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2. Do you aware of any of this herbal medicine which is used for obesity? Tick as much as
you know.
Do you aware of any of this herbal medicine
which is used for obesity? Tick as much as
you know.
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No. of
Respondents
(A) Aloe vera 5 14
(B) Gymnema 5 14
(C) Parsley 3 8
(D) Kundru 4 11
(E) Cascara 1 3
(F) Commophora mukul/guggul 1 3
(G) Hoordia gordonii 3 8
(H) Zingiber officinale 4 11
(I) Garcinia cambogia 3 8
(J) Evening primrose oil 1 3
(K) Marijuana/cannabis sativa 1 3
(L) Pananx ginseng 5 14
Percentage (%)
Most herbalist think that Aloe vera, Gymnema, Pananx ginseng, Kundru and Zingiber
officinale are using for obesity treatment. According to literature review, Aloe vera,
Gymnema, parsley, Kundru, Cascara, Commophora mukul/Guggul, Hoordia gordonii,
Zingiber officinale, Garcinia cambogia and Pananx ginseng all are the herbal drug which is
used to treat obesity. Juice of aloe vera is rich in several vitamins, minerals, trace elements
and amino acids. Internal intake of this juice as well as its external application can be used in
treatment of many diseases like weight loss, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, acne,
eczema and some other skin disorders. Gymnema is one of the plants with potent anti diabetic
properties and used for controlling obesity in the form of Gymnema tea. Kundru has
antioxidant property, anti diabetic property and most important is its hypoglycemic action
because of which its aqueous and ethanolic extracts can be used for control of obesity.
Hydroxycitric acid, the active ingredient in the herbal compound Garcinia cambogia,
competitively inhibits the extramitochondrial enzyme adenosine triphosphate-citrate (pro-
3S)-lyase. As a citrate cleavage enzyme that may play an essential role in de novo lipogenesis
inhibition, G cambogia is claimed to lower body weight and reduce fat mass in humans.
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