Traditional medicine offers unique remedies to help reduce overweight and obesity using flowers found around the home and garden, such as chrysanthemum, rose, jasmine, and lemon flower.
– Rose, jasmine, lemon flower (orange flower, tangerine flower, or calamondin flower can be used as substitutes), lotus leaves, and ligusticum each at 10g. Steep these ingredients to make a tea and drink one dose daily. This tea is particularly suitable for overweight individuals with lipid metabolism disorders.
– Chrysanthemum 6g, hawthorn 15g, cassia seed (roasted) 15g. Steep these herbs in boiling water in a sealed container for about 15 minutes before consuming. Drink this tea throughout the day. This herbal tea is especially beneficial for overweight women experiencing symptoms such as fullness in the chest, abdominal bloating, irregular menstruation, potential amenorrhea, poor sleep or vivid dreams, bitter mouth, red tongue, and a white greasy coating on the tongue.
– Honeysuckle flower, chrysanthemum, and hawthorn each at 10g. Steep these herbs in boiling water in a sealed container for about 20 minutes before use, and drink throughout the day. This tea is particularly good for overweight and obese individuals with hypertension and lipid metabolism disorders, presenting symptoms like dizziness, headache, limb fatigue, frequent hunger, thirst, preferring cool water, red tongue, and yellow sticky coating on the tongue.
– Three-flower (Sanchi flower), hawthorn, and rose each at 10g. Steep these herbs in boiling water in a sealed container for about 15 minutes before consuming, and drink throughout the day. This is suitable for those who are overweight and obese with hypertension, lipid metabolism disorders, and symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus.
– Broccoli 350g, cooked shrimp 25g, fresh ginger strips, salt, seasoning, monosodium glutamate, rice vinegar, and vegetable oil as needed. Clean and chop the broccoli, blanch in boiling water, drain, and mix with cooked shrimp, salt, monosodium glutamate, and vinegar to create a salad. This dish can be eaten after about half an hour. Drizzle a bit of vegetable oil on top before serving. Benefits: Nourishes yin, promotes blood health, lowers blood fat, and aids in weight loss.
– Three-flower (Sanchi flower), sophora flower, and chrysanthemum each at 10g. Steep these three types of flowers in boiling water in a sealed container for about 15-20 minutes before consuming, and drink throughout the day. This herbal tea is very effective for those who are overweight and obese with hypertension and lipid metabolism disorders, along with symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, flushed face, irritability, preference for cool water, and constipation, with a red tongue.
– Wild chrysanthemum 15g, lotus leaves 20g. Steep these two ingredients in boiling water in a sealed container for about 15 minutes before use, and drink throughout the day. This tea is particularly beneficial for overweight individuals with hypertension.
– Hawthorn flower and hawthorn leaves each at 6g. Steep these two ingredients in boiling water in a sealed container for about 20 minutes before consuming, and drink throughout the day. Benefits: Lowers blood pressure, reduces blood fat, and helps prevent overweight and obesity.