How to treat fatty liver in TCM

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At present, western medicine for the treatment of this disease, mainly for lipid-lowering drugs and liver fat drugs two categories, short-term effect is good, but easy to rebound after withdrawal. Traditional Chinese medicine has a multi-directional regulatory role, and has certain advantages in improving liver function, lowering blood lipid and blocking the evolution of liver fibrosis. Now let me share with you.

How to treat fatty liver in TCM

1、 According to the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine, the emphasis is on syndrome differentiation and treatment. According to the pathogenesis, fatty liver can be divided into four types. The treatment methods are as follows: 1. Liver depression and qi stagnation; 2. Spleen dysfunction; 3. Damp heat accumulation; 4. Phlegm turbidity and blood stasis.

2、 Pay attention to the prevention of disease in traditional Chinese medicine, emphasize the method of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. 5% of the patients can change from simple fatty liver to steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, while traditional Chinese medicine believes that liver fibrosis and cirrhosis have blood stasis. In line with the concept of "no treatment for the disease, no treatment for the disease", it is necessary to give the intervention treatment of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis before fatty liver develops into liver fibrosis. Modern studies have shown that most of the drugs can improve the hemorheological properties and protect the liver.

3、 Combined with the concept of Western medicine, improve the clinical efficacy. TCM treatment focuses on syndrome differentiation, and TCM syndrome is composed of clinical symptoms, so there is no syndrome if there is no disease. However, there are many patients with fatty liver in clinic, often without obvious discomfort, which are mostly found in physical examination. The author believes that for such patients, it should be combined with the laboratory test results, according to the patient's diet, living habits, personal physique and other factors comprehensive analysis to guide the clinical prescription and medication.

matters needing attention

The reasonable diet for patients with fatty liver should be low-fat diet, high protein diet, moderate calorie diet and low carbohydrate diet. Low fat diet is the key to reduce blood fat, advocate light, basic vegetarian, but not long-term only vegetarian. We should have a balanced nutrition.