Research Progress on Treatment of Obesity with Traditional Chinese Medicine

近年来，我国超重和肥胖人群的患病率呈持续上升趋势。作为慢性疾病中的独立病种及多种慢性疾病的重要致病因素，肥胖症已成为我国重大的公共卫生问题。目前西医治疗肥胖主要为饮食控制、运动控制、药物治疗和手术治疗，在一定程度上可减轻患者的体重，但不能根治其肥胖病，且存在副作用的发生风险。中医药疗法防治肥胖由于疗效确切、毒副作用少等优势，是近年来关注和研究的重点。文章基于当前肥胖病的治疗现状，总结近年来中医治疗肥胖病的研究，以期为其临床治疗和研究提供参考。In recent years, the prevalence of overweight and obese populations in China has shown a continuous upward trend. As an independent disease in chronic diseases and an important pathogenic factor for multiple chronic diseases, obesity has become a major public health issue in China. Currently, western medical treatments for obesity mainly include diet control, exercise control, drug therapy, and surgical treatment, which can reduce patients’ body weight to a certain extent, but cannot cure obesity and carry the risk of side effects. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapies for preventing and treating obesity have become the focus of attention and research in recent years due to their definite curative effects and fewer toxic and side effects. Based on the current treatment status of obesity, this paper summarizes the recent research on TCM treatment of obesity, aiming to provide references for its clinical treatment and research.