Obesity

Front 1

Obesity w/ hunger & strong app, overeating, excessive drinking of sugary drinks or alcohol.
Acid reflux, bitter taste. Restless, anger. Dry mouth & red face.
Ab distention & fullness.
Constipation.
T: red + thick yellow greasy ct
P: wiry, slippery, may be rapid

Back 1

Bao He Wan
&
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang

Front 2

Obesity & prone to eat a lot of heavy, greasy, or sugary foods.
Sensa of heaviness, tired/sleepy. Chest tight. Cloudy thinking. Poss cough or lots of sputum.
May have hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia.
T: white greasy ct
P: slippery

Back 2

Dao Tan Tang

Front 3

Obesity w/ dark red face. Constipation. Difficult insomnia, tossing/turning or sleep disturbances. Skin probs.
Heavy body, recent or easy wt gain. Restless. Chest or ab full or pain, aching joints. Warm sensa in late afternoon/evening.
Clinically seen w/ other syndromes.
Often combo w/ turbid phlegm, ST H, or yang xu.
T: purple/dark red + darker spots
P: deep + wiry or choppy

Back 3

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
&
Shi Xiao San

Front 4

Obesity w/ loose, very soft flesh, seldom overeats (eats normal/less than), & cannot lose wt.
Lassitude/tired/exhausted, worse at night. No or minimal exercise.
Sensa of heaviness, puffy limbs.
Loose stool or Sticky constipation. Scanty urine.
May have hypothyroid dx or clinical low results (high-norm TSH & low-norm T3/4.)
T: pale, swollen, TM + white greasy ct.
P: soggy

Back 4

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
&
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang

Front 5

Obesity w/ puffiness & coldness of limbs. Ab fullness.
Lassitude. Spon sweating.
Dyspnea, SOB (esp on inhale & worse w/ exhaustion).
Loose stool. Reduced diurnal urine & incr noctunal urine.
Lowered thyroid &/or adrenal functions.
T: pale, swollen + TM
P: deep, soft, thready or soggy.

Back 5

Zhen Wu Tang
&
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

Front 6

Obesity w/ emotional related eating. Eating & quantity depends on stress/emo imbalances.
Easily stressed. Depressed.
Loose stools.
T: pale or unremarkable
P: wiry

Back 6

Xiao Yao San