Obesity - Overweight

Chinese Medicine causes of obesity:

Fire - Qi deficiency, not enough yang energy to burn oils

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang  or Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Oil - greasy diet, poor quality Jiang Zi Yi Gan Tang

Water - dampness not being transported or transformed properly (hot or cold) Huang Qi Tang  or Wu Ling San  or Ping Wei San

Figure out the percentage of each main disorder and how they interrelate with the patients conditions.

Find out patients pattern according to Chinese Medicine Theory:

Diet Exercise Emotion

Diagnosis of Obesity:

Deficiency Or Excess:

Excess Type

- Minister Fire Excess - increased appetite with good digestion

- King Fire Excess - increased appetite with poor digestion, emotional eating

Deficient Type

- Minister Fire deficiency - nausea, bloating, effects spleen function, Minister Fire (kidney) will overact on the spleen

- King Fire deficiency - decreased appetite, anorexia, vomiting - yo yo weight loss and gain, emotional eating

King Fire (heart) will overact on the stomach

Traditional Chinese Medicine  Differentiation Of Obesity:

Phlegm Damp Stagnation - Er Chen Tang (phlegm), Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang (phlegm fluids)

Qi and Blood Stagnation - Tao Hong Si Wu Tang, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Chai Hu Shi Gan San

Lung And Spleen Deficiency - Liu Jun Zi Tang, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Spleen And Kidney Deficiency - Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Li Zhong Wan

Liver And Stomach Acc. Heat - Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Diagnosis: Tongue is more important than pulse because it is more closely related to spleen and stomach function.

Herbs to Help Weight Loss  1) Huang Qi, Fu Ling, Jie Ming Zi 2) He Shou Wu, Huang Qi, Xiao Ku Cao, Dong Gua Pi (or cucmber) 3) He Ye, Chi Qian Cao

Top 10 Herbs for Weight Loss: Top 4: He ye, Fu Ling, Huang Qi, Chi Qian Cao 2nd: Jue Ming Zi 3rd: Zi Cie, Chen Pi, He Shou Wu, Xia Ku Cao, Da Huang

Acupuncture for Weight Loss: Ear - 70% effective Points - Pericardium 6, Stomach 25, Ren 4, Stomach 40, Spleen 6, Lung 7

Other Useful Ideas To Lose Weight: Meditation, Yoga, Massage, Qi Gong, Walking