Preliminary research for the anti-obesity effect of puerariae flos extract in humans

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 521-531

  Kamiya, Tomoyasu ^a   Matsuzuka, Uki ^a   Kusaba, Nobutaka ^a   Ikeguchi, Motoya ^a   Takagaki, Kinya ^a   Kondo, Kazuo ^b  

^a Toyo Shinyaku Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat area; Anti obesity; Isoflavone; Kudzu; Puerariae flower extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PUERARIA FLOS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; FLOWER; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PUERARIAE THOMSONI; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; URINALYSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 82855161543     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.57.521     Document Type: Article

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