Starting a new blog but in a thread form....as I'm researching Chinese medicine I will post random stuff within the topic here.
Will start with this youtube video, where Americans are starting to visit a hospital in China for successful weight loss.
I remember about a decade ago I took a Chinese formula that removes dampness in the spleen and transforms phlegm. While I took it, along with my diet and training I definitely saw a reduction in bodyfat within a 2 month period.
Its really more of a cold medicine, but my friend who is an acupuncturists and studies Chinese Medicine insisted that this would help me, and it definitely did. Dunno why I havent used it again for so long, but Id definitely looking to use it some time along with western supplements.
Product Description
Er Chen Wan
(Phlegm/Dampness Relief)
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) 32.30%
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) 32.30%
Fu Ling (Poria cocos) 19.40%
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 10.00%
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 6.00%
Action and Indication: Dissolving phlegm spleen, damp, regulating excessive phlegm congestion in the stomach, lungs or face, symptoms caused by food retention in the stomach; nausea abdominal fullness, dizziness, vertigo, alcoholic hangover.
Edit:Just ran into this youtube video, and this Chinese Dr. speaks about phlegm, and how there are different levels of mucous that we are not aware of. This guy is apparently selling something, but in the first few minutes is the part I want you all to see.
Also found other information on Plegm, Dampness and Chinese Medicine here:
Phlegm, Dampness and Chinese Medicine
Here explains TCM and obesity: ActiveHerb's Guide: Chinese Herbs and Medicines for Weight Loss
Will start with this youtube video, where Americans are starting to visit a hospital in China for successful weight loss.
I remember about a decade ago I took a Chinese formula that removes dampness in the spleen and transforms phlegm. While I took it, along with my diet and training I definitely saw a reduction in bodyfat within a 2 month period.
Its really more of a cold medicine, but my friend who is an acupuncturists and studies Chinese Medicine insisted that this would help me, and it definitely did. Dunno why I havent used it again for so long, but Id definitely looking to use it some time along with western supplements.
Product Description
Er Chen Wan
(Phlegm/Dampness Relief)
Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) 32.30%
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) 32.30%
Fu Ling (Poria cocos) 19.40%
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 10.00%
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 6.00%
Action and Indication: Dissolving phlegm spleen, damp, regulating excessive phlegm congestion in the stomach, lungs or face, symptoms caused by food retention in the stomach; nausea abdominal fullness, dizziness, vertigo, alcoholic hangover.
Edit:Just ran into this youtube video, and this Chinese Dr. speaks about phlegm, and how there are different levels of mucous that we are not aware of. This guy is apparently selling something, but in the first few minutes is the part I want you all to see.
Also found other information on Plegm, Dampness and Chinese Medicine here:
Phlegm, Dampness and Chinese Medicine
Here explains TCM and obesity: ActiveHerb's Guide: Chinese Herbs and Medicines for Weight Loss
As obesity becomes epidemic, people turned to TCM for herbal remedies that may control weight or lose weight. In the theory of TCM, obesity is mostly due to the accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm. Dampness may be understood as water retention whereas Phlegm is not limited to its common meaning but also includes the accumulation of unwanted products (like an excess of fat and food residues) from metabolism of the body. The Dampness and Phlegm occur when the process of food intake, digestion, adsorption and transportation is not balanced. For example, one eats too much; the transportation function is poor. Therefore, eliminating phlegm and expelling dampness has been recognized as a main strategy in Chinese medicines to lose weight and has achieved satisfactory results.