Simple obesity denotes obesity as primary clinical symptoms. The combination of acupuncture with prescribed Chinese Medicine is the most effective treatment option. Common syndrome types include excess heat in stomach and intestines, spleen-deficiency and blocked dampness, liver and qi stagnation, etc. The treatment methods also vary according to the different syndrome types. 1) Clearing excess heat for excess heat in stomach and intestines, 2) Invigorate the spleen and removing dampness for spleen deficiency and blocked dampness, 3) activating qi and dispersing stagnation for liver and qi stagnation, we do not advise to treat simple obesity with a general purging method without considering these syndrome types.

In many cases, obesity is only one of the manifestations of other diseases or as a concurrent illness. For example, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common gynecological disease, which is clinically characterized by hyperandrogen, persistent anovulation, and polycystic changes in the ovary, some patients with this condition can also have insulin resistance and obesity at the same time. For this situation, it is necessary to combine syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation [diagnosis] to grasp the characteristics of the disease. Obese polycystic ovary syndrome belongs to the category of "infertility" in traditional Chinese medicine. TCM disease etiology include phlegm stagnation and spleen yang deficiency and kidney ying deficiency to cause blood and qi stasis, and phlegm dampness. The treatment principle is to remove blood stasis, recuperate the kidney and invigorate the spleen.