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Is Chinese medicine effective in losing weight?

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Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 03:55 AM

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    Apr 05, 2026

      Many traditional Chinese medicines have powerful functions of metabolizing waste and eliminating toxins, eliminating edema, speeding up metabolism, and thus achieving the effect of eliminating fat. The editor has collected 3 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss to help you eliminate fat effectively, so that fat no longer has nowhere to hide.

      In fact, in traditional Chinese medicine, many medicines must have the effect of losing weight, such as Poria, barley, lotus leaf, dried bitter melon, hawthorn, wolfberry, Jiang Bai, etc. As long as you are good at applying and matching it well, you can achieve significant cellulite elimination and slimming effects.

      The traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss 1:

      1. Mulberry leaves 10 grams

      2. Lily 10 grams

      3. 10 grams of mulberries

      4. Asparagus 10 grams

      5. Cassia seed 10 grams

      6. 10 senna leaves (2-3 grams can be added as needed)

      How to drink: Pour the medicine into freshly boiled water and simmer for a few minutes. You can drink it as tea, drink at least one large cup in the morning and evening. Take one dose a day, or one dose every two days, with one week as a course of treatment.

      Principle: The effect of this folk remedy is to help remove oil from the body and cleanse the stomach. After using it for a period of time, you will feel that your appetite will shrink.

      Editor’s reminder: You don’t need to diet while taking it, but you should avoid spicy and irritating foods. Don't overeat after you stop taking it, and eat more light food. It is best not to take it if you are on a business trip or busy at work, as it will increase the number of trips to the toilet. Women can add 10 grams of red dates to the original during menstruation.

      Home recipe Haoxiang Slimming Traditional Chinese Medicine 2:

      1. 2 grams of ginger peel

      2. 3 grams of tangerine peel

      3. 3 grams of mulberry bark

      4.Poria 4 grams

      Editor's reminder: Add 500ml of water to the pot and bring it to a boil every time you decoct it. If you take it for five consecutive days, you can probably lose 9 pounds.

      Three popular Chinese medicines for weight loss:

      1. Cassia seeds 1 tael

      2. Hawthorn 2 cents

      3.Psyllium 3 cents

      4. Chenpi 2 cents

      5. Polygonum multiflorum 1 and a half qian

      6. Licorice 1 cent

      7. Citrus aurantium 1 coin

      Principle: Cassia seeds have the functions of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, moistening the intestines and laxative. Hawthorn promotes digestion. Plantago seeds have diuretic, lung-clearing, eyesight-improving, and expectorant effects. Tangerine peel can clear the intestines and relieve fever. Polygonum multiflorum nourishes the blood, moistens the intestines and relieves constipation, and detoxifies. Licorice moistens the lungs, relieves cough, clears away heat, and nourishes the spleen and stomach. Citrus aurantium has the effect of dredging the meridians and eliminating flatulence. It is used for people with chest and flank pain and indigestion.

      I heard that this is the traditional Chinese medicine weight loss formula that Queen Faye Wong took after giving birth, and the effect is remarkable.

      Folk weight loss:

      1: Losing weight after eating raw pears will show results after two weeks

      Get up in the morning and drink a cup of salted water, then eat a pear and an egg. Eat lunch until you are 7 minutes full. Try to avoid fried and greasy food. For dinner, focus on pears and vegetarian dishes, and drink a bowl of vegetable soup. Remember not to eat snacks. Eat pears when you are hungry. The effect will gradually become apparent after two weeks.

      2: Houttuynia cordata soaked in water has significant weight loss effect

      Houttuynia cordata is slightly cold and has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, reducing swelling, softening stools, adjusting blood pressure, and eliminating toxins. For those who are eager to lose weight, if you insist on drinking 8 cups of water soaked with Houttuynia cordata every day, the weight loss effect will be very obvious after two weeks of persistence. However, you should try to eat lighter meals. In Guliang in the south, you can also buy fresh Houttuynia cordata to make cold dishes. The effect is also very good.

      3: Vinegar therapy for weight loss, beauty and health

      Using a spoonful of vinegar every day and before going to bed every night can promote the body's fat metabolism, convert excess fat in the body into physical energy and consume it. It can also promote the metabolism of ingested sugars and proteins, enhance the body's metabolism of fat, and excrete excess fat. In addition to losing weight, it can also beautify and maintain health.

      4: Sweet potato cleanses intestines and loses weight

      Sweet potatoes can be seen everywhere among the people. Eating more sweet potatoes can help cleanse the intestines and detoxify. Because sweet potatoes contain crude vitamins, they have a good laxative and intestinal cleansing effect. The crude fiber is not easily absorbed in the intestines, so it has the special function of preventing sugars from converting into fat. Sweet potatoes also contain a large amount of mucus protein, which can maintain the elasticity of the human cardiovascular wall, prevent arteriosclerosis, and reduce subcutaneous fat. Moreover, sweet potatoes are large in size and have a strong feeling of fullness, which will not cause overeating and are a good food for weight loss.