Efficacy of 'Itrifal Saghir', a combination of three medicinal plants in the treatment of obesity; A randomized controlled trial

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kamali, Seyed Hamid ^a   Khalaj, Ali Reza ^a   Hasani Ranjbar, Shirin ^c   Esfehani, Mohammad Mehdi ^b   Kamalinejad, Mohammad ^d   Soheil, Omidmalayeri ^e   Kamali, Seyed Ali ^e  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e Khatam Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Emblica officinalis; Itrifal Saghir; Obesity; Randomized trial; Terminalia bellerica; Terminalia chebula; Traditional Iranian medicine; Triphala

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ITRIFAL SAGHIR; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84872121849     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2008-2231-20-33     Document Type: Article

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