Q. How do you determine my constitution and create a weight loss plan at a Korean medicine clinic?
We diagnose your constitution through consultation, tongue examination, and pulse diagnosis, then design a customized herbal prescription tailored to your specific metabolic state and organ functions.
📝 Detailed Answer
In Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), 'constitution' is not simply about personality; it is a process of identifying constitutional traits (physical form)—determining which internal organs are overly active or where metabolic stagnation is occurring.
Rather than focusing solely on body weight, we examine whether Dam-jeok (痰積), or accumulated phlegm-fluid/waste, is obstructing your metabolism. Identifying this core issue is essential for creating a sustainable plan that prevents the 'yo-yo effect' of regaining weight.
- Examination Phase: We combine a medical consultation regarding digestion, sleep quality, and edema with tongue diagnosis (설진) and pulse diagnosis (맥진).
- Root Cause Analysis: We determine if you are in a state of Spleen Deficiency (脾虛), where low energy slows down metabolism, or if you are a type with excessive heat that makes appetite control difficult.
- Prescription Planning: Based on your confirmed constitution, we formulate customized herbal medicine to increase your basal metabolic rate or regulate your appetite.
💡 Treatment Goal
The key is not simply starving the body, but flipping your metabolic switch back on, creating a bodily state capable of burning fat efficiently on its own.
Expert Verified
Dr. Yeonseung Choe
Chief Director
Last reviewed 2026.04.24