J Tradit Chin Med. 1999 Mar; 19(1): 48-51.

Clinical experience in acupuncture treatment of obesity.

Li J.

Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology.

Obesity manifests itself as derangement of qi and blood with disorder of the defensive qi in particular to be a causative factor of primary importance, meanwhile, deficiency of the primary qi in Sanjiao may also contribute to it. Fundamentally, its pathological changes are also related to dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. According to syndrome differentiation, obesity can be classified into three types, namely, heat in the stomach and intestine, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, and deficiency of primary qi. The main methods of treatment include clearing and reducing heat in the stomach and intestine; regulating qi in the fu organs and promoting water metabolism; balancing and regulating qi and blood, yin and yang, and removing stagnation of defensive qi.