Which fat-reducing tea is suitable for apple-shaped and pear-shaped obesity? Chinese medicine practitioners say...

Modern people eat greasy food and are too lazy to exercise, so their weight is generally higher than normal. In this case, how can we fight against the increasing obesity, reduce the body's absorption of fat, sugar and starch, and maintain a slim figure? In addition to good eating habits and regular exercise, using Chinese medicine fat-burning tea as an aid to weight loss is also a good choice. It can help you eliminate excess fat in your body, reduce body fat, and achieve the goal of losing weight.

However, choosing the right tea is extremely important. Many people buy fat-reducing tea to drink on their own, but they may drink the wrong tea, causing their weight to increase instead of decrease. The formation of excess fat in the body is mainly caused by the accumulation of different pathological products, such as phlegm, dampness and blood stasis. These excess fats will hinder our body's metabolism. Therefore, we must drink according to different syndromes to achieve the correct slimming and weight loss effect.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Reduces Body Fat, 6 Fat-Reducing Teas

Stomach cleansing and fat-reducing tea/stomach heat, phlegm and blood stasis type obesity (apple type)

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Medicinal materials: Citrus aurantium 6g, rhubarb 1.5g, Panax notoginseng 3g, stir-fried cassia seed 5g, salvia miltiorrhiza 5g, lotus leaf 5g, rose flower 3g

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

It can lower blood lipids, remove gastrointestinal grease, soothe emotions, relieve stress, eliminate stool and reduce edema.

Suitable for those who like to eat midnight snacks or heavy-tasting food, as well as those who eat out greasy food on weekdays; people with strong stomach fire, prone to constipation, and those with stomach heat, phlegm and blood stasis.

Soothing Liver and Fat-Reducing Tea/Liver Qi Stagnation Type Obesity (Apple Type)

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Medicinal materials: Bupleurum 5g, Rose 5g, Hawthorn 10g, Roselle 5g, Licorice 3g, Rhubarb 1.5g

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

It can soothe the liver and gallbladder, relieve fatigue, stabilize emotions, relieve stress, remove stool, and lower blood fat. It is suitable for people who often have trouble sleeping, stay up late, and have high work pressure.

It is suitable for people who have great work pressure, often stay up late, have irregular work and rest schedules, are emotionally unstable, and have a tense constitution.

Danshen fat-reducing tea/liver and kidney yin deficiency type obesity (green pepper type)

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Medicinal materials: Danshen 5g, Hawthorn 6g, Lotus leaf 5g, Licorice 5g, Polygonum multiflorum 5g, Stir-fried Cassia seed 4g

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

It is effective in regulating menopausal obesity and is suitable for people with higher triglycerides and cholesterol after menopause.

Suitable for people with this physique type are common in middle-aged men in their 40s and 50s, and women approaching or already in menopause. And people who don’t eat much but gain weight as they age and can’t lose weight.

Warming Yang and Eliminating Fat Tea/Obesity due to edema caused by deficiency of Yang in spleen and kidney (pear-shaped)

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Medicinal materials: Alisma orientalis 5g, Poria 5g, Dried ginger 5g, Epimedium 3g, Corn silk 1.5g, Korean ginseng 3g

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

Efficacy: warming yang, promoting diuresis, eliminating edema, strengthening the heart and nourishing the kidneys.

Suitable subjects are mostly those with obesity and diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, menopause, polycystic ovary, endocrine disorders, etc.

Qi-tonifying and fat-reducing tea/Qi-blood deficiency type obesity (straight type)

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Medicinal materials: Astragalus 10g, Poria 6g, Alisma orientalis 6g, 2 red dates

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

Efficacy: replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, promoting urination and eliminating edema.

Suitable for people who work hard, are overworked, and have weak qi and blood.

Spleen-strengthening and fat-reducing tea/obesity caused by spleen deficiency and phlegm-dampness (pear-shaped)

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Medicinal materials: Pinellia 5g, Poria 5g, Dry ginger 5g, Alisma orientalis 6g, Codonopsis pilosula 5g

Method: Put the herbs into a gauze bag and seal it. Boil it with 700-1000cc of hot water, then simmer for 8-10 minutes. It can be taken after it cools down slightly.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, warms the yang and promotes diuresis, and nourishes the spleen and stomach.

Suitable for people who like to eat raw and cold foods such as ice cream, lettuce, energy soup, etc.; people who like sweets, vegetarians, and those who sit for a long time after meals.

Precautions for drinking Chinese herbal tea

Everyone has a different physique, so the fat-burning tea that's suitable for them is also different. Be sure to choose a tea that suits your physique so that you can lose weight healthily and without burden. Tea is best drunk warm and should not be consumed by pregnant women, the elderly or underage children.

Chinese herbal tea works best after being decocted, because some herbs must be decocted and soaked for a period of time before the effective ingredients can be released, so it is best to drink the decocted medicine in a concentrated form.

But if you are not used to drinking tea with higher concentration, you can also add 200-500cc of hot water to dilute it. Drinking it as boiled water is also effective, especially drinking fat-burning tea after a big meal can effectively remove greasiness and prevent fat from gaining weight!

This article comes from the book "Slimming for a Healthy Body: A Lifetime Bible of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Slimming [Newly Revised • Healthy Upgraded Edition]" on Creative Market.