Obesity Phytotherapy: Review of Native Herbs Used in Traditional Medicine for Obesity.
Obesity is an important disorders due to which 25 million deaths occur annually worldwide. Synthetic drugs for weight loss have low efficacy and high side effects. Apart from synthetic drugs in modern medicine, various other methods including the use of herbal medications are used to induce weight loss. Cambodia hoodia, green tea, Citrus aurantium, white beans, fenugreek, caffeine, ephedrine, capsaicin, yohimbine, chitosan, fitostreols, and guar gum have been studied in clinical trials and their effects have been confirmed. It seems necessary to study more to determine the effectiveness and safety of medicinal plants and herbal extracts as well as pharmaceutically active ingredients that may have the property of weight loss. In this article, we aimed to review recent knowledge about medicinal plants that are recommended for weight loss.
Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Mahmoud
M
Bahmani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh
Z
Eftekhari
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Kourosh
K
Saki
Pasture Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Ezatollah
E
Fazeli-Moghadam
Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Mahyar
M
Jelodari
Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran rafieian@yahoo.com.
Mahmoud
M
Rafieian-Kopaei
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
D010936:Plant Extracts
Iran; medicinal plants; obesity