told a truth that if a person with weak spleen and stomach takes "Qing Palace Eight-treasure Cake" for one hundred days, he will feel light and refreshed, and his vitality will increase greatly. The beauty of it is beyond words.