About Empirical Weight Support Formula According To Chinese Medicine:
Obesity may be treated with herbs to help suppress appetite, increase energy and support the metabolism, as well as to eliminate the accumulation of dampness and water.
The use of this combination of herbs has been shown to be effective to slowly and steadily lower body weight. Based on clinical experience and case studies, most individuals lose an average of 1 pound per week while taking this herbal formula. (Chen)
Therefore, this combination of herbs is considered to be a gentle formula that needs to be taken on a long-term basis for optimal results, along with of course the necessary lifestyle changes.
For those who are grossly overweight and have immediate health risks, use of this formula is inappropriate and not recommended, as it will not cause instantaneous weight loss.
Lastly, it is extremely important to remember there is no magic bullet for weight loss. Without commitment to changing diet and lifestyles, use of either drugs or herbs will have limited effectiveness.
It is a statement of fact within Chinese medicine that, “Heavy people have lots of phlegm and dampness.” In fact, fat is nothing other than phlegm, dampness, and turbidity according to Chinese medicine.
It is also a statement of fact within Chinese medicine that, “The spleen is the root of phlegm engenderment.” Basically, phlegm is nothing other than water and fluids which have collected and transformed into dampness, and if dampness endures, it then congeals into phlegm. Because the spleen is averse to dampness, whether spleen vacuity lead to the engenderment of dampness, once formed, dampness leads to spleen vacuity.
This means that the overwhelming majority of persons struggling with being over weight will present with a combination of spleen vacuity and phlegm dampness.
What does this mean? It means through dietary taxation (poor lifestyle choices) the digestive system has actually becomes damaged and thus does not effectively process nutrition.