The weather is getting hotter and summer is approaching. Many people who are overweight are getting anxious. What should they do? How can they seize the opportunity to lose weight? There are many methods for weight loss, but I suggest trying traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) methods. Let's take a look together.
Nowadays, not only women but also men have high expectations for their body shape. Do you have any good weight loss tips? Let's first take a look at the TCM weight loss secrets that I will introduce to you.
Many overweight individuals are still working hard to lose weight for a slim figure. They often make efforts in diet, exercise, and other methods that can achieve the goal of weight loss. In addition to the aforementioned methods, it may be worth trying some TCM weight loss formulas. Different formulas are suitable for different groups of people who want to lose weight. Let's learn about these weight loss formulas together.
TCM Weight Loss Formula 1
Ingredients: 30g seaweed, 30g summer cypress, 30g rice kernel, 15g hawthorn, 10g white mustard seed, 10g alisma, 10g herb of grace, 10g bupleurum, 6g licorice.
Instructions: Put the above herbs together and boil them in water. Take one dose daily.
Principle: This formula aims to eliminate phlegm and reduce fat, invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness, regulate qi circulation, and is suitable for the treatment of female obesity.
TCM Weight Loss Formula 2
Ingredients: 1 liang of cassia seed, 3 qian of plantain seed, 2 qian of hawthorn, 2 qian of tangerine peel, 1.5 qian of polygonum multiflorum, 1 qian of licorice, 1 qian of bitter orange.
Principle: Cassia seed has the function of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and lubricating the intestines for bowel movement. Hawthorn promotes digestion. Plantain seed has diuretic, lung-clearing, eye-brightening, and phlegm-expelling effects. Tangerine peel can promote bowel movement and relieve fever. Polygonum multiflorum nourishes the blood, lubricates the intestines for bowel movement, and detoxifies. Licorice moisturizes the lungs, stops coughing, clears heat, and tonifies the spleen and stomach. Bitter orange can dredge meridians and eliminate bloating, suitable for people with chest and hypochondriac bloating and indigestion.
TCM Weight Loss Formula 3
Ingredients: 2g ginger peel, 3g mulberry bark, 3g tangerine peel, 4g poria.
Reminder: When boiling the herbs, add an appropriate amount of water to the pot and bring it to a boil. Drink it continuously for five days, and you will generally become slimmer.
TCM Weight Loss Formula 4
Ingredients: 10g mulberry leaf, 10g lily, 10g rehmannia, 10g mulberry fruit, 10g cassia seed, 10g senna leaf (add 2-3g if needed).
Instructions: Pour the herbal mixture into freshly boiled water and let it simmer for a few minutes. You can drink it as tea, at least one cup in the morning and evening. Prepare one dose per day, or one dose every two days, with one week as a course of treatment.
Principle: The effect of this remedy is to help remove oil from the body, cleanse the stomach and intestines. After using it for a period of time, you will feel a reduced appetite.
TCM Weight Loss Formula 5
Ingredients: 25g Er Chong, 10g fried cassia seed, 10g alisma, 20g hawthorn, 20g processed polygonum multiflorum.
Instructions: Grind the herbs into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of phoenix tree seeds. Take 20-30 pills in the morning and evening, and increase exercise to aid digestion, dissolve stasis, and lose weight.
Principle: Er Chong in this formula "treats the expulsion of craving, promotes diuresis and bowel movement, eliminates water accumulation, and relieves edema," and "can dispel wind and also replenish deficiency and relieve swelling, long-term use leads to weight loss." Hawthorn promotes digestion and removes stasis, while processed polygonum multiflorum nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence. Cassia seed lubricates the intestines and promotes bowel movement, and can also lower serum cholesterol levels.
