Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES
Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages 1942-1963Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2014.933350
Keywords
Complementary medicine; Obesity; Medicinal plants; Plant metabolites; Pharmacotherapy; Safety and efficacy
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- Cluster of Sustainability and Science, Department of Science & Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [RP026-2012F]
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Obesity is emerging globally as a leading, underlying contributor to a variety of different diseases, some of which are fatal. This study aims to provide a brief review of the botanical sources which are available to serve as an alternative to modern, synthetic anti-obesity drugs, and to provide a brief discussion of their mechanism of action, and their safe and effective usage. Information was gathered from books, journals, and a variety of electronic sources published in the period of 1991 to 2014. Medicinal plants can reduce weight through five basic mechanisms: controlling appetite, stimulating thermogenesis and lipid metabolism, inhibiting pancreatic lipase activity, preventing adipogenesis, and promoting lipolysis. Based on a review of the available literature, the consumption of recommended medicinal plants in a single form, and at an optimum dosage, could be a safe and effective complementary treatment for obesity.
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