Chinese medicine believes that obesity is mostly a disease with excess and deficiency. Deficiency of essential qi is mainly qi deficiency. If yin and yang are out of balance, it may be yang deficiency or deficiency of both qi and yin, which is the cause of spleen, kidney, liver, gallbladder, heart and lung. Clinical symptoms are mainly spleen and kidney deficiency, and liver and gallbladder imbalance can also be seen. The essence is mainly paste and phlegm, often accompanied by water dampness, blood stasis and qi stagnation. Sample fiction and facts can be focused and miscellaneous. Only by grasping the key points, examining the evidence and seeking the cause, and carefully adjusting and treating can we achieve satisfactory curative effect. Here are seven ways to lose weight in traditional Chinese medicine.

1. Wet method:

It is used for obesity caused by spleen stagnation and dampness accumulation, with symptoms of fullness. Representative prescriptions are Alisma Decoction, Ershu Fuling Decoction and Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction.

2. Eliminating phlegm:

It is used for phlegm-turbid obesity. Symptoms include qi deficiency, chest tightness, drowsiness, laziness, greasy fur, fat tongue and slippery pulse. In light cases, Erchen Decoction, Chenping Decoction and Sanzi Yangqin Decoction are used, while in heavy cases, Shengjin Pill and Huatan Decoction are used.

3. Water Law:

There is a difference between micro-push and push. Symptoms include obesity, edema, watery stool, abdominal distension and rapid pulse. Slightly use Wupi drink, Xiaofen clear drink, and push to use Che Zhou pills, stone jujube soup and so on.

4. Purging the internal organs:

Mainly light discharge. Mostly used for obesity caused by eating fat and sweet. Symptoms include paunch, wheezing when walking, yellow fur and a firm pulse. Choose Dachengqi Decoction, Xiaochengqi Decoction, Tiaowei Chengqi Decoction or Single Flavor Dahuang Tablet.

5. Elimination method:

Used for obesity without appetite. Symptoms are obesity, laziness, full abdomen and white fur. Generally, hawthorn is used to eliminate meat, divine comedy is used to eliminate area, and malt is used to eliminate food.

6. Shugan cholagogic method:

Can be used for treating obesity due to stagnation of liver qi or blood stasis. Symptoms of obesity include hypochondriac pain, impatience, dizziness, burnout, abdominal distension, yellow tongue coating and thready pulse. Wendan Decoction, Shugan Decoction, Zhang Xiao San and Xiaoyao San are commonly used.

7. Jianpi method:

Obesity is treated by invigorating the spleen and regulating the stomach. Symptoms include spleen deficiency, qi deficiency, loss of appetite, fatigue, weak fur and weak pulse. Commonly used prescriptions include Shen Ling Baizhu Powder, Gong Yi Powder, Mu Zhi Pill and Wuling Powder.