Chinese medicine emphasizes on personalized healing. Even for the same disorder, different people may have different pathogenic factors and types, and need to be treated differently. According to Chinese medicine, obesity can be classified into several types, such as heat in the spleen and stomach, and dampness and phlegm. More than 20 effective and experienced weight loss recipes in traditional Chinese medicine are collected here. They can be used for healing different types of obesity to provide personalized remedies for healthy weight loss. Recipes are also provided for those with complex symptoms and mixed types. Many of these recipes can heal obesity-associated diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes. Explanations in Chinese medicine theories and scientific studies of the herbs are provided for each recipe.
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