How to treat fatty liver in TCM?

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Fatty liver belongs to the category of "accumulation syndrome", "phlegm turbidity", "accumulation", "fat Qi" and so on. And for the treatment of fatty liver, patients need to pay attention to early treatment in order to receive better results. In clinical practice, there is no effective drug in western medicine, generally speaking, after the onset of the disease, the main application of lipid regulating drugs as auxiliary treatment of fatty liver. Traditional Chinese medicine is the best choice for patients with fatty liver. After dialectical application, it has the advantages of stable curative effect, long-lasting effect and less adverse reactions.

How to treat fatty liver in TCM?

Clearing phlegm and removing dampness, this treatment method is mostly used for alcoholic and hyperlipidemic fatty liver. The common symptoms of patients after the onset of the disease are nausea, anorexia or vomiting, sputum, bitter and dry mouth, sometimes accompanied by jaundice, red tongue, epigastric and hypochondriac pain, fatigue, limb fatigue, yellow and greasy fur, smooth pulse. Treatment can be used: Yinchenhao Decoction, Erchen decoction, etc., mainly with Polygonum cuspidatum, dandelion, Alisma, Raphani and other drugs.

Shugan Liqi method this treatment method is mostly used for fatty liver after hepatitis in clinic. Because patients with liver disease for a long time, emotional depression, liver Qi loss in catharsis, resulting in a variety of metabolic disorders in the body, and accumulation. In clinic, the common symptoms of patients after the onset of the disease are chest tightness, abdominal pain, irritability, red tongue, thin greasy fur, pulse string. Chaihu Shugan powder was used as the treatment prescription, and the drugs included Yujin, Qingpi, turmeric, cassia seed, etc.

Huayu Tongluo method this method can be used in clinical treatment of fatty liver patients with various syndromes. Because traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main pathogenic factor of the disease is "blood stasis". Therefore, the treatment of patients can improve the liver microcirculation through the drugs of removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals, which is beneficial to their own lipid transport, and remove blood stasis and turbidity to facilitate the smooth flow of Qi and blood. Fuyuan Huoxue decoction was used for the treatment, including Panax notoginseng, turmeric, raw hawthorn, raw pollen Typhae, etc.

matters needing attention

The patients with fatty liver should pay attention to keep light diet during the medication period or at ordinary times. They can eat more fresh green vegetables and an appropriate amount of marine fruits and vegetables. They also need to eat less soy products, avoid animal oil and starchy foods. For example, potatoes. At ordinary times, the patients need to strengthen exercise, go to bed early and get up early, It can be cured as soon as possible.