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World Journal of Pharmaceutical research - WJPR!

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Manish Gunjan <strong>World</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> <strong>research</strong><br />

5 Gymnema<br />

sylvestre (18)<br />

6. Zingiber<br />

7. Radix<br />

8.<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficinale (19)<br />

platycodi<br />

(20,21)<br />

Erythrina<br />

vareigata (22)<br />

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Asclepiadaceae leaves and<br />

roots<br />

Zingiberaceae Ginger<br />

extract<br />

lowers triglycerides and<br />

“bad cholesterol<br />

- The<br />

phytochemical, gingerol<br />

and shogaol increase the<br />

metabolic rate and thus<br />

help to “burn <strong>of</strong>f”<br />

excessive fat and also<br />

suppress the<br />

absorption <strong>of</strong> calorie-<br />

dense dietary fats from the<br />

intestines.<br />

Campanulaceae dried root The aqueous extract <strong>of</strong><br />

Fabaceae<br />

Leaf<br />

extract<br />

Platycodi radix may<br />

inhibit the intestinal<br />

absorption <strong>of</strong> dietary fat<br />

by inhibiting its<br />

hydrolysis<br />

- hypolipidaemic,<br />

anti obesity effect in<br />

Siddha system <strong>of</strong><br />

medicine<br />

- Leaf extract has a<br />

high total phenol content,<br />

beneficially altered lipid<br />

parameters and reduced<br />

body weight.<br />

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