Princess Aiko, 15 years old, 1 lost weight 18kg. Her height 164cm and weight are only 37kg, and her body mass index (height and weight index) has dropped to 13.8, which has reached a severe level. Dr. Luo Mingyu, director of Taiwan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Medicine Association, said that anorexia belongs to the category of eating disorders, which is more common in adolescent women, and patients are often ignored. Once abnormal diet is found, it can be relieved by TCM conditioning.
To fight anorexia, first soothe the liver and relieve depression.
Chinese medicine believes that anorexia belongs to "spleen and stomach qi stagnation type". Due to the patient's intention to strictly limit eating, it will lead to significantly lower weight than normal or severe malnutrition. Once long-term underweight, it may lead to brain atrophy, inability to concentrate, and even affect fertility.
Chinese medicine treatment of anorexia will start with soothing the liver and relieving depression, and cooperate with the prescription of strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach to improve digestive function and various physical discomfort caused by dieting. Radix Codonopsis, Poria, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Glycyrrhrizae Radix can be used to strengthen the spleen and regulate the stomach, or stir-fried malt can be used to stimulate appetite, so that patients can maintain normal appetite and promote the absorption function of the spleen and stomach.
Anorexia, eating disorder, emotional anxiety.
Dr. Luo Mingyu emphasized that anorexia is a psychosomatic disease. Because the patient's mental performance is abnormal, self-dieting or serious anxiety appears, in addition to drug treatment, he should be encouraged to maintain optimistic mood and firm belief, mobilize his physical potential at the psychological level, and help anorexia recover.
Anorexia patients should not gain too much weight when they eat again. They should cooperate with the doctor's advice, make a diet plan and modify the food intake according to the patient's needs and weight. At first, the balance between water and electrolyte was mainly maintained. At the early stage of patients' diet recovery, it is suggested to drink rose tea, regulate qi and relieve depression, press Taichong point, strengthen spleen and stomach.
Regulating qi and relieving depression can drink rose tea.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the most obvious function of roses is to regulate qi and relieve depression, which can achieve the effect of sedation, appeasement and depression. In addition, roses are rich in vitamins, which can reduce the toxic effect of alcohol on the liver, and the unique aroma can calm and relieve stress.
When soaking roses, brown sugar, crystal sugar or honey can be added according to personal taste to reduce the astringency of roses and enhance their efficacy. However, it should be reminded that it is best not to soak roses in tea. Because tea contains a lot of tannic acid, it will affect the efficacy of soothing the liver and relieving depression of roses. Roses have a strong effect of promoting qi and blood circulation, and are not suitable for pregnant women.
Regulating Spleen and Stomach Taichong Zusanli
1. Taichong point: Pressing Taichong point of liver meridian (between the big toe and the second toe, pushed to the top on the instep) can soothe the liver and regulate qi, relieve stress, clear the liver and purge fire, and also adjust the problem of poor physiological period of women.
2. Zusanli: It is one of the main acupoints of Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian. Proper location of Zusanli helps to balance the body's immunity, regulate the health of the spleen and stomach, soothe the liver and regulate qi, and relieve stress.
Zusanli (pictured) is one of the main acupoints of the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming, which can soothe the liver and relieve depression. Pressing Taichong point of liver meridian (as shown in the figure) can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and relieve stress. Anorexia belongs to eating disorder. Hot rose drink can regulate qi and relieve depression and regulate spleen and stomach.