Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

• supplements Spleen Qi
• drains dampness from the body
• harmonises digestion

Description:

According to Chinese medicine, the most common cause of being overweight or obese is a weakening of the spleen and the subsequent accumulation of dampness in the body. The spleen is an organ, or rather a system, responsible for transforming food into Qi and blood. Qi and blood are the fuel for our body. If this transformative ability of the spleen is weakened, it not only produces too little Qi and blood, but also begins to produce excessive pathological dampness. This dampness can manifest, for example, as gynaecological discharge, swelling, or the discharge of thin mucus from the nose. One of its manifestations is also being overweight. What we call "fat deposits" is, according to Chinese medicine, merely an accumulation of dampness and mucus.

The herbs in the mixture strengthen the spleen's ability to transform food, support the digestive process, and drain excessive dampness from the body.

Indications:

• overweight
• obesity
• slowed metabolism
• mushy stools or diarrhoea
• fatigue after eating
• phlegm
• bloating

Modern use:

• abdominal obesity
• metabolic syndrome
• disorder of lipogenesis or lipolysis

Tongue:

• swollen with tooth marks
• may have a greasy white coating

Pulse:

• often empty or soggy

Contraindications:

• none known

Recommendation:

When overweight, it is good to focus your diet on strengthening Spleen Qi and draining dampness – see Diet according to patterns.

Composition of the formula: