A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines used in the treatment of obesity

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 3073-3085

  Hasani Ranjbar, Shirin ^a   Nayebi, Neda ^a   Larijani, Bagher ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Animal; Herbal medicine; Human; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; CAFFEINE; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; EVODIAMINE; GINGER EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GUARANA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HORDEUM VULGARE EXTRACT; HYDROXYCITRIC ACID; ISPAGULA; LIGUSTICUM EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM SINENSE EXTRACT; LILIUM BROWNIE EXTRACT; MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SLIMAX; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

APPETITE; BARLEY; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EPHEDRA SINICA; FOOD INTAKE; GINSENG; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; LIGUSTICUM; LIGUSTICUM SINENSE; LILIUM BROWNIE; LILY; LIPID METABOLISM; MANGO; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PEANUT; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM; SAPINDACEAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 67651250981     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3073     Document Type: Editorial

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