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This prescription can make you as light as a swallow.
Recently, many friends have asked about losing weight. What do Chinese medicine think?
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that obesity is due to spleen and stomach deficiency, which can not promote the operation of water and liquid, and the water and liquid become wet and accumulate in the body. So the first thing to lose weight is to strengthen the spleen, which is the fundamental reason. You can't let go of the water that has been generated. You also benefit from water and get rid of water that you don't need all over your body. This man doesn't look so bloated.
About two thousand years ago, Zhang Zhongjing, a great doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, recorded such a prescription, Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction.
Synopsis of the Golden Chamber: Sweating with evil wind, slight swelling in weight, or pain in limbs, dysuria, pale tongue with white fur, Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction is the main indication.
There is a key word in it: heavy and slightly swollen.
First of all, Zhang Zhongjing's prescription is effective for obesity caused by spleen deficiency and dampness excess, that is, puffiness. The puffy body is full of water and moisture. At this time, people will feel very heavy, like a sponge absorbing water. You can see that the sponge is light in your hand, but it becomes heavy when it touches water. Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction can be wrung out of water.
The prescription is as follows: Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae 12g, Radix Astragali 15g, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata 6g, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 9g, four slices of ginger and one piece of jujube are decocted together.
Atractylodes macrocephala strengthens the spleen, and everyone is familiar with Atractylodes macrocephala, which is good for the spleen and stomach. Atractylodes macrocephala has been the main medicine for spleen and stomach diseases since ancient times. Atractylodes macrocephala restores the function of the spleen and stomach, and at the same time melts the water and moisture that the spleen and stomach hate.
I seldom urinate except in high humidity. What do you think is said in Synopsis of the Golden Chamber? Four words: bad urination. If the urine is normal, some water can be excreted through the urine. This is also an urgent problem at present.
Everyone knows that Astragalus can tonify the spleen, mainly to tonify the qi of the spleen and stomach, so that the spleen and stomach can be rejuvenated. In fact, astragalus can also induce diuresis and reduce swelling. For example, some elderly people stay in bed for a long time after getting sick, which leads to edema of lower limbs. This means that the amount of activity is reduced, and the gas in the body can't flow well, so it can't promote the operation of water and liquid. As the old saying goes, water flows downwards. Without the promotion of qi, water can easily go down and accumulate in the lower limbs, causing edema. At this time, astragalus should be reused.
Then, we added water-saving defense. When it comes to saving water, who do you usually think of? Think of Poria cocos, think of Coix seed, Poria cocos and Coix seed are very peaceful drugs, which can also be said to be food. They can be added to the daily diet. Boiling water and making soup are not a problem. People with heavy moisture use some Poria cocos and Coix seed to boil water to drink. After drinking, the moisture will dissipate bit by bit.
Zhang Zhongjing did not choose poria cocos and coix seed here, but used some powerful drugs to defend himself. It is an echelon with Notopterygium root and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat some rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. There are two famous prescriptions, Notopterygium and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. Then, everyone will know that self-defense and diuresis are also important drugs for rheumatism.
Why add ginger and jujube?
It is also because self-defense, self-defense and bitter cold are not very friendly to the spleen and stomach. Although there are Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus membranaceus and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, ginger and red dates are added to be on the safe side, which is almost always considered by great doctors in past dynasties. Don't think that ginger dates are just an ordinary thing. You can put it in soup and medicine. It can replenish the spleen and stomach and play a role in containing some bitter and cold drugs.
Besides losing weight, Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction can also treat rheumatoid arthritis. Let's go back to the provisions: bad wind, excessive sweating, slight swelling, or pain in limbs, unfavorable urination, pale tongue with white fur.
The joint pain here is due to the evil of rheumatism. In this case, self-defense is particularly important, which is why it should be separated from Notopterygium root and angelica root. The medicinal properties of Stephania tetrandra go deep into bones and muscles, dragging wind, dehumidifying and discharging.
If it is to lose weight, finally emphasize that Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction is suitable for people with puffiness. This kind of people eat less and gain meat. Their flesh is soft but not tight, love sweating, and they urinate less, usually because of spleen deficiency and wet weight.