Children's Weight Loss Method
30 grams of houpo flower, daidai flower, zhike, and fried atractylodes, 150 grams of cumin, 150 grams of rhubarb, and 30 grams of camphor (added later).
Method: First boil the first 6 ingredients, dry and grind them into powder, then add camphor and grind them into very fine powder. Wrap them in thin cloth and make them into 6x6 cm medicated patches, and use colored satin or silk to make them into bellybands. When using, align the medicated patch with the belly button, and keep it tight to prevent slipping.
Explanation: Childhood obesity is most common between 6 and 12 years old. The main causes are overeating oily and greasy food and lack of exercise. This method uses fragrant houpo flower, daidai flower, cumin to invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness, zhike to eliminate accumulation, atractylodes to dry dampness, rhubarb to eliminate accumulation and stagnation, and resolve stasis. This can help eliminate gastric and intestinal stagnation. When the stagnation is removed and the gastric fire is cleared, overeating will be reduced.
Camphor can stimulate the central nervous system, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve digestion, and also have analgesic, antipruritic, antiseptic, and penetrating functions, which can help the other medicines penetrate the skin and achieve the therapeutic effect.
Elderly Weight Loss Method
50 grams of yinyanghuo, 10 grams of ephedra, 10 grams of magnetite (added later), 30 grams of plectranthus leaves, 30 grams of erchou, 15 grams of cinnamon, and 15 grams of mugwort sulfur (added later).
Method: Except for magnetite powder and sulfur, boil and extract the other herbs, dry and grind them into powder, then add magnetite and sulfur and grind them into very fine powder. Wrap them in thin cloth and make them into 8x8 cm medicated patches, and use colored silk to make bellybands, tightly attached to the belly button. Replace the medicated patch every 15-30 days. 3 medicated patches make up one course of treatment, and generally 1-3 courses of treatment can restore normal body weight.
Explanation: The main cause of obesity in the elderly lies in the kidneys, which is a combination of deficiency and excess. Therefore, the treatment method used is "sealing and using". In this method, yinyanghuo and cinnamon tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang, warm the middle and dispel cold; mugwort and plectranthus warm the middle and invigorate the spleen, and have aromatic and dampness-resolving properties; ephedra and erchou can relieve damp stagnation from the muscle surface and also eliminate it from the inside; magnetite and sulfur replenish fire and assist yang, and can also help other medicines penetrate internally. The combination of all the herbs has the functions of assisting yang, eliminating stagnation, aromatic and resolving turbidity, and consolidating the foundation and reducing obesity. It is truly a wonderful method.
Weight Loss Method for Women
Women's obesity is mostly due to spleen deficiency and poor transportation, overeating fatty and sweet food, or unresolved desires and emotions, or spleen and stomach heat, preferring leisure and disliking labor, resulting in fat accumulation. Therefore, there are three treatment methods:
Treatment for Spleen Deficiency and Dampness (Deficiency and Obesity) Type: 20 grams of peilan, 15 grams of bai zhi, 15 grams of atractylodes, 10 grams of duhuo, 10 grams of guangmuxiang, 5 grams of huajiao, 5 grams of aiye, and 15 grams of guizhi.
Method: Boil the above herbs together, extract and dry them into fine powder, wrap them in thin cloth, make them into 8x8 cm medicated patches, and use colored silk to make bellybands, tightly attached to the belly button. Replace the medicated patch every 15-20 days. Use 3-6 medicated patches for one course of treatment. Generally, 1-3 courses of treatment can restore normal body weight.
Explanation: Women with spleen deficiency and lack of yang will have internal cold and dampness. The "Plain Questions - Great Treatise on the Origin and Development of Diseases" states: "When affected by cold and dampness, people will feel heavy body and abdominal distension and fullness." Therefore, deficiency and obesity are often caused by dampness. Peilan, atractylodes, and duhuo have the function of aromatic and dampness-resolving. They can also relieve distention; bai zhi is warm and aromatic, and can dispel turbidity; guangmuxiang promotes qi circulation and relieves pain, promotes digestion and eliminates stagnation; guizhi, huajiao, and aiye warm the middle and dispel cold, assist yang and regulate menstruation. When the spleen and yang are functioning properly, obesity will naturally diminish.
Treatment for Stagnation of Qi and Blood Stasis Type: 30 grams of danggui, 15 grams of chuanxiong, 10 grams of xixin, 10 grams of sanleng, 10 grams of euzhu, 5 grams each of ruxiang, moyao, and dingxiang, and 3 grams of bingpian (added later)
Method: Except for bingpian, boil and extract the other herbs, dry and grind them into fine powder, then add bingpian and grind them into very fine powder. Wrap them in thin cloth and make them into 8x8 cm medicated patches, and use colored silk to make bellybands, tightly attached to the outside of the belly button. Replace the medicated patch every 15-20 days. Use 3-6 medicated patches for one course of treatment. Generally, 2-3 courses of treatment can restore normal body weight.
Explanation: Emotional disturbances and unresolved desires often lead to stagnation of qi and blood stasis, endocrine disorders, and bloating-type obesity. The "Spiritual Pivot - Origin and Nature" states: "Worry and sorrow can lead to stagnation of qi." "Qi is the commander of blood." If qi is stagnant, blood will stagnate. Therefore, this method uses danggui and chuanxiong to nourish and activate blood; euzhu, ruxiang, and moyao to promote qi circulation, eliminate accumulation, and dissolve stasis; xixin can dispel wind and cold, transform cold fluids internally, expel wind on the head, and promote the circulation of kidney qi, which can resolve dampness and dispel stasis; dingxiang can invigorate the spleen, regulate qi, and relieve swelling; bingpian can open the orifices, dispel depression, and has anti-inflammatory and penetrating functions, which can help other medicines penetrate.
Treatment for Spleen and Stomach Heat Type: 30 grams of fanxie leaves, 30 grams of yuanming powder, 15 grams each of xiangchuan, shanzha, and houpo, and 10 grams each of huanglian and rhubarb.
Method: Boil and extract the above herbs together, dry and grind them into very fine powder, add an appropriate amount of penetration enhancer, make them into 8x8 cm medicated patches, and put them in bellybands made of colored silk, tightly attached to the belly button. Replace the medicated patch every 15-20 days.
