There are several methods described for expressing the slimming techniques. These involve consumption of tea or drink beverages, essentially of herbal origin, soluble bath preparations in which the person dips in and relaxes for a time in a bath tub, diet food –types, as well as skin gels and lotions applications.
There are food diets which have hundreds of slimming recipes in its database and loads of recipes for eating out, whether it is a Chinese take away or a Starbucks, etc, but has never to go over the recommended daily calorie intake, if the diet plan is followed carefully.
Of the many recipes that are recommended and described in the literature, we describe here a few;
The tea preparations comprises several herbal extracts(by wt.%) : Folium Sennae 19-21, Morus alba 15-17, green tea 15-17, black tea 15-17, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 11-13, Semen Cassiae 9-11, and lotus leaves 9-11. The method involves mixing the above materials, adding water, stirring for 20min, granulating, oven-drying, cooling, sieving, and drinking the extracts at convenient times.
Another preparation uses, and mixing by wt.%, the following herbs: Laoshan green tea 12-15, Polygonum multiflorum 12-15, Alisma orientalis 10-12, Saliva miltiorrhiza 10-12, Semen Cassiae 8-10, Zingiber officinale 8-10, and Laoshan mineral water as balance,. These are soaked, heated, filtered, clarifying, sterilized, and canned. The tea beverage is described as having good beautifying and slimming functions, high stability, with no side effects, and of low cost.
Another heath-care- tea comprises (parts by wt.) of dry oolong tea 120-180, dry Flos Lonicerae 3.5-6.5, dry Chrysanthemum morifolium 3.5-6.5, dry Citrus reticulata 3.5-6.5, and dry Radix Glycyrrhizae 0.5-1.5. It is abundant nutrients such as polyphenols, polysaccharides, amino acids, and vitamin E, etc. It has the advantages of imposing a good luster, and has good taste, flavor, and excellent slimming and beautification effects.
Food dietary supplements are necessary for leading a happy and healthy life. There are several dietary descriptions which are concurrently present in the market. These relyon low calorie food and high fibre content. Herbal additives are included in order to enhance both the medical and digestive power.
An example is the anti-obesity medical composition, prepared. from (parts by wt.) of Panax ginseng 5-15, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum 1-5, sesame 5-25, Ganoderma lucidum 4-12, corn 5-25, Lycium barbarum fruit 5-15, black rice 5-25, jujube 3-9, haw 3-9, Setaria italica 5-25, Hordeum vulgare 5-25, table salt 0.5-1.5 and vitamin B 1-5. The preparation may be used for treating obesity, diabetes mellitus or fatty liver.
A dietetic food comprises soybean protein, microfiber dietary fiber, sources of carbohydrate and fatty acids, at least one fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamin, mineral nutrients, flavor, and isoflavone. Thus, a cappuccino shake may include (per 100 g): 50 g fructose, 28.1 g soy protein, 5.1 g sunflower oil, 3.2 g wheat fiber, 33 mg isoflavone, plus vitamins (A, B, D, E), minerals, and other ingredients.
The beverage is composed of wheat bran powder 10-95wt. % and konjac powder as a balance. The beverage can be processed as a liquid beverage that is composed of the beverage and liquid component in a wt. ratio of (5-50) :( 50-95). The beverage has good slimming effect.
Another anti-obesity preparation is composed (by wt.%) of orlistat., 10.0-80.0, synergist from pullulan ,chitin or chitosan, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K and ?-carotene 2.0-90.0, and/a suitable amount of adjuvant from stabilizing agent, disintegrating agent, antiseptic, antioxidant, emulsifying agent, corrective agent and a coating agent. The preparation may be used in the form of tablets, granules, capsules, and pills.
A pharmaceutical and food composition relates to the application of resveratrol to prepare a composition for increasing expression of Sirt1 protein, PGC-1 protein or UCP-1 protein in fat tissue or fat cell. This prevents controls and treats obesity and its related diseases. It also relates to the application of Sirt1 gene or protein. It is used as a slimming food, or a drug preparation. It contains resveratrol (0.01-49.9 mg), and a food-acceptable or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
A ternip dish is prepared from (parts by wt.): ternip 500, fine salt 500, sauce, 150, chilli powder 50, vegetable oil 30, five-spice powder 20, and monosodium glutamate 10. The dish has the advantage of good flavor and taste, balanced nutrition, and good health-care effect prevention, slimming, anticancer effect.
Lowering blood lipid composition serves to enhance the slimming action of the body. There are several pharmaceutical medications that can be taken for this purpose. However, a herbal composite is formed of berberine hydrochloride or tannate, oryzanol,
and an incipient as a carrier. The dose of oryzanol is about 180-300 mg/day for one person. The composition is used for lowering blood lipid, for slimming, treating hyperlipemia or adiposity.
A natural drug described for its slimming action contains, Cajanonic acid A that is purified and separated from Cajanus cajan. This is used to prepare tablets, capsules, granules, or oral solution, and injection for treating diabetes mellitus, obesity.
Slimming creams and gels for outward application have been described to be as effective in bringing about positive results. One such invention involves an oil phase formed from stearic acid, stearyl alc., squalane, and Rosa davurica; and an aqueous phase containing glycerin monostearate, propylene glycol, glycerin, fragrance, preservative, antioxidant, natural caffeine, green tea extract and purified water. The two phases are mixed an emulsified at 80 oC, and then cooled .The cream can regulate cellulite through decomposing and regulating fat.
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