The most well-known work attributed to Shennong is The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic (simplified Chinese: ç¥åæ¬èç»; traditional Chinese: ç¥è¾²æ¬èç¶; pinyin: ShÃ©nnÃ³ng BÄncÇo JÄ«ng; WadeâGiles: Shen 2-nung 2 Pen 3-ts'ao 3 Ching 1), first compiled some time during the end of the Western Han Dynasty â several thousand years after Shennong might have existed.
Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid or low thyroid, is a common disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. It can cause a number of symptoms, such as poor ability to tolerate cold, a feeling of tiredness, constipation, depression, and weight gain.
The thyroid and weight gain. Because patients with an underactive thyroid tend to have a very low basal metabolic rate, one of the most noticeable symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain and difficulty losing extra weight. (Sometimes an overactive thyroid can mimic an underactive thyroid by causing weight gain, although this is less common). A minority of women with hypothyroidism donât gain weight. The difference arises from their individual biochemistry, the quality of the calories they consume, and how they use those calories.