The present invention relates to a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating simple childhood
obesity. The composition is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 4-8 parts of
Atractylodes macrocephala, 4-8 parts of Rhizoma Alismatis, 3-7 parts of
Lotus Leaf, 3-7 parts of Radix Scutellariae, 1-5 parts of
Radix Ophiopogonis, and 1-5 parts of
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae. The present invention also provides the use of the composition in preparing a medicament for treating simple childhood
obesity. The
Atractylodes macrocephala is sweet and bitter, invigorates the
spleen and replenishes qi, eliminates dampness and promotes
diuresis, aids the
spleen in transporting and transforming dampness, and reduces swelling, thus providing a tonifying effect throughout the entire prescription. The Rhizoma Alismatis is sweet, mild, and cold, and can dissipate dampness, expel heat, resolve
turbidity, and reduce lipids. The two herbs are combined to eliminate heat and dampness, resolve
turbidity, and reduce lipids, and together serve as the main herbal
medicine.
Lotus leaf, bitter and neutral in nature, enters the
spleen and
stomach meridians, clearing heat and transforming dampness, promoting the development of clear yang, and assisting the main
herb in clearing
stomach heat and dissipating dampness and
turbidity.
Scutellaria baicalensis clears heat and dries dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, enhancing the heat-clearing power of the entire formula and serving as an assistant
herb.
Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes the
stomach and promotes fluid production, clearing the heart and relieving restlessness.
Tangerine peel regulates qi and strengthens the spleen,
drying dampness and resolving
phlegm, assisting the main and assistant
herb in removing dampness and heat, and serving as an
adjuvant. Together, these herbs achieve the effects of clearing the stomach and purging heat, removing dampness and relieving swelling.