The causes of obesity vary and there are different methods of treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss also has side effects, and long-term use can sometimes lead to immune dysfunction or anemia. When you are troubled by obesity and want to use traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss, it is best to seek guidance from a specialist doctor.
Adzuki Beans:
Taste: Sweet and sour, nature: neutral. It enters the spleen, heart, and small intestine meridians, and has a good diuretic, anti-edema, and detoxification effect. "Shi Liao Ben Cao" says: "Eating it for a long time can make a person thin." Using adzuki beans for weight loss is particularly effective for obesity accompanied by edema.
Lotus Leaf:
Taste: Sweet and astringent, nature: neutral. It enters the spleen meridian and is a good medicine for clearing heat. Some people have used dried lotus leaves to brew tea or cook porridge instead of drinking tea for three months, and they have achieved weight loss and significant lipid-lowering effects.
Tea:
Tea is one of the three major beverages in the world and has the functions of clearing the head, relieving thirst, resolving phlegm, aiding digestion, and diuresis. Modern research has proven that tea can lower serum cholesterol levels and the ratio of cholesterol to phospholipids, and can prevent and treat hyperlipidemia. The caffeine in tea has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, reducing sleep and increasing energy consumption.
In addition, theophylline and caffeine in tea also have diuretic and metabolic stimulation effects. Therefore, drinking tea is beneficial to health under normal circumstances.
Seaweed:
Taste: Bitter and salty, nature: cold. It enters the liver, stomach, and kidney meridians and is good at resolving phlegm, softening hardness, diuresis, and lipid-lowering. The alginate in seaweed, when combined with an equal amount of phenylalanine, is a kind of appetite suppressant that can reduce obesity without causing insomnia. Therefore, it is considered as a relatively ideal development product.
Kelp:
Taste: Salty and cold, nature: enters the liver, stomach, and kidney meridians. It can soften hardness, resolve phlegm, promote diuresis, and aid weight loss. Modern research has proven that kelp contains fucoidan, a polysaccharide that has a similar structure to heparin at low concentrations and has a lipid-lowering effect.
The various minerals and trace elements contained in kelp can reduce the deposition of animal fat in the heart, blood vessels, and intestinal walls. Clinical studies have shown that obese individuals who eat 1-1.5 kilograms of kelp (or kombu) per month can achieve ideal weight loss results. Moreover, if there is a lack of iodine, it can also cause insufficient secretion of the thyroid, leading to a decrease in the body's basal metabolic rate. Severe iodine deficiency can cause low-level energy output, leading to obesity. Kelp has a good effect on obesity caused by hypothyroidism.
