A systematic review on use of chinese medicine and acupuncture for treatment of obesity

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 409-430

  Sui, Y ^a   Zhao, H L ^a,e   Wong, V C W ^b   Brown, N ^c   Li, X L ^a   Kwan, A K L ^b   Hui, H L W ^b   Ziea, E T C ^b   Chan, J C N ^a,d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Asia Diabetes Foundation   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e GUILIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chinese herbal medicine; Obesity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE; CAFFEINE; CARALLUMA FIMBRIATA EXTRACT; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; COPTIS RHIZOME EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; EPHEDRINE; FENFLURAMINE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS EXTRACT; KOLA NOT EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; METFORMIN; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE EXTRACT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITE BEAN EXTRACT; WHITE WILLOW EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; BODY MASS; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPTIS; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA SINICA; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84863711135     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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