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This recipe can make you as light as a swallow.

Recently, many friends have asked about weight loss related issues. What does Chinese medicine think of it?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that obesity is due to poor spleen and stomach, and a weak spleen, which cannot promote the movement of water, and the water becomes wet and accumulates in the body. Therefore, the first thing to lose weight is to strengthen the spleen. This is the root cause. The water dampness that has already been generated cannot be left alone. It is also necessary to diuretic and remove the unnecessary water dampness from the whole body. This person will not look so bloated.

About two thousand years ago, Zhang Zhongjing, a great doctor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, recorded such a prescription in his "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber", Fangji Huangqi Decoction.

Original text of "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber": Sweating, bad wind, slight swelling of body weight, or pain in limbs and joints, difficulty in urination, pale tongue with white coating, Fangji Huangqi Decoction is the treatment.

There is a key word here: slightly swollen.

First of all, Zhang Zhongjing’s prescription is more effective for obesity caused by spleen deficiency and excess dampness, that is, puffiness. The body of a puffy and fat person is full of water and dampness. At this time, the person will feel that the body feels heavy and heavy, like a sponge that has absorbed water. You can see that the sponge is light and airy in the hand, but when it touches water, it becomes Get heavy. Fangji Astragalus Decoction can wring out the water.

The recipe is as follows: 12 grams of fangji, 15 grams of astragalus, 6 grams of licorice, 9 grams of atractylodes, add four slices of ginger and one jujube, and boil them together.

Atractylodes macrocephala strengthens the spleen. Everyone is familiar with this medicine, which is very good for the spleen and stomach. Since ancient times, Atractylodes macrocephala has been an important medicine for spleen and stomach diseases. Atractylodes macrocephala restores the function of the spleen and stomach, and at the same time removes the annoying water and moisture in the spleen and stomach.

In addition to heavy humidity and little urination, what do you think it says in "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber"? Four words: Difficulty urinating. If urination is normal, part of the moisture can be excreted through urine. This is also an issue that needs to be solved urgently.

Everyone knows that astragalus can replenish the spleen, mainly to replenish spleen and stomach qi and rejuvenate the spleen and stomach. In fact, astragalus can also be a diuretic and reduce swelling. For example, after some elderly people become ill, they will suffer from edema in their lower limbs due to long-term bed rest. Long-term bed rest means that the amount of activity is reduced, and the qi in the body cannot be circulated well, that is, Cannot push water liquid to run. As the old saying goes, water flows downward. Without the push of Qi, water will easily move downwards and accumulate in the lower limbs, causing edema. At this time, astragalus is generally used again.

Then we added the benefit of water for self-defense. When it comes to benefiting water, who do you usually think of? When I think of Poria, I think of barley. Poria and barley are both very mild medicines. They can also be said to be food. They can be incorporated into the daily diet. It is not a problem to boil water or make soup. People with heavy moisture should use some Poria. , boil barley in water and drink it. After drinking it, the moisture will go away bit by bit from the urine.

Zhang Zhongjing did not choose Poria cocos and barley here, but used a relatively powerful drug to prevent himself. It is in the same echelon as Qianghuo and Duhuo. These two herbs are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat some rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. The two more famous prescriptions are Qianghuo Shengshi Decoction and Duhuo Jisheng Decoction. Then, everyone knows that it can prevent oneself and benefit water, and it is also an important medicine for rheumatism.

Why add ginger and dates?

It is also because anti-self medicine is bitter and cold, and bitter-cold medicine is not very friendly to the spleen and stomach. Although there are Atractylodes, Astragalus, and Zhigancao, for the sake of safety, ginger and red dates were added. Almost all the great doctors of the past dynasties used it. This is all considered. Don't think that ginger and dates are just ordinary things, dispensable. If you put them in soups, they can nourish the spleen and stomach, and can restrain some bitter and cold medicines.

In addition to losing weight, Fangji Huangqi Decoction can also treat rheumatoid arthritis. Let’s go back to the article: sweating, bad wind, slight swelling of body weight, or pain in limbs and joints, difficulty in urination, and pale tongue coating. white.

The pain in the limbs and joints here is caused by the evil of rheumatism. In this case, it is particularly important to guard against oneself, which is why it should be classified together with Qianghuo and Duhuo.

The medicinal properties of Fangji can penetrate deep into the bones and muscles, pulling out the wind and dampness hidden inside and driving them out.

If you want to lose weight, I would like to emphasize again that Fangji Astragalus Soup is suitable for people who are puffy and obese. This type of people eat less and gain weight. The meat on their body is relatively soft and not firm, and they like to show off. Deficit sweating and less urination are usually caused by spleen deficiency and heavy dampness.