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Analysis of Main Single Medicinal Herbs for Anti-Obesity

  • Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Abbr : J Korean Med Obes Res
  • 2013, 2(2), pp.51-57
  • Publisher : The Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

송미영 1 Hojun Kim 1

1동국대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과교실

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study was conducted to analyze anti-obesity effects of the main single medicinalherbs which have effects on obesity or metabolic syndrome. Methods: We selected the 8 main single medicinal herbs, and then 3 databases were searchedusing search words “obesity”, and “each scientific name of selected 8 main herbs”. Results and Conclusions: Only Ephedra sinica and Panax ginseng were analyzed through 3methods, in vitro, animal studies and randomized controlled trial (RCT)s, Ephedra sinica wasshown weight loss effects in RCTs, but Panax ginseng couldn’t. Other 6 selected medicinal herbswere not verified in RCTs, all had anti-obesity effects in high fat fed mice (or rats) and the othersexcept for Radix notoginseng and Radix puerariae had inhibitory effects on lipid accumulation in3T3-L1 cells.

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