As the saying goes, if your liver is not good, you will collapse before you age.
This is really not a bluff.
Traditional Chinese medicine often compares the liver to the great general of the human body. The general's task is to lead an "army" to protect the country, regardless of whether it is internal or external troubles, all within the general's jurisdiction.
Once the general falls, will the consequences be unimaginable?
When it comes to some common conditions in the liver, fatty liver is one of them.
1. Tell a simple medical case.
There is a man in his forties who usually likes to eat fatty, sweet, and flavorful foods, especially meat. It can be said that he enjoys eating meat without it. For a period of time, I always felt uncomfortable in my upper abdomen, with a little pain, fatigue, and couldn't lift my spirits, and my mouth was bitter, as if I had taken bitter gourd slices. I can't hold on like this, so I went to the hospital for a check-up. The result was fatty liver, but fortunately it wasn't serious.
So I thought about finding a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to adjust it.
Watching, hearing, questioning, and cutting are naturally indispensable. I saw this person with yellow and greasy tongue coating, what does that mean? It indicates that there is moisture and heat. In addition, I usually like to eat fatty, sweet, and flavorful foods, and occasionally feel a little worried about work matters.
The doctor had a plan in his mind, and the prescription came out.
Everyone, let's take a look: Chaihu, Xiaoji, Goji berries, Lotus, Ligustrum lucidum, Gualou, Chenpi, Atractylodes macrocephala, Hawthorn, Poria cocos, Zexie, rhubarb, Cassia seed, Yinchen, Licorice.
This is traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations Huazhi Rougan Granule.
Again, this pharmacy has traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations.
Used for non-alcoholic simple fatty liver.
What is the medical theory behind this?
First of all, everyone can think about what should be treated for fatty liver?
Some people say that fatty liver has too much fat in the liver, so fatty liver needs to reduce fat, which is correct.
But fat is the term used in Western medicine, which is not commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine and has not been used throughout history. In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, fatty liver is a mass of damp heat that surrounds the liver, blocking its qi mechanism. Traditional Chinese medicine treats it as damp heat.
This is the first step, clearing heat and promoting dampness.
Looking at fatty liver again, the disease is located in the liver. If the liver qi is not regulated, it is also difficult to clear dampness and heat. Dampness and heat trap the middle burner, affecting the smooth qi function of the liver and making people particularly prone to fatigue.
Let's give an analogy.
The liver belongs to the Wood element in the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Fatty liver is like a tree full of garbage. Take away this garbage today, and go see it again tomorrow. There are more.
Why?
If you look at nature, you will know that if a tree is full of withered branches and leaves, is it easy for it to leave garbage on it? What traditional Chinese medicine needs to do is to make this tree grow lush and lush.
It's the second step, which is to clear turbidity and detoxify.
Traditional Chinese medicine once again said that Qi is the commander-in-chief of blood, and the flow of Qi leads to the flow of blood. When the qi stops circulating, blood will also stagnate and slowly form stasis.
This is the third step, removing blood stasis and softening the liver.
Returning to Fangzi, there are not many drugs for removing blood stasis here, mainly relying on hawthorn.
Hawthorn is one of the few fruits that can dispel excess and nourish excess. In addition to promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, traditional Chinese medicine also uses it to dispel accumulation and transform food, especially when consuming too much meat. Hawthorn is very useful. When stewing meat, adding a few hawthorn seeds can easily make the meat soft and tender. In fact, this indicates that hawthorn has a meat reducing effect.
In addition, modern research has also shown that hawthorn can lower blood lipids.
Yinchen and Chaihu, this group is beneficial for regulating the liver and gallbladder, allowing for the regulation of liver qi.
And what else can Yinchen do? It can relieve dampness and heat in the liver. It is a capable person, and those who can do it are more hardworking.
Next, this group includes Gualou, Zhuling, and Zexie, which can eliminate dampness and reduce turbidity.
Going further down, Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes macrocephala are effective in tonifying the spleen and removing dampness, especially Atractylodes macrocephala, which can effectively dispel dampness and turbidity by sitting in the middle burner.
3 fatty liver, where do these fats come from?
In addition to the liver itself, there are also reasons related to the spleen. The spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation. If the spleen and stomach cannot digest food well, they will develop dampness, but not qi and blood. When dampness is stuck in the stomach, the stomach will become increasingly fat, which is called a beer belly. It accumulates in the liver, wrapping it layer by layer, and the liver will become increasingly fat, forming fatty liver.
So we need to strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, combined with the use of dried tangerine peel to regulate phlegm and promote the healthy circulation of the spleen.
In addition to tonifying the spleen, it is also necessary to tonify the kidneys.
Who does kidney tonifying rely on? Goji berries, Ligustrum lucidum seeds, and lotus root. Tonifying kidney water to nourish and soften the liver.
The seeds of plants are good at nourishing, and traditional Chinese medicine says that all sons descend. The medicinal properties of seed medicine are downward, and the kidneys are located in the lower part of the human body, so goji berries and ligustrum lucidum can tonify the kidneys.
Lotus, also known as Ink Lotus, has a black juice that flows out when the stems and leaves are opened, similar to ink. Traditional Chinese medicine says that black enters the kidneys, so it is not surprising that Lotus can tonify the kidneys.
The liver belongs to wood, while the kidney belongs to water. Water grows wood, and the kidney is the mother of the liver. Nourishing the kidney can help the liver improve its ability to transport fat.
Rhubarb, thistle, and cassia seed clear heat and cool blood. Rhubarb and Cassia seed can also relieve constipation. After eating them, the intestines can be opened. Traditional Chinese medicine says that the liver and large intestine are not connected, so that dampness and heat in the liver can be eliminated through the intestines.
Finally, mix the herbs with licorice.
This is Hua Zhi Rou Gan Granules, which clear heat and promote dampness, and dissolve blood stasis to soften the liver. Specially designed to reduce liver burden, it is commonly used in clinical practice to treat fatty liver. According to Western medicine, it is used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver, also known as simple fatty liver. So, not all types of fatty liver are suitable. Overall, they are suitable for people with moderate dampness and heat resistance. What are the symptoms? Remember: Symptoms include discomfort or dull pain in the liver area, fatigue, decreased appetite, and yellow and greasy tongue coating. Don't worry about whether it's mild, moderate, or severe, just focus on the symptoms.
The content of the article is for clinical reference only. Non professionals in traditional Chinese medicine are not allowed to try medication.