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- Title
HERBS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY.
- Authors
Lodhi, Neetu; Pawar, Pramod; Yadhuwanshi, Rajkumar; Tagde, Priti
- Abstract
Obesity, a complex interplay between environmental and genetic factors and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Usage of herbs for the management of obesity in the recent times is attracting attention. Dietary fat is associated with well-known diseases like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Certain long-term medications like use of insulin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, a typical antipsycotics, antidepressant, steroids, some anticonvulsants and some forms of hormonal contraception may also cause weight gain or changes in body composition. Weight management means lifestyle modification, behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy and surgery. So, herbal drugs are a promising route to treat obesity as it is a disease. Many herbal plants like seeds of Pumpkin, Withania somnifera, Zingiber officinale, Dioscoreanipponica, Maludomestica, has constituents that are used to treat obesity.
- Subjects
BODY composition; GINGER; OBESITY; REGULATION of body weight; BEHAVIOR therapy; WITHANIA somnifera
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 6, p58
- ISSN
0976-7126
- Publication type
Article