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Obesity

Obesity and being overweight are generally associated with the body consuming more calories than is burned. In traditional medicine, this is generally a Phlegm-Damp condition, and medicines which warm and clear Damp or clear Damp, increase digestion and promote Urine are generally prescribed. Phlegm purgatives may also be indicated. In addition, a weakening of the Digestive Fire (Agni, or Spleen Yang) is also associated. Therefore warming medicines that stimulate digestion are likewise indicated.

Lekhaniya
Ayurveda has the group of medicines called Lekhaniya, used to thin the tissues and reduce Fat:
Cyperus rotundus, Apoitaxis auriculata, Tumeric, Berberis asiatica, Calamus, Aconitum heterophyllum, Picrorhiza, Plumbago zeylanica root, Pongamia glabra, Calamus (white variety)
Western Tradition

Simples
Ginger
Fennel seed
Calamus
Celery root
Cyperus rotundus
Pepper
Garlic
Turmeric
Parsley root
Lacca
Simple Recipes:
1. Take a clove of Garlic every morning
2. Fennel seed tea
3. Warm Vinegar (4 oz.) taken every morning with Black Pepper.
4. Wine of Sour Pomegranates
TCM Classification

Clear Food Stagnation
Bao He Wan


Clear Phlegm-Damp
Er Chen Tang
Ping Wei San
Syrup of Two Opening Roots
Powder Against Obesity
Powder of the Countess of Castel

Special Formulas:

1. Ginger, Black Pepper, Fennel seed, Cyperus rotundus
2. Lacca, Cyperus rotundus, Black Pepper
3. Senna, Fennel seed, Cumin seed, Coriander seed, Cinnamon, Ginger
4. Shilajit, Bdellium (Guggulu), Garlic. This is available as an OTC patent medicine for hypercholesterolemia and obesity.